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v3.8.0

New Features

• Reworked on our MCP server, and Copilot can now attach to your live SSH session. It sees what's on your screen and can run commands right there with you, like a pair-programming partner.

• Removed Tempest Smart Shell. By default, it's already smart enough!

• Record terminal sessions. Hit record on any SSH, Telnet, Mosh, Kubernetes, or local shell tab and save the whole session as a replayable file. Great for sharing reproductions, demos, or audit trails. (Pro)

• Introducing Tempest CLI. SSH into synced hosts, browse and copy files, pick servers from a TUI, and act as an MCP server for your own AI tools. Install it to your PATH with tempest install-cli.

• Telegram and Discord notifications. New push channels alongside the existing ones.

Improvements

• Local shell on Windows is dramatically better. Rebuilt on a new terminal engine — fewer hangs, correct exit codes, proper argument quoting.

• Smarter Copilot tool routing — fewer misfires and stalls when the model picks the wrong action.

• Refreshed terminal right-click menu with a tidier set of actions.

• Search bar consolidated into a single button group for a cleaner look.

• Settings → Social links now stay up-to-date without needing an app update.

Fixes

• SFTP editor: Cmd/Ctrl+S now actually tells you when a save fails, and uploads now reliably finish before reporting success.

• Closing a Telnet tab now properly tears down the session.

• The close button of notification banners no longer accidentally hijack the title-bar drag area.

• Languages: confirmation dialogs and toasts now respect your selected UI language.

v3.7.0

New Features

• Customizable SSH agent socket path

• SSH certificate authentication support

• SSH Jump Host with recursive multi-hop chaining and per-hop fingerprint verification

• SSH Keepalive to maintain active connections (default 60s interval)

• Built-in iPerf3 network speed test tool

• Support Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and OpenCode startup commands

• Support Teleport, Cloudflare Access, AWS SSM, GCP IAP & Tailscale via proxy command

• Full screen SFTP and other file manager

• FTP file manager with unified file management experience

• S3 / WebDAV file manager

• NerdFont Mono fonts bundled with live preview in the font selector

• Telnet and RCON protocol support

• SSH environment variables passed to remote sessions

• Terminal bell sound, terminal type, and scrollback buffer settings

• Additional language options and translations

Improvements

• Auto-select basename (without extension) when renaming files

Fixes

• Fixed potential crash when closing Mosh connections

• Fixed errors

v3.6.1

New Features

• Native RCON & Telnet protocol support — fully rewritten in Rust, no longer relies on system binaries

• Proxy authentication for HTTP (Basic Auth) and SOCKS5 (RFC 1929)

• SSH environment variables — send custom env vars to the remote server

• Terminal bell sound support

• Configurable terminal type and scrollback buffer size

• Self-hosted server support — configure your own Tempest server on the welcome screen

• In-app changelog — automatically shown on version update, also accessible from Settings

• WebSocket auto-reconnect with disconnect/reconnect notifications (web mode)

Improvements

• Redesigned SSH host list with protocol labels, color indicators, and connection strings

Fixes

• Fixed SFTP file editor opening before download completed

• Fixed error when opening many sessions simultaneously

• Fixed font preload errors on platforms with limited API access

• General stability improvements and dependency updates

v3.5.4

New Features

• Tempest Push — receive snippet and scheduled-run notifications on your other devices, per-device opt-in

• SFTP Properties dialog with chmod / chown editing, plus owner / group / size display

• SFTP now opens in the remote home directory on first connect, with an inline error panel when access fails

• Configurable AI temperature in settings

Improvements

• Faster, more reliable background jobs: scheduled snippets, notifications and SFTP transfers now run through a unified native job queue and keep working even when the UI is closed

• SFTP download / upload use native system file dialogs with proper progress

• Clearer titles and subtitles for every running task in the Task screen

Fixes

• Crash fix in the native SSH library

• AI notification loop and snippet progress reporting fixed

v3.5.3

New Features

• New Notification system with Webhook, Pushover and SMTP channels

• Snippet Scheduling with per-run configuration (env, working dir, notification channel, interval)

• AI-generated run summary, with exit code awareness so the AI decides when you actually need to be notified

• Snippet language selector for cross-shell execution

Improvements

• Unified Ask / Agent into a single AI pipeline with a cleaner tool set and rewritten prompts

• AI summary now includes the current system time for more accurate reporting

Fixes

• File drag-and-drop into the terminal works again on recent Electron versions

• Snippet output marker extraction no longer matches the echoed command itself

v3.5.2

New Features

• Port forwarding list redesigned as a table with inline validation

• Your local IP is shown in the port forwarding UI for quick copy

• Multi-select in the SSH host list for bulk actions

• "Send to current terminal" button in the Snippet screen

• Snippet toolbar actions consolidated into a cleaner dropdown menu

v3.5.1

New Features

• Detect remote shell and OS automatically; distro logo and CPU model now show in SSH Monitor

• Snippets can run on Windows cmd.exe / PowerShell with the right syntax per shell

Improvements

• Auto-focus the Name field when editing a host

Fixes

• No more orphan SSH / PTY processes left running after quitting the app

• FIDO2 / Security Key regression fixed (libfido2 1.16.0)

v3.5.0

New Features

• Mosh protocol support on macOS and Linux

• SSH session import — import sessions from SSH Config, Xshell, MobaXterm, and PuTTY

• Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithm support with preset selector for SSH connections

• Security Key (FIDO2/YubiKey) authentication with PIN prompt support

• SSH security screen — view negotiated algorithms and connection security details

• Keyboard-interactive authentication support with multi-round prompt

• SSH connection retry with automatic reconnect

• SFTP async I/O with prefetch pipeline for significantly faster file transfers

• SSH zlib compression support

• "None" authentication method for password-less SSH servers

• Terminal text selection pill menu

• Clear the terminal buffer with a keyboard shortcut

• Search in snippet and keychain screens

Improvements

• Redesigned port forwarding UI with flow preview

• Redesigned empty state UI across all screens

• Redesigned keychain UX with "Load from file" for private key import

• Backspace behavior setting for SSH connections

• Support more SSH algorithms

• Connection multiplexing stability improvements with auto-reconnect on channel limit

• Updated translations

Fixes

• Fixed reversed TX/RX network statistics display

• Fixed connection multiplexing channel limit causing disconnects

• Fixed database switch race condition

• Fixed memory chart segment ordering (used → cache → free)

• Fixed Windows DPAPI support for credential storage

v3.4.0

Features

• AI/Copilot was reworked into clearer agent modes (local ask/local agent/codex) with updated AI settings and Codex toggle flow.

• Added MCP server.

• Added command approval in Copilot to gate risky command execution.

• Introduced Crypto v2 upgrade.

• Expanded SSH security capabilities: fingerprint trust/persistence unification, algorithm selection, and X11 socket support.

• Added SFTP bookmarks (Pro).

• Added unified task pane/task manager for SFTP and command-related progress tracking.

• Improved Snippet: title, sorting, smarter execution options, and stronger script-run pipeline.

• Added key type support in key generation/keychain flows (RSA/ECDSA/Ed25519 related support across stack).

Fixes

• Fixed multiple Copilot reliability issues: duplicate chat history, stuck command execution, reject-state non-response, and command output handling.

• Fixed BYOK-related behavior.

• Fixed sync/vault edge cases.

• Fixed SFTP issues: special-character upload handling, transfer progress/error reporting, cancellation channels, and navigation refinements.

• Fixed Kubernetes monitor crash and several UI regressions (panel sizing/switching, dialog behavior, scrolling/state retention).

• Fixed the copy action.

v3.2.0

Get the latest Tempest here: http://gotempest.app/download/

New Features

• SFTP file editor with tab support and unsaved-changes confirmation

• AI Copilot chat history

• AI command output summary in Copilot

• Optional SSH agent injection with confirmation per session

• Remember credentials option in connection dialog

• Removed workspace panel limits

• Performance monitor sidebar with per-core CPU usage

• Port forward host list search and sorting

Improvements

• Enhanced AI settings layout and tab structure

• Improved SSH agent injection feedback

• Updated upgrade feature names and descriptions

Bug Fixes

• Fixed missing hosts in port-forward list

• Fixed macOS mount point parsing

• Fixed settings UI glitches

• (Mobile) status bar theme

• (Mobile) process and memory usage in the performance monitor

v3.0.0

Get the latest Tempest here: http://gotempest.app/download/

New Features

• Initial AI Copilot support

• AI auto-summary after command execution

• SSH and SFTP Copilot screen

• Quick SSH connect

• SFTP file operations (create directory, sort, context menu)

• File detail display in SFTP browser

• (Mobile) Full-screen arrow gesture control for terminal navigation

• (Mobile) Text selection context menu

• (Mobile) Terminal tutorial with first-run onboarding

• (Mobile) Long-press back to disconnect session

• (Mobile) Integrated monitoring actions into host context menu

Improvements

• AI streaming stability and message handling

• Copilot UI text color and layout

• Emoji selector usability

• Scratch pad dynamic theme

• Desktop font loading

• Pane button spacing

• (Mobile) Improved touch handling on iPad / mobile devices

Bug Fixes

• Fixed prompt disappearing issue

• Fixed SFTP listener issues

• Fixed quick-connect fingerprint dialog

• Fixed key button visibility when no key configured

• Fixed TEM-168 regression

• Fixed Linux MOTD emulation

• Various UI style fixes

v2.4.0

Download latest Tempest here: http://gotempest.app/download/

New Features

• Added some languages translated by AI

• Define command for kubernetes shell

Improvements

• Tempest will show more info for SFTP

Fixes

• Fixed some error in rare case

v2.3.3

New Features

• Launch SFTP by long-pressing the server in the list

• SFTP will show folders first

• (Desktop) Right-click in the terminal to paste content from the clipboard

• Now provide AppImage format for Linux distributions

Fixes

• Bug fixes

• Fixed false SFTP failure alarm when connecting in the desktop version

v2.3.1

• bug fixes

• added Discord community

v2.3.0

New Features

• Tempest Drive(Originally Snippet) now supports Markdown

• You can manage game servers via the RCON protocol now

• Custom AI provider

v2.2.1(Mobile Only)

Improvement

• We’ve improved our in-app purchase experience.

v2.2.0

New Features

We’ve improved our in-app purchase experience. If you experienced billing issues, please contact us at [email protected] — we’re happy to make it right.

Improvement

• Improved the UI for the port-forwarding feature on dark mode

• Show user UID in Settings -> Account for a better support experience

v2.1.0(Mobile Only)

New Features

• Search on mobile

• More control keys on mobile

v2.0.2

• Show available updates in settings

• Fixed auto-update

• Renamed Snippets to Tempest Drive

• Allow a custom path for Serial

• Show vault name in "Unlock Vault" screen

• Fixed copy&paste on mobile

v2.0.0

In Tempest Mobile, this version may be referred as v1.6.0

New Features

• Introduced the new Grid Window System.

• Displayed AI chats in the sidebar.

• Brand new UI design

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where SFTP could not be started.

• Resolved a problem where switching vaults had no effect and always defaulted to My Vault.

• Fixed a crash on mobile when closing the last session from the session manager.

Improvements

• Moved the Compose bar to the right and repurposed it as Copilot.

• Added support for Lifetime subscriptions.

• Added a Retry button for failed sessions.

• Upgraded AI model from gpt-3.5-turbo to gpt-4o-mini.

• Enabled password visibility in the editor view.

• Introduced a smart SSH form for easier setup.

• Added support for forgetting saved fingerprints.

• Replaced the "Add New Host" sheet with a dialog.

• Added server host search functionality.

• Removed Composebox following the switch to Copilot.

• Removed msys2 shortcut, and we will allow custom local shells soon.

• Updated clipboard behavior: content is now only copied using keyboard shortcuts, not automatically.

v1.6.3

Bug Fixes

• Can't save new host

Known Issues

• SFTP crashes. Will be fixed soon

v1.6.2

Optimization

• Upgraded Dependencies

Bug Fixes

• Telnet and Serial server are not shown in the main list

v1.6.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed unclear fonts in upgrade UI

• Emojis can't be saved

• Private key authentication fails

v1.6.0

New Features

• Launch Tempest via -url [protocol://][user[:password]@]host[:port] command line option

Bug Fixes

• SSH remaining methods logic update

Optimization

• Upgraded Election to v35

• Upgraded React to 19

v1.5.2

Bug Fixes

• Tempest icon is faulty in the GNOME dash

New Features

• New Santa icon for macOS and Linux

• Tempest Monitoring is available on Tempest Mobile

v1.5.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the application could fail to start. ([TEM-96])

• Resolved a problem where PTY was failing. ([TEM-97])

New Features

• Introduced an Agent option in Auth. ([TEM-72])

• Improved port forwarding status display. ([TEM-89])

• Added AI indicator to the Compose Box. ([TEM-90])

• Enabled right-click editing and duplication of servers. ([TEM-91])

• Added support for toggling NIC and FS monitoring by click. ([TEM-92])

• Enhanced collaboration mode with improved closing prompts. ([TEM-95])

• Included default background images for JINX, November, and Manhattan. ([TEM-15])

• Highlighted key features with dedicated sections on the website. ([TEM-7])

• Changed host creation flow to a more guided experience. ([TEM-20])

v1.5.0

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect Terminal Size on initial load.

• Added ability to cancel shared vault password input.

• Resolved performance issues during first sync on mobile.

• Fixed mobile keychain screen unexpectedly redirecting to edit mode.

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New Features

• Added ability to view and edit snippets on mobile.

• Enabled support for code snippets on mobile.

• Enabled editing of keychain on mobile.

• Added ability to view and copy kube config on mobile.

• Introduced ZMODEM support.

• Added serial port functionality.

• Implemented port forwarding feature.

• Added x11 forwarding capability.

• Added Cursor blink, cursor style and more font settings

• Now default to WebGL rendering

• Detect links in terminal

v1.4.4

New Features

• Remove ssh-history feature due to performance impact, we are looking for new solutions

• Clear screen upon shell startup

• Use WebGL renderer engine

• Support link detection in desktop versions

• Search shortcuts, and will autofocus when you use search function

• Haptic feedback in the terminal

Bug Fixes

• Incorrect font color in iOS dark mode settings

• Fixed incorrect terminal boundary for the first startup in desktop versions

v1.4.3

This version is only available for Tempest Mobile

New Features:

• Brand new Settings UI for a more intuitive experience

• Updated Edit UI with smoother interactions

• Prompts for username and password upon connection

• No need to store passwords in Tempest; Tempest will prompt for the password each time you connect

• Updated Connection UI to match the desktop version

• Dark mode is back for a more comfortable user experience

• New dark icon on iOS

Performance Optimization:

• Improved overall performance and responsiveness of the app

Authentication Options:

• Added support for multiple authentication methods: password, keychain, private key, and keyboard-interactive (not available yet)

v1.4.2

New Features

• Revamped SSH Connection Interface: A modern, user-friendly interface for establishing SSH connections.

• Enhanced SSH Performance: The Desktop now utilizes the Rust-based SSH backend(https://github.com/Eugeny/russh), dramatically improving connection speed and responsiveness.

• Automatic Window Management: This feature opens new windows when existing ones reach a high number of tabs, optimizing user experience.

• Advanced Proxy Support: Connect to hosts using HTTP or SOCKS5 proxies, or configure a custom proxy command.

• Improved Host Edit Interface: Streamlined host editing for ease of use.

• Password-Free Connections: Users are no longer required to store passwords in Tempest. The application now prompts for credentials upon connection.

• Support for Keyboard-Interactive Authentication: Enables more secure and interactive authentication options.

• Flexible Authentication Selection: Users can choose their preferred authentication method within the host edit settings.

Optimizations

• Performance Enhancements: General improvements to streamline and speed up performance.

• Immediate Connection: Directly connect to a host when using the ssh user@host syntax in the search bar.

v1.4.1

New Features

• Tempest now syncs with your chosen terminal theme instead of syncing theme settings to the cloud. Upon upgrading to v1.4.1, the theme will reset to default once.

• Added keyboard shortcuts for easier navigation: Ctrl + W to close a tab, Ctrl + T to open a new tab, and Ctrl + number to switch tabs.

• Updated default font to Hack or Operator Mono Medium (if available on your system).

• New Tab bar design

Optimizations

• Removed the SFTP tab, adding an SFTP connect button to the main SSH servers tab for quicker access.

Fixes

• In some cases, user can't open Tempest for the second time on Windows

v1.3.3

New Features

• Tempest will sign in immediately when starts. Users no longer need to wait to sign in

• Move account status to the vault selection drop-down

Optimizations

• Settings UI adjusting

v1.3.2

New Features

• Snippets are available now. You can add, view, and edit snippets in the snippet tab, and can access them in the terminal using the compose box

• Tempest now supports keyboard-interactive authentication. However, currently, only supports trying to password set for the host, but will not ask for user-interactive

Fix

• Fixed some UI bugs

• Fingerprint does not persist after editing

v1.3.1

New Features

• Tempest will now check and save host fingerprints. When the host is not recognized or the fingerprint doesn't match, Tempest will prompt the user to decide whether to continue connecting for security purposes.

Fix

• SFTP not working

• The text was not readable when the user didn't select any theme. Tempest will now fall to the Tempest theme

v1.3.0

New Features

• Tempest now supports Telnet protocol on Desktop. Add your telnet servers using the Add Host tool

• Telnet requires installation, please refer to https://docs.gotempest.app/technologies/connect-to-telnet-servers for instructions

• Added more instructions in the app

• Switch Vault in Tempest Mobile

Fixes

• Fixed Always show Keyboard option on mobile

Improvements

• Detect Kubectl and Telnet binary on the device, and will instruct users to install the tools they need

• Hide the Pro badge if the user's already using a Pro account

• Improved the user experience for copy & paste on mobile

v1.2.9

New Features

• Internationalization and localization are supported. We're adding more languages to Tempest

• Tempest Desktop can view, clear, and log server connection history now

Fixes

• The vault selection looks weird on the light theme. It is now being fixed

v1.2.8

New Features

• Mobile users can long press and drag to copy & paste into the terminal

• Switch between multiple vaults on the Desktop. Please be aware that this feature is in the very alpha phase, and subject to drastic change, which means your data in additional vaults may be lost without prior notification. The multiple vaults function is now accessible for all users but will be available only in the Team plan when it rolls into the stable phase.

• Generate ed25519 private key in Keychain screen on Tempest Desktop, and you can get public key once you've saved the keychain entry.

Improvements

• Tempest Monitoring is now stable, we've removed the Preview tag for it and added a help button beside the switch for users to understand how it works under the hood, and its security model.

• Added Help button on Kubernetes screen.

v1.2.7

New Features

• Always show control keys for mobile. If you're using a split soft keyboard, or floating and other soft keyboard that Tempest cannot detect, this option will let Tempest always show the control keys

Optimizations

• Optimized database size

• Optimized desktop new tab and settings speed

Fixes

• In rare cases, tab bar on the desktop may behave incorrectly

v1.2.6

New Features

• Read Keychain entries on Tempest Mobile

• Tempest can now remember connection history. You can access it in Tools -> History on Tempest Mobile

• Brand new design of edit and settings UI on Tempest Mobile

Removal

• Temporarily remove keep the connection in the background feature for iOS

v1.2.5

Critical

We have identified a bug that may cause data loss. To prevent data loss, users have to upgrade to v1.2.5 to continue to use cloud features.

Users will be required to re-enter their password

Enhancement

• Upgraded Tempest security model. Tempest is now safer

v1.2.4

New Features

• Tempest Autocomplete will suggest useful command autocomplete information when you type in the compose box. It is still in the alpha phrase, and subject to limitations.

• Added syntax highlighting for the compose box. Currently only supports shell scripts.

• You can now edit multiple lines simultaneously just like vs code in compose box

Optimize

• For the compose box, will not ask AI if a shebang is detected

• For SFTP, use list as default view

v1.2.3

New Features

• Users can now move, select, and download multiple files at one time in the SFTP manager

• Brand new SFTP manager UI

• SFTP now has breadcrumb navigation

Optimization

• Added cancel button to welcome page

Fixes

• The auto theme on light systems may have a strange background

v1.2.2

Optimizations

• Tempest Mobile can join the collaboration now

• In-App Purchase works for yearly and monthly billing mode

Fixes

• Users may not be able to open SFTP sessions

v1.2.0

New Features

• Tempest AI and compose box (Pro only)

• Collaboration Dialog

• New Tab Bar Appearance

Fixes

• Memory leak of monitoring

• Ubuntu icon

• Updated app home

v1.1.13

New Features

• feat: monitor disk space and network speed

• feat: pick emoji in edit form

Fixes

• fix: delete and edit dialog bugs

• fix: windows control button color

• fix: conditional ssh-agent warning

v1.1.12

fix: the user may not be able to create a new vault

v1.1.11

feat: monitoring(you need to enable monitoring in edit form)

fix: auto system theme

feat: change vault password

fix: emoji may load slow

feat: new themes(November, Dracula, Manhattan, Homebrew, and Tempest Default)

fix: theme select ui

fix: theme settings may not open

v1.1.10

feat: Notorized macOS app

v1.1.9

fix: search bar

fix: pane resizing

chore: code optimization

feat: ai compose box(preview)

feat: collaborate(preview)

feat: broadcast

feat: device limit exceeded instructions

v1.1.6

fix: fixed ERR_E2E_PASSWORD_WRONG

fix: app hangs at Syncing

v1.1.4

feature: default font on desktop

v1.1.3

feature: supports the adaptive terminal theme

feature: ssh host sort

feature: ssh last connection time

feature(mobile): display arrow keys when using gesture

feature(mobile): more control keys

fix(mobile): theme problems