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v3.8.1

New Features

• Session recording: capture terminal sessions in asciicast v2 format (Pro feature)

Improvements

• App Lock has moved into General Settings for easier discovery

• Local shell now surfaces the process exit code when a session closes

• Updated translations for SFTP, App Lock, and session recording across all supported languages

Fixes

• Fixed navigation when opening SFTP / Monitor from a long-press

• Fixed an error when re-signing into the same account

• Fixed a rare case error when opening external links

• Resolved a rare conflict that could occur while syncing saved servers

v3.8.0

New Features

• Added PIN and biometric app lock.

• Added serial connections for USB and Bluetooth devices.

• Added a native GPU-powered terminal renderer for 120hz complicated terminal sessions.

• Added Select All to the terminal long-press menu.

• Added support terminal clipboard sync.

Improvements

• Improved SSH authentication by detecting server-supported methods before prompting.

• Improved security key and PIN authentication flow.

Fixes

• Fixed a foreground ANR.

• Fixed rare SSH authentication loops.

• Fixed crashes around iOS YubiKey NFC handling.

• Fixed port forwarding performance.

• Fixed terminal gesture, arrow key, haptic, and selection edge cases.

v3.7.0

New Features

• iPerf3 network bandwidth testing tool with client/server modes and real-time auto-scrolling results

• SSH jump host support with multi-hop chaining and per-hop authentication flow

• SSH certificate authentication support

• FTP protocol support, fully integrated into the file manager

• S3 / WebDAV cloud storage file management

• Universal bookmarks for all file manager protocols

• Nerd Font Mono bundle with font preview and size slider

• Terminal preset color themes significantly updated and expanded

• Foreground service with SSH keepalive for background sessions

• Prompt to disable battery optimization on first SSH connect

• Added multiple new languages (Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.)

Improvements

• SFTP rename dialog prefills the original filename and selects the basename before the extension

• Configurable SSH keepalive interval

• Comprehensive i18n translation sync and gap filling

Fixes

• Fixed multiple crashes

v3.6.1

New Features

• Proxy authentication support — connect through HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies with username/password

• SSH environment variables — pass custom environment variables to the remote server

• Terminal emulation type — choose your terminal type (xterm-256color, etc.) per host

• Bell sound — audible terminal bell with configurable sound

• Hardware keyboard: full support for F1–F12, navigation keys (Home/End/PgUp/PgDn/Insert/Delete), and Ctrl+key combinations

• Hardware keyboard: dead key composition and AltGr support for European keyboard layouts (Android)

• Ctrl/Alt modifier lock

• iOS spacebar trackpad for cursor movement

Improvements

• Disable Gboard suggestion strip for cleaner terminal input (CJK input unaffected)

• Changelog now supports dark mode

Fixes

• Fixed Android keyboard not appearing when tapping the terminal

• Fixed CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) composing — selecting candidates now works reliably

• Fixed physical keyboard triggering the soft keyboard on Android

• Fixed keyboard show/hide reliability across all Android devices

• Fixed session not closing properly when removed while app is backgrounded

• Fixed Telnet terminal type not applying correctly

v3.6.0

New Features

• Added Telnet and RCON protocol support

• Terminal now supports mouse wheel and click events in alt screen apps like vim and htop

• Added custom server endpoint configuration

• Session switcher bar extended to all session types

Improvements

• Changelog screen now uses native Markdown rendering for faster loading

v3.5.5

Fixes

• Fixed intermittent keyboard failure on Android

• Fixed crash

v3.5.4

New Features

• Brand-new single-page SFTP browser for a smoother workflow

• SFTP opens to the remote home directory on first connect

• SFTP remembers and restores the last visited path when resuming a session

• Added sort-by menu in SFTP (name, size, date, etc.) with full localization

• Added parent-directory entry and go-to-path menu in SFTP

• Added inline error view in SFTP

• New in-app changelog screen, auto-shown after version upgrades

• Haptic feedback on the terminal floating cursor

Improvements

• Selection overlay now tracks scroll accurately in the terminal

• Fine-tuned floating cursor timing on iOS

• Push notification settings page reorganized with a cleaner layout

• Database unlock screen now respects the dynamic theme colors

Fixes

• Fixed a crash when closing all sessions at once

• Fixed a crash caused by writing to a Mosh session during shutdown

• Fixed a rare crash underlying SSH socket on session teardown

• Fixed empty session tabs being rendered incorrectly

v3.5.3

New Features

• Push notification support for desktop snippet run result delivery

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

• Native SFTP download & upload powered by Rust engine

• Snippet language type support

• OAuth authentication with PKCE

• xterm.js upgraded to 6.0 with Unicode 11 addon

Improvements

• Terminal text input routed through native layer to handle CJK chars input better

• Floating cursor with axis-lock and focus-driven behavior

• SFTP operations migrated to rust job queue for better reliability

Fixes

• Fixed severe battery drain on Android (removed PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK)

v3.5.2

New Features

• Local port forwarding — listen on all interfaces (0.0.0.0)

• Custom keyboard — key sequences, cloud-synced presets, hold keys

• Dynamic UI color themes

• Mosh protocol — dedicated signals, service messages, and SSH fallback

• Terminal keep-awake during active sessions

• Server monitor shows OS logo and CPU model

• Snippet multi-select for batch execution on multiple hosts

• Terminal options screen

Improvements

• Per-field validation on SSH host editor and port forward forms

• Welcome screen updated with new feature highlights

Fixes

• Fixed Mosh SIGPIPE crash and stale timestamp

• Fixed non-ASCII (e.g. Chinese) terminal input encoding

• Fixed multi-select long press and group assignment issues

v3.5.1

New Features

• iPad multi-window support with independent session instances

• Android multi-window support with independent activity instances

• Server OS detection with distro logos

Fixes

• Fixed Android 15 foreground service dataSync timeout crash

• Fixed Android 12+ ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException

• Fixed iOS crash when tapping Sign In

• Fixed AI compose box displaying garbage characters

• Fixed OS detection not triggering on mobile

v3.5.0

New Features

• Mosh protocol for low-latency, roaming-friendly remote sessions over UDP

• Hardware security key (FIDO2 / YubiKey) authentication via NFC with ed25519-sk and ecdsa-sk keys

• Post-Quantum Cryptography — one-tap switch between post-quantum and classic SSH algorithms

Improvements

• Keyboard-interactive authentication (multi-round)

• "None" authentication for password-less servers

• Configurable Backspace key behavior per host

• zlib compression

• Connection multiplexing — reuse sessions for faster reconnect

• Support more algorithms

• Connect to the server via HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy

• Fixed UI freezing during SFTP transfers

• Support for custom AI models and endpoints

• Long-press space bar to move cursor (very alpha stage)

• Scrollable control key bar with pinned "More" button

• Redesigned host list — emoji badges, active session indicators, group chips, entry animations

• Search in Snippets and Keychain

• Copy host key fingerprint

• Vault name shown in navigation header

• Improved credential and validation display

• New app icon

Fixes

• Lower CPU and energy usage in the performance monitor

• Fixed pinch-to-zoom accidentally resetting font size (Android)

• Fixed reversed TX/RX statistics in the performance monitor

• Wake lock support (Android)

v3.4.0

SSH and Terminal

• Added multi-session SSH tab switching, with quick access to open, switch, and close sessions.

• Introduced a new SSH Security screen to review negotiated algorithms and manage enabled algorithm categories.

• Improved SSH host browsing with a better host group selection flow and a smoother empty-state create-host path.

• Optimized wide-screen layouts with a 3-column host list on larger devices.

• Improved SSH session switching and close behavior.

• Refined terminal with updated double-tap gesture for Tabs.

• Allow SSH server algorithm selection and reordering.

Vault and Security

• Redesigned the vault unlock and onboarding flow for a clearer first-run and recovery experience.

• Added database version checks and an explicit migration prompt when a vault upgrade is required.

• Added support for changing the vault password.

• Upgraded vault crypto to Crypto v2 for stronger security.

• Improved vault switching robustness.

• Fixed errors in new vault creation and hardened the unlock flow.

Sync and Reliability

• Delivered major sync performance improvements.

• Improved resilience around crypto setup and migration failure scenarios.

• Included additional UI and layout fixes.

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