Mobile app · Networking & admin

ConnectBot

Simple, powerful, open-source SSH client for Android.

Completely free
Android
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by F-Droid
License: Apache-2.0 — Open source (permissive)confirmed by F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid
Publisher: Kenny Root
Latest version: 1.11.1-oss (15 October 2026)
Latest activity: 15 October 2026
Source code: github.com/connectbot/connectbot

Overview

ConnectBot is a remote access mobile app, available on Android.

Services and protocols mentioned: SSH.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Simple, powerful, open-source SSH client for Android” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

ConnectBot is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

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