SSH, SFTP, databases: Boopbeep
Gabriel Lopez Santana
Boopbeep is a native SSH, SFTP, and database client for iOS and iPadOS. Real PTY terminals — vim, tmux, htop, nano, less, anything that needs one. 24-bit ANSI color. Persistent sessions across tabs. A glassy, reorderable key strip with Esc, Tab, arrows, pipes, and Ctrl/F-keys one tap above the keyboard. Pinch to zoom, custom fonts (with Powerline and Nerd Font support), tune cursor blink, bell, scrollback, emulation. Eight databases over SSH — Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, Consul KV, etcd — tunneled through the same connection. Type-aware result grid, schema browser, query history, session monitor, ER diagram. Passwordless local auth supported. Live host widgets — CPU, memory, disk, load — polled over SSH. Distro logos (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Fedora, Alpine, macOS, BSD, more) next to host names everywhere. Port forwarding, built in. Local (-L) and remote (-R) TCP tunnels through SSH — no exposed ports, no extra binaries. EVERY FEATURE, INCLUDED Pay once. No subscriptions, no Pro tier, no feature gates. TERMINAL (SSH) • Multiple tabs, persistent sessions per host • Real PTY — vim, tmux, htop, less, nano • Reorderable key strip: Esc, Tab, |, /, ~, arrows, Ctrl, F1–F12 • Pinch to zoom, custom fonts (with Powerline and Nerd Font support), scrollback, cursor blink, bell (audio + haptic), keep-alive, emulation • Prevent device sleep, auto-close tab on logout • Per-host command history above the keyboard • Tab labels show running TUI (htop, vim, tmux) or last command FILES (SFTP) • Tabs, list/grid, breadcrumbs, sort by name/date/size/kind • Drag-and-drop to other apps, Open with… • Folder and recursive search • Archive: zip, tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, tar.xz, 7z, rar, gz, bz2, xz • Upload, download, move, copy, delete, duplicate • Auto-download size limit, hidden files, POSIX permissions DATABASES • Eight engines tunneled over SSH — no exposed ports • Passwordless local auth where supported • Live SQL highlighting, multi-statement scripts • Type-aware result grid — timestamps, numerics, UUIDs, JSON, BYTEA — NULL styling, filter, sort, auto-sized columns • Cell preview (text + hex), export rows as CSV / JSON • Schema browser — tables, views, functions, triggers, Redis keys, Mongo collections, KV paths — counts, sizes, TTLs • ER diagram — pannable, pinch-to-zoom, draggable, FK lines, export PNG • Live session monitor, terminate backends • Per-connection saved query history, read-only lock • SQLite files pulled via SFTP, opened locally, pushed back on save PORT FORWARDING • Local (-L) — reach a remote database or admin panel from your device • Remote (-R) — expose something local through the server • Per-host config, one-tap toggle, live status • Runs over the same SSH — no server setup HOST CONNECTION • SSH key auth — Ed25519, ECDSA, RSA, with encrypted . pem support • Password auth — iOS Keychain • Jump-host / bastion (OpenSSH -J) with in-app Test Connection • Per-host startup snippets, env vars, terminal theme override • Per-host OS detection — distro logo everywhere • Trust-on-first-use host-key verification SNIPPETS • Per-host one-tap commands • Optional confirm for destructive ops • Scoped to the host MULTITASKING (iPad) • Drag tabs off the chrome to spawn windows • Side-by-side, Stage Manager, Slide Over all native • Drag tabs between windows — shells, SQL editor, last results carry over SECURITY • Private keys + credentials in the iOS Keychain • Optional terminal history wipe on app close MAKE IT YOURS • 10 accent colors; 9 app icons (Pride and Trans Pride included), light/dark/tinted • Light, Dark, or System theme • Custom terminal color schemes — iTerm2 .itermcolors import, separate light/dark PRIVACY Boopbeep only connects to the SSH servers you configure. No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no account required. gabriellopezsantana@icloud.com