Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by arach » Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC

joshstrange wrote: post #37

I'd love the ability to run a command on connection to a server (like "tmux attach -t main") and also a way to create my own buttons in the UI to send things like tmux commands (next window, create window, etc) to make it easier use from my phone. Also, and I'll probably just buy it to test, but how does it handle copy/paste and STT? Especially with coding agents I use speech-to-text to explain something and that's a…

I bought it when it came out and enjoy using it. I have a STT keyboard powered by Parakeet that has a minimized mode ideal for phone terminals

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Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by ivmoreau » Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC

Such a shame that it only works on iOS 26. I was willing to buy it. Is there any technical reason not to target older devices?

I totally recommend Termius as a more mature alternative tho. It may not be as interesting as using Ghostty, but works on an older OS.

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by setopt » Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC

sgottit wrote: post #16

setopt wrote: post #14

Purchased. Love the app. A few requests: - In Secure Shellfish, I love that if iOS suspends it and I reopen it, it just does `tmux attach` on the last host automatically. Echo has the "startup command", but seems I still have to manually click on the last host I used to resume. Perhaps we can get an option to auto-reconnect to the last host? (My work firewall blocks Mosh so I need to do the ssh-and-attach dance when…

thanks that's great feedback. currently thinking and working right now on the best way to handle customisability of the keyboard (without making it a chore to configure or a horrendous ui). hadn't considered "chords" yet but it's one we'll consider as we approach this

Cool! Looking forward to see how this evolves going forward :)

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by dpoloncsak » Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC

cclements wrote: post #67

dpoloncsak wrote: post #11

I'll spend the $3 to try it out. Any real different than Terminus? That seemed to be the latest and greatest last I was shopping for an iOS SSH client. Also, maybe just because its new (I dont realy know how App Store search works) but searching "Echo" and "Echo SSH" returned way too many Amazon/Alexa related apps, and then many other terminals before yours.

Not saying there aren't things the dev could do to improve that situation, but I experienced the same thing and was confused before I scrolled back up to see that the app store "helpfully" displayed: "showing results for echo show, search for echo ssh instead?"

Oh...yeah, might have been user error. I assumed it's just too closely-named and too new to show up. Either way, probably little they could do

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by KristijanM13 » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC

Feature request: The ability to sync my saved connections to iCloud, so I can keep them in sync across all my different devices. Just the connection and nickname really. Don’t want password or keys to be synced.

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by kristofferR » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC

I can't figure out how to use this, I can't scroll up/down?

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by uggedal » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC

Agent forwarding support would be nice.

Re: Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty

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Post by apetresc » Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC

Amazing-looking UX. My biggest feature suggestion: implement support for SSH jump hosts. I suspect having a single SSH gateway in your homelab that you configure all other hosts with ProxyJump in .ssh/config is a super-common setup amongst your target audience.