SSH client · macOS

Forget ~/.ssh/config.Every server, one window.

Portside is the SSH client for Mac built for devs and sysadmins who run fleets of servers: group configs by project, start a port forward in one click, and drag files between servers — no scp required.

portside · adj. — on the left side of a ship. Marked by a red light.

0

Times you open ~/.ssh/config

1 click

To start a port forward

500+

Servers in one workspace

100%

Drag and drop, zero scp

Ship's manifest

01

Every server, one sidebar

Import straight from ~/.ssh/config on first launch. From then on, hosts, users, keys and jump hosts live in one searchable sidebar — edited in a form, not in vim.

02

Group by project and environment

Fold servers into groups — staging, production, client A — with shared config: same key, same jump host, same tab color, so you never type into production by mistake.

03

Port forwarding you can see

Every running tunnel in one table: local port, remote port, status. Start, stop, save as a preset — no more remembering -L and -R syntax.

04

Drag and drop instead of scp

Drag files and folders from Finder onto a server — or from one server to another — right in the terminal window. Portside handles the route, jump hosts included.

Drag & drop

Move files like they're local

Open two servers side by side and drag a folder across — Portside streams it server-to-server over SSH, resumes on flaky connections, and never bounces the data through your laptop unless it has to. scp stays in the manual.

“I manage forty-odd boxes across three clients. Portside replaced a 400-line ssh config and a folder of tunnel scripts on day one.”
— Early beta user, freelance sysadmin
Founding members

$9. Lifetime access. First crew only.

This is the first release, and the people who back it now matter most. Founding members pay $9 once and keep lifetime access — every future version included, price never revisited. Your existing ~/.ssh/config imports in one step, untouched.

20 founding slots

Lifetime license · instant download · macOS 13+ · 14-day refund, no questions