Cathode at Mac App Store analyse

App power index: 160 (based on ranks around App Stores today)
Utilities Productivity
Developer: Secret Geometry
Price: 0 free
Current version: 3.4.0, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 26 Feb 2014
App size: 6.68 Mb
4.6 ( 3136 ratings )
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> 3.52k
Monthly downloads
~ $ 1.44k
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Cathode is an advanced terminal app with visuals inspired by classic computers.
Use it to wirelessly connect to any machine that offers secure shell access.

Features:

Terminal:
- Fast and accurate emulation
- Live text resizing and reflowing
- 256 Colors
- Unicode (single width glyphs)
- Perfect score on test suites

Graphics:
- Large collection of retro bitmap fonts
- Zoom text from small/crisp to large/blocky.
- More than a dozen sliders for customizing shape, colour, lighting, and distress.
- Takes full advantage of retina displays
- Fluid animations respond to your gestures and movements
- Low power modes for using less CPU and battery

Keyboard:
- Support for bluetooth keyboards, including special keys
- On-screen keyboard can be customized with favorite characters
- Keyboard can be hidden for a fullscreen experience
- Works comfortably in both portrait and landscape modes

Networking:
- Connects over cellular or Wifi
- Handles multiple concurrent sessions
- Preserves connections and reconnects when needed
- Automatically detects nearby computers using Bonjour
- Save bookmarks for frequently used servers.
- SSH key management.
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Available in countries
Country Price
Canada 6.99 CAD
China 30 CNY
France 5.49 EUR
Germany 5.49 EUR
Italy 5.49 EUR
Netherlands 5.49 EUR
Portugal 5.49 EUR
Spain 5.49 EUR
Poland 5.49 EUR
UK 4.99 GBP
India 399 INR
Japan 610 JPY
Korea, Republic Of 999.99 KRW
Poland 23.99 PLN
Russia 379 RUB
Turkey 34.99 TRY
USA 4.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 5.49 USD
Ukraine 4.99 USD
Available for devices
iPhone4, iPad2Wifi, iPad23G, iPhone4S, iPadThirdGen, iPadThirdGen4G, iPhone5, iPodTouchFifthGen, iPadFourthGen, iPadFourthGen4G, iPadMini, iPadMini4G, iPhone5c, iPhone5s, iPadAir, iPadAirCellular, iPadMiniRetina, iPadMiniRetinaCellular, iPhone6, iPhone6Plus, iPadAir2, iPadAir2Cellular, iPadMini3, iPadMini3Cellular, iPodTouchSixthGen, iPhone6s, iPhone6sPlus, iPadMini4, iPadMini4Cellular, iPadPro, iPadProCellular, iPadPro97, iPadPro97Cellular, iPhoneSE, iPhone7, iPhone7Plus, iPad611, iPad612, iPad71, iPad72, iPad73, iPad74, iPhone8, iPhone8Plus, iPhoneX,
I fell in love with a terminal

And only because of Cathode, its not only a great SSH client, it offers cool customizations and you feel the love which was put in creating it. It is worth every penny! Thank you ?

so great

great ssh client. everything you need. Id like to import my .ssh/config.

日本語が。。

見た目だけでなく使い勝っても悪くありません。 ただ、まだ日本語が、キーボード切り替えだけでは入力出来ず、日本語入力が必須の方は一旦保留した方が良いかと思います。

Its look awesome but:

I dont have a mac... Please make no server mode I mean, i want to just type anything, no commands :/ I just want to make 8-bit ascii art .-.

The most awesome retro SSH client

This app is probably the coolest app on my iPad and I have a ton of apps. The author needs to do a better job with keywords because I never came across it all these years of searching "ssh" or "telnet" or "retro computer" etc. This app uses modern graphics to give you that 1970s or 1980s CRT look. It is such an awesome experience. Just buy a $30 Raspberry Pi and ssh to it via your iPad and Bluetooth keyboard. I love the Cyan color and BigInJapan font. Makes me feel like a hacker in "Aliens." You can adjust the display glow for each screen character, zoom the font sizes, even introduce screen curvature, flicker, static, etc. if you like. No need to buy a real CRT monitor and hassle with it to get a retro feel. This app had better keep compatibility through iOS 10 and beyond! (Author, check your App Store keywords! Youre losing out on purchases).

Switching apps logs you out

There has been no update in over a year and a half. This app doesnt know how to operate in the background. If you switch apps then switch back to Cathode it has logged you out and whatever you had running is no longer running. Pretty worthless. I have switched to a different terminal emulator.

"Nostalgia" ruins an otherwise promising app

I dont know why I expected to be able to turn off that butt ugly IBM system 34 CRT emulation. Alas, it is not possible. If all you want is to give a nod to the days when we had to put up with eye fatiguing slow screen draws, image retention and green phosphor, then this is the app for you. If like me, however, you are looking for a reasonably priced and readable terminal app to manage a remote system from your iPhone or iPad, this is not the droid you are looking for. A total waste of $4.99

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