CLIAnywhere
Remote persistent terminal to your own PC
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>log in to commentThanks for checking this week's launch. If a persistent phone-to-PC terminal is useful, an upvote before Monday night would mean a lot. Bug reports welcome too — https://www.clianywhere.com
Hello makers! CLIAnywhere is live. Remote persistent terminal to your own PC. Bug reports, feature ideas and "why would I use this" questions are all welcome.
Fatisco Stack Industries· 10d agoSessions survive a dropped connection, but what about the PC itself — if it reboots or sleeps overnight, are those terminals still there when the phone reconnects?
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- Remote access to terminal sessions from phone or browser
- Persistent sessions survive disconnects
- Supports Windows, macOS, Linux and multiple shells
- Access AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini
- End‑to‑end encrypted connections, no port forwarding required
- Remote terminal access from iOS, Android, or web
- No port‑forwarding or public IP required
- End‑to‑end encrypted connections
- Supports AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini
CLIAnywhere provides a remote, persistent terminal to your PC accessible from phone, tablet or browser.
- for
- Developers who need to access their local shell from anywhere on mobile or web.
- pricing
- freemium
- license
- open source
Key features
- Persistent sessions — Terminal continues running on your PC even after disconnects, ready to resume instantly.
- File browser & download — Browse remote files and download them to your mobile device with a tap.
- Localhost/LAN access — Access localhost and private LAN web apps on your PC from your phone without tunnels.
- Smart connectivity — Uses P2P when possible and falls back to encrypted relay, no public IP needed.
- End-to-end encryption — All data encrypted with AES-256-GCM; keys exchanged via SPAKE2.
Use cases
- Monitor AI coding agents running on your PC from your phone
- Debug a server process while away from your desk
- Access local development web server on mobile without port forwarding
CLIAnywhere FAQ
Can I seamlessly switch between my desktop and phone?+
Yes, you can start a session on your desktop and continue it on your phone, then switch back without losing the shell.
Does my terminal keep running after I disconnect?+
Yes, the terminal stays alive on your PC and you can reconnect later to resume.
Why not just use SSH?+
SSH creates a new session each time; CLIAnywhere keeps a single persistent session across devices.
Do I need a public IP or port forwarding?+
No, the app uses P2P connections with an encrypted relay fallback, requiring no firewall changes.
Is the daemon open source?+
Yes, the daemon is fully open source and can be built from source for maximum security.
Summarized by DevHunt from clianywhere.com · Oct 23, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
