Termux

A powerful terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android.

Platform:

android

Language:

java

Source Code Availability:

Open Source (GPL-3)

Development State:

active

Termux brings a terminal and Linux environment to Android with no rooting or setup required.

A minimal base system is installed first, then extra packages can be added with APT. It includes familiar shells and tools like Bash, Zsh, SSH, Git, curl, Python, Node.js, and Vim.

It also supports keyboard shortcuts, mouse input, and external keyboards for a fuller command line setup on Android.

Features

GPU Accelerated

No

Image Support

No

Sixel

No

Kitty Graphics

No

iTerm2 Images

No

True Color (24-bit)

Yes

Font Ligatures

No

Tabs

No

Split Panes

No

OSC 52 Clipboard

Yes

OSC 8 Hyperlinks

No

Unicode

Yes

Notifications

Yes

Kitty Keyboard

No

Synchronized Output

No

Styled Underlines

No

Shell Integration

No

Drop-down Mode

No

Built-in Multiplexer

No

Config Format

properties

How to install Termux

You can install Termux from F-Droid or from the official GitHub releases page.

Keep Termux and any plugins on the same install source. The project warns that builds from different sources use different signing keys and should not be mixed.

Open the app and run pkg update && pkg upgrade. After that, install what you need, for example pkg install git.