Sshwifty
Sshwifty is a SSH and Telnet connector made for the Web.
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Still maintained? Yes: 7 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Remote Access: TeamViewer alternatives.
At a glance
Sshwifty quick facts
- Health score
- 67/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 3,129
- Last commit
- 18 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Sshwifty is a SSH and Telnet client made for the Web, allow you to access SSH and Telnet services right from your web browser."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Sshwifty scores 67/100, #13 of 15 in Remote Access: 7 commits in the last 90 days earn 8.2 of 35 points, the latest release (0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild, 18 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,129 stars add 14.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 26.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 8.2 / 35
7 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild released 18 days ago
- Stars 14.0 / 20
3.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 7
- Last 90 days
- 51
- Last 12 months
- 18 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #13 of 15 tools in Remote Access by health , between Onloc (#12) and Guacamole (#14) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Latest release | 0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild · 18 days ago |
| Stars | 3,129 |
| Open issues | 38 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | nirui/sshwifty ↗ |
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Sshwifty: common questions
Is Sshwifty still maintained?
Sshwifty had 7 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 18 days ago; the latest tagged release, 0.4.12-beta-release-prebuild, is from 18 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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