ShellMate
Manage SSH servers, credentials, and teams in one place
270 followers
Manage SSH servers, credentials, and teams in one place
270 followers
ShellMate is a modern SSH workspace with native terminal sessions, permission-aware team access, server-managed encrypted credentials, and auditable connection controls.
This is the 2nd launch from ShellMate. View more
ShellMate
Launched this week
ShellMate is a modern SSH workspace built for developers, system administrators, and DevOps teams. Connect to unlimited servers with tabs, split terminals, SFTP, snippets, session sharing, and AI-powered assistance, all in one native desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Free forever for individual users without AI features, with affordable plans for teams that need collaboration and AI.
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appreciate the straight answer on that, not every maker admits the current state honestly like that. good tip on skipping the saved passphrase too - makes sense as a stopgap until the zero-knowledge version ships
Really respect the answer to Gal's question about credential encryption, admitting it's not zero-knowledge yet instead of overselling the current architecture, and being upfront that you'd rather build the zero-trust version properly than rush it. That's a rare level of honesty for a tool asking people to trust it with production infrastructure. Also like the pricing call, free forever for individuals, only teams pay for AI/collaboration. Congrats on the relaunch
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@joe_kindness101Thank you, really appreciate it! 🙌
ShellMate actually started by solving our own daily problems first. We were struggling with the same server management workflow and tried different tools, but for individual developers and small teams, the pricing was often a barrier.
Later, we realized many other developers were facing the same challenges, so we decided to build something more accessible. It was never started as a commercial product from day one, but here we are trying to make it useful for more people.
That's also why we wanted to keep it free forever for individuals and focus paid features on team collaboration and AI capabilities.
@arabhossain "started by solving our own problem" origin is honestly the best kind, it means the free-forever-for-individuals call wasn't a growth hack, it was just staying true to why you built it in the first place. Curious how you're thinking about that tension as ShellMate grows though, team plans usually mean sales conversations, support load, security expectations individuals never ask for. Has that shift already started for you, or still early days?
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@joe_kindness101 You're right, as ShellMate grows, supporting teams brings new challenges, security, reliability, support, and more advanced team needs.
But we also don't want to forget why we started it. We built ShellMate because we had this problem ourselves, and keeping it useful and accessible for individual developers is still important to us.
For teams, we're focusing on adding the things they actually need, like better collaboration, permissions, and AI features. It's still early, but we're trying to grow without losing the original idea behind ShellMate.