Terminal Sync (app)
Persistent shells in tabs: start one, detach, reattach later — from the phone, tablet or desktop app.
On this page
Start or reattach
- Open the Terminal Sync tab. With none running: “No terminal sessions” → Start a terminal.
- New terminal → Choose a device (“Open a persistent shell on this device.”). Devices show ONLINE, OFFLINE or UNATTENDED.
- Running shells appear as tabs; Refresh sessions reloads the list.
Session options
Control
What it does
Detach
“Keeps the host shell running.” Close the tab; reattach later.
End session
“Terminates the host shell.”
Dictate a command
Speak a command; symbols are spoken as words (e.g. “pipe”, “dash”).
Status lines
- “Connecting to the host shell…”
- “Connection lost — reconnecting…” — what you type is kept and sent when the link is back.
- “Session ended. Detach this tab to close it.” — the shell exited on the host.
Related help
Terminal Sync in depth
One shell on the host, attached from anywhere: it survives disconnects, replays scrollback on reattach and buffers your typing while offline.
Terminal Sync (web)
Open a persistent shell on any device, detach, and reattach later from any browser or the app with the output replayed.
Session Monitor alerts
Get told when Claude Code, Codex or any AI agent stops working, a long job finishes, or a terminal waits for input — on your phone or computer, whether or not you’re watching.