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Terminal emulator that installs and runs Linux distributions via proot without root access. Supports Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Void, and openSUSE with multi-session terminal, SSH/SFTP connectivity, backup and restore, and three color themes. Version 2.1.

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About this app

A terminal emulator for Android that runs Linux distributions (Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Void, openSUSE) via proot — no root required.

Built from the ReTerminal proot source with the POKEDATA_WORKAROUND for ARM64, SECCOMP_FILTER, and HAVE_PROCESS_VM support.

Features

- Multiple Linux distros installable from the app - Proot-based execution — no root required, no system modification - Full terminal with extra keys row - Multi-session support with drawer switcher - Three color themes (Catppuccin Dark, Green Terminal, Light) - Foreground service with notification controls - Font size adjustment - Haptic feedback on key press - Auto-init: first-time distro setup installs packages (nano, curl, wget, git, openssl, bash) and writes a full .bashrc with aliases, colored prompt, and completion

License

GNU General Public License v3.0

terminal linux open source offline developer tools emulator

What's new

v2.1.0Oct 8, 2026

Highlights
SFTP file browser: browse, download and upload files on a saved SSH server without typing a single command. - Backup and restore now work on every distro. Previously any distribution with hard links, such as Arch and Manjaro, could not be restored at all, and a backup could leave out files it could not read. - Themes now apply to the terminal, not just the app around it. Switching theme re-themes a running session immediately, and the Light theme is legible. - Added distro logos on the install, home, settings and backup screens.
Added
SSH keys are now a proper keyring: several named keys, generated as ed25519, ECDSA or RSA-4096, optionally passphrase-protected, and bindable to a server. - Server options per saved host: keepalive, compression, agent forwarding, a jump host and port forwards. - Added a Trusted hosts screen, listing accepted fingerprints, with the ability to forget one. - You can now import an OpenSSH config and an existing private key. - Password authentication for servers without a key, stored in the Android keystore. - Sessions survive the app being closed and are restored on the next launch. - Added progress bars for backup and restore, and copyable failure output. - Backup and restore now report anything they could not include.
Fixed
Fixed backup failing on distros with hard links, and backups that could omit unreadable files such as /etc/shadow while reporting success. - A truncated or damaged archive is now refused instead of being restored into a half-populated installation. - Fixed the shell prompt being invisible on non-default themes, and the Light theme's terminal being unreadable. - Buttons no longer wrap one word per line on narrow screens.