A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH and Remote Desktop, on Windows and Linux. - GitHub - juddisjudd/bawkterm: A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH and Remote Desktop, on Windows and Linux.
the Docker-over-SSH piece is what makes this different from the usual terminal app list, most of those stop at "pretty tabs and themes". being open source for something that's going to hold SSH keys and server sessions actually matters to me more than for most categories, I'd rather read the code than trust a closed binary with that. are saved host credentials and keys stored in the OS keychain, or in a local config file on disk?
About bawkterm on Product Hunt
“A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH”
bawkterm launched on Product Hunt on October 3rd, 2026 and earned 66 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #22 on the daily leaderboard. A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH and Remote Desktop, on Windows and Linux. - GitHub - juddisjudd/bawkterm: A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH and Remote Desktop, on Windows and Linux.
On the analytics side, bawkterm competes within Open Source, Developer Tools and GitHub — topics that collectively have 631.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how bawkterm performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted bawkterm?
bawkterm was hunted by Chris Judd. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Chris Judd
the Docker-over-SSH piece is what makes this different from the usual terminal app list, most of those stop at "pretty tabs and themes". being open source for something that's going to hold SSH keys and server sessions actually matters to me more than for most categories, I'd rather read the code than trust a closed binary with that. are saved host credentials and keys stored in the OS keychain, or in a local config file on disk?