NoSuckShell

Cross-platform SSH manager desktop app (Tauri + React) focused on fast host management and clean terminal workflows.

Repository: github.com/d0dg3r/NoSuckShell

Highlights

• Split workspace — Start with one full-size panel; split recursively (e.g. left / bottom) with a default 60/40 ratio; resizable dividers; drag-and-drop panel reorder (swap).
• Layout profiles — Save, load, and delete layouts with hosts (geometry + host/session mapping) or layout only (geometry).
• SSH integration — Hosts from ~/.ssh/config, embedded terminals (xterm), local shell sessions, quick connect.
• Encrypted backups — Export/import is password-protected; plain legacy JSON backups are rejected on purpose.
• Cross-platform — Linux, macOS, and Windows builds via GitHub Releases.

Screenshots

Main Interface

Layouts & Workspaces

 

Proxmox & Virtualization

 

Files & SFTP

 

Tools & Organization

   

Security

More sizes (Flathub downscales, Microsoft/Snap 1920×1080), captions for AppStream, video notes, and regeneration commands: docs/media/screenshots/README.md.

Install

From GitHub Releases (recommended)

Download the latest Release or Pre-release asset for your platform from the Releases page.

From source (developers)

Requirements

• Node.js and npm (for the desktop app under apps/desktop)
• Rust stable, Cargo, and Tauri 2 prerequisites for your OS

From the repository root, the first npm run tauri:dev / desktop:build can install dependencies under apps/desktop automatically if they are missing. You can still install explicitly:

npm run desktop:install
WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 npm run tauri:dev

On some Linux setups (e.g. certain WebKit builds), WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 avoids blank or unstable webviews; omit if you do not need it.

Or from apps/desktop:

cd apps/desktop
npm install
npm run tauri:dev

Validate locally

cd apps/desktop
npm test
npm run build
cd src-tauri
cargo test
cargo check

From the repo root you can run npm run desktop:test for the desktop package tests.

Backup security

• Backup export/import is password protected and encrypted.
• Unencrypted legacy JSON backups are intentionally rejected.
• Backup path handling supports ~ expansion and cross-platform path normalization.

Details: docs/backup-security.md

Release process (maintainers)

GitHub releases are created by pushing a SemVer tag. Full checklist: docs/releases.md. User-facing history: docs/CHANGELOG.md.

• Final: vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (example: v0.2.1, v1.2.3)
• Pre-release: vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-<suffix> (example: v1.2.4-rc.1, v0.1.0-beta.11)

Before tagging, use the same version string in:

• apps/desktop/package.json
• apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
• apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

The release workflow still overwrites those files from the tag at build time; keeping them aligned locally avoids drift while developing.

git tag v0.2.1
git push origin v0.2.1

If the workflow rejects the tag, use vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH or vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-prerelease (example: v2.0.0 or v2.0.0-rc.1).

Documentation

Resource	Description
docs/README.md	Documentation index
docs/CHANGELOG.md	Release notes
docs/architecture.md	App architecture (Tauri, React, Rust, IPC)
docs/STYLE_GUIDE.md / docs/CODE_GUIDE.md	Style and implementation guides
AGENTS.md	IDE / agent entry point
CONTRIBUTING.md	Setup, validation, pull requests
SECURITY.md	Reporting vulnerabilities
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	Community standards

License and optional add-ons

The source code is under the MIT License. A few built-in plugins can be unlocked in official binaries with a signed license token after a small purchase (for example via Ko-fi); see docs/licensing.md and the maintainer template docs/terms-of-sale.md.

Support the project

If NoSuckShell is useful to you:

• Star the repository so others can find it.
• Sponsor d0dg3r on GitHub Sponsors if you want to support maintenance.
• Contribute via issues and pull requests.