Secure your connections.
A native desktop SSH/SFTP client built for developers who value speed, privacy, and owning their tools.
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Cleat gives you SSH terminals, SFTP file transfer, and connection management in one fast, beautiful application. Buy it once — no subscription, no cloud account, no telemetry. Your connections stay on your machine, exactly where they belong.
Why I built this
I've spent most of my career a few keystrokes from a remote server — SSH into one box, push files to another, jump through a bastion to reach a third. The tools I reached for were either showing their age, locking my saved connections behind a monthly subscription and a cloud account, or asking me to trust that my credentials were only ever sitting on my machine.
None of those trade-offs sat right with me. A connection manager is one of the most personal, sensitive tools a developer owns. It should be fast, it should feel native on the OS you're actually using, and the keys and hosts it remembers should never leave your laptop. So I built the client I wanted to use: SSH, SFTP, and connection management in one app, paid for once, with nothing phoning home.
That's the whole idea behind Cleat — a fixed, trusted anchor on your side that everything connects through. No subscription, no cloud, no telemetry. Just a well-made tool that holds fast.
What you get
SSH Terminal
Fast, native terminal emulation with tabbed sessions, key management, and jump host support.
SFTP File Transfer
Drag-and-drop file management with a dual-pane browser. Transfer files without leaving the app.
Connection Manager
Organize servers into groups, save credentials securely, and connect with a single click.
Local-First Privacy
No cloud account required. No telemetry. No phoning home. Your data never leaves your machine.
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