Axion SSH replaces the terminal with a desktop‑OS‑like environment. Connect to any Linux host and work in real windows: file explorer, terminal, editor, plugins, widgets, all over real SSH/SFTP, with nothing to install on the server.
Everyone on the waitlist gets a special launch perk.
Features
No virtualization, no agents. Axion talks SSH and SFTP directly to your host, and gives you a full window manager on top.
A polished selection of first-party apps to cover your essential workflows: terminal, file explorer, editor, and more. All built on top of real SSH and SFTP connections.
Axion is a local‑only app that never stores or proxies your credentials. Your connections go directly from your machine to your server over standard SSH and SFTP, just like a terminal would. Credentials are stored securely in your OS keyring, never in plaintext.
Each tab is its own remote desktop with independent windows and widgets. Switch hosts without losing context.
Extend Axion with HTML/CSS/JS. Plugins run as windows, widgets pin to the wallpaper. Everything sandboxed, every capability opt‑in.
No agent, no daemon, no sidecar to install on your host. Axion speaks plain SSH and SFTP, exactly like your terminal does - if sshd is running, you're ready.
Quick‑connect from a saved list, your credentials are saved in the system keyring.
Security
Axion is a local-first app with no cloud middleman. Your servers, credentials and code stay yours.
STEP 01
Passwords and passphrases are stored in your system keyring (Keychain, DPAPI, libsecret), never on disk in plaintext.
STEP 02
Your traffic goes straight from your machine to the host. Axion never proxies, relays or mirrors your connections through our servers.
STEP 03
Every plugin must declare every tool and capability it uses upfront. You see the full surface before you trust it, nothing runs implicitly.
STEP 04
Plugins are pinned to a digest hash. Any change to the code requires you to manually re-trust it, so silent updates can't slip through.
STEP 05
All first-party plugins are open sourced on GitHub for auditing. Community plugins must also be open sourced to be listed in the registry.
STEP 06
Your saved connections and credentials live on your machine and stay there. No cloud sync, no shared accounts, no replication.
Plugins
Each plugin lives on GitHub and runs sandboxed in your Axion desktop. Install in one click, fork freely, or build your own.
by Axion Team · v1.1.0
Manage apache2: sites, confs, modules, logs, SSL certs, and the main config, with auto-test, diff, backups, and live status.
by Axion Team · v1.0.0
View and edit SQLite databases — tables, rows, schema, and ad-hoc SQL.
by Axion Team · v2.0.0
Manage nginx end-to-end: sites, main config, conf.d, snippets, logs, SSL certs and the daemon itself.
by Axion · v1.0.0
Browse, search, and terminate processes on your Linux server.
by Axion · v1.0.0
Browse, start, stop, restart, enable, mask and inspect systemd units without a terminal.
by Axion · v1.0.0
Browse files, monitor disks and mounts, find space hogs, and manage a remote Linux filesystem.
FAQ
No. Axion SSH runs entirely on your local machine and talks to your server using standard SSH and SFTP, exactly like a normal terminal would. There is no agent, daemon, helper binary or sidecar to install on the host. If sshd is running, you're ready.
Axion is in active development. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment beta invites and downloads go out, ahead of the public launch. Waitlist members also get an exclusive launch offer.
Axion SSH ships for macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon), Windows 10/11, and most modern Linux distributions. The remote host can be any Linux box with sshd running, no agent required.
In your OS keyring (Keychain on macOS, DPAPI on Windows, libsecret on Linux). Axion never stores plaintext passwords or keys, and we don't proxy your traffic; connections go directly from your machine to your server.
Yes. The core terminal and file explorer will be free. Pricing for the full app suite, plugins and widgets will be announced closer to launch, waitlist members hear first and get an exclusive launch offer.
Still have questions?
contact@axion-ssh.comssh ?Give your servers a face. No agent, no install, just SSH. Join the waitlist for an exclusive launch offer.