Changelog

What's new in NetShell.

Every release, in plain English. NetShell is available on iPhone, iPad & Mac.

3.2.0
October 2026

Start Free, Map Your Network

  • Start free — One SSH server in the terminal is now free — no subscription needed. NetShell Pro unlocks every other server and every tool.
  • Pro costs less — NetShell Pro is now $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year, shown in your own currency in the app before you buy. Existing subscribers move to the lower price automatically.
  • Network maps — Save and map each of your networks. Every line shows how it was observed — the routing table, your managed switch's ports, live port traffic, and devices that report who they talk to.
  • Smarter scanning — Devices are identified from published, regularly updated lists instead of guesses, and nearby Bluetooth devices are named from what they actually broadcast.
3.1.1
September 2026

NetShell Is Now a Subscription

  • One plan, everything included — The terminal, SSH, SFTP, SMB, Telnet and Mosh, the on-device key vault, the network and Bluetooth scanners, server dashboards, Docker management and the AI assistant. There is no higher tier and nothing held back.
  • One subscription, all your devices — iPhone, iPad and Mac are covered by a single subscription, because it is tied to your Apple Account rather than to a device. $12.99 per month or $109.99 per year, shown in your own currency in the app before you buy.
  • Cancel whenever you like — Manage or cancel at any time in Apple Account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription, and refunds are handled by Apple under its own policy.
  • What has not changed — Your keys still live in your device Keychain and still sync only through your own end-to-end encrypted iCloud Keychain. There is still no account and no server of ours to sign in to, and telemetry is still off unless you turn it on.
  • Updated Privacy Policy and Terms — Both documents in the app now cover the subscription, billing and cancellation, and state plainly that NetShell is provided without warranty and that you are responsible for what you run on your own servers.
3.0.1
July 2026

Redesigned, Inside and Out

  • A whole new layout — Every screen was redesigned on a new adaptive layout — a bolder Home, card grids for your network and servers, and true multi-column layouts on iPad and Mac instead of a stretched phone view.
  • Server Status, upgraded — A fleet overview shows N-of-M online with a health ring and fleet-wide stats, and richer server cards surface Load, Memory and Disk with the actual figures. Servers that need attention rise to the top.
  • App Passcode — Unlock NetShell with a typed 6-digit code as an alternative to Face ID. Set, change or remove it in Settings → Security — stored securely on your device.
  • Paste your snippet library — Build your whole command library on your computer — or have an AI write it — in a simple text format, then paste it in once. Sections map to categories, and iCloud syncs it to every device.
  • Big transfers, no limits — Much smoother large-file handling over SMB — big uploads, downloads and previews of any size, with per-file progress, cancel and retry in a real transfer queue for SFTP and SMB.
  • Terabytes, finally — Storage readouts auto-scale everywhere — KB, MB, GB, TB and beyond. A 4 TB disk reads 3.9 TB, not 4000 GB, across servers, Docker, files and the performance charts.
  • Resize the terminal live — Change the terminal font size right from a session — tap the menu and go bigger or smaller instantly (10–24 pt), no trip to Settings.
  • Settings, reorganized — A clean hub of category screens — Terminal & Tools, Privacy & Security, General, Help, About — with a true sidebar layout on iPad and Mac, improved data export, and full-page Privacy, Terms and Support.
  • Latest AI models, always — Claude (Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, Haiku 4.5), GPT-5 and o-series, current Ollama builds and on-device Apple Intelligence — and the model list refreshes itself, so new models appear without an app update.
  • Sharper device discovery — Much richer fingerprinting with automatic identification after scans — devices on your network get real names, vendors and types.
  • Dozens of polish fixes — A full usability pass: resilient terminal sessions, instant launch for returning users, clearer forms and empty states, a tunable dangerous-command guard, and the NetShell logo across launch, About, the tour and the lock screen.
3.0.0
June 2026

SSH Keys, Fully Secured

  • Your SSH keys, done right — Generate Ed25519 or RSA-4096 key pairs right on your device, or import the keys you already use, and authenticate with keys instead of passwords — protected by a passphrase you choose.
  • Your key vault, behind Face ID — Private keys live in the hardware-backed iOS Keychain, and the vault stays sealed behind Face ID — it won't even render your keys until you authenticate.
  • Keys everywhere, end-to-end encrypted — Keys and passwords sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud Keychain — end-to-end encrypted by Apple, readable only on your devices. Host-trust stays device-local.
  • No password leak on first connect — On the first connection to a new server, NetShell refuses the handshake until you've verified the fingerprint — no credentials go on the wire until you tap Trust.
  • The app re-locks itself — With Face ID on, NetShell re-locks at cold launch and after a configurable idle time in the background, so your server inventory is never one glance away.
  • Destructive-command guard — rm -rf, shutdown, DROP TABLE, kubectl delete ns, git push --force and 20+ others trigger a confirmation before they hit the wire — even typed letter by letter.
  • Apple Intelligence — on-device AI — Private, no API bill, runs entirely on your device. Ask AI from a server card, a Docker container, an alert or a topology node. (iOS 26, iPhone 15 Pro or newer.)
  • Finds every nearby device — One scan surfaces Smart TVs, AirPrint printers, Chromecast, AirPlay and Sonos speakers and HomeKit hubs alongside Bluetooth LE — with live vendor names and CVEs.
  • Smarter, faster network map — Subnets cluster into visible blobs and devices are colored by what they do. A Barnes-Hut physics rewrite keeps it smooth past 200 devices.
  • Rock-solid reliability — Fixed an iCloud sync loop that could flood logging, a major memory fix for long Bluetooth scans, and strict Swift 6 concurrency cleanup — plus a big battery win.
2.1.0
May 2026

AI In Every Panel

  • Apple Intelligence — on-device AI — Private, no API bill, runs entirely on your iPhone. Pick it in Settings → AI Assistant. (iOS 26, iPhone 15 Pro or newer.)
  • Ask AI from anywhere — Long-press a Docker container, tap a server card, swipe an alert or pick a topology node for instant AI analysis without leaving the panel.
  • Smarter network map — Subnets cluster into visible blobs; devices are colored by what they do (gateway / NAS / printer / server), not just what they are.
  • Topology engine rewrite — Barnes-Hut quadtree physics keeps the network map smooth past 200 devices where it used to choke past 100.
  • Identify Bluetooth devices — Tap any nearby peripheral to see its vendor, classification and known CVEs — pulled live from the NIST National Vulnerability Database.
  • Save your devices — Pin nearby devices with a friendly name and tag. NetShell recognises them across scans, even after iOS rotates their identifiers.
2.0.3
April 2026

Reliability Update

  • Smarter error messages — Every error now tells you exactly what went wrong and what to do about it — no more confusing technical codes.
  • Bug fixes — Stability improvements across connections, Docker, and file transfers.
2.0.2
April 2026

Privacy & Sync

  • Your privacy, your choice — Analytics only activates if you opt in. If it's off, nothing is tracked — zero data, zero network requests.
  • iCloud Keychain sync — SSH and SMB passwords sync securely across your devices via iCloud Keychain. Enter once, connect everywhere.
  • Fresh App Store look — New screenshots and branding. Same powerful NetShell inside.
2.0.0
April 2026

Your Network, Reimagined

  • Multi-hop tunneling — Chain jump hosts to reach servers behind multiple firewalls. Drag to reorder your hop chain.
  • Snippet automation — Chain snippets into sequences with per-step delays — one-tap deployment workflows.
  • Docker Compose — Manage compose stacks — up, down, restart, pull — and see all your services and their status.
  • Server metrics — 30-day CPU, memory and disk history with interactive charts. Drill into any server for the full picture.
  • RSA key support — Generate RSA 4096-bit keys and import existing ones. Full compatibility with legacy servers.
  • Encrypted export — Export your connections with AES-256 encryption, protected by a passphrase you choose.
  • Full iCloud sync — Connections, snippets, devices, tunnels and tags all sync. Passwords never leave your device.
1.2.0
March 2026

File Servers Unlocked

  • SMB file server — Browse, upload and manage files on your NAS or network shares over SMB/CIFS.
  • Grid & list views — Switch between grid and list layouts when browsing files.
  • Reliability — Nine crash fixes — force unwraps, continuation resume guards, and memory-pressure issues.
  • Latest AI models — Updated to the newest Claude, GPT and Llama models.
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