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Mosh

Mobile shell with roaming and intermittent connectivity

Remote Access & VPN ★ 14.6k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

Mosh is a remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides responsive local echo for typing over high-latency links. It is a robust replacement for SSH sessions.

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Key features

  • Roaming terminal sessions
  • Intermittent connectivity support
  • Responsive local echo
  • UDP-based transport

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Survives network changes
  • Responsive on high latency
  • Works over existing SSH login

Trade-offs

  • No scrollback in terminal
  • Requires UDP ports open

Is Mosh secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Mosh's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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