Star Term

Star Term is a fast, native SSH terminal for Windows, built for engineers who live in a shell. Version 0.2.0 — our current early-access release — is a complete C++/Qt6 rewrite of the original Python edition, trading the interpreter for compiled performance without dropping a single feature.

Key features

• Tabbed multi-session workspace with a Multi-Exec grid view for running commands across several hosts at once.
• Session sidebar with folder grouping and persistent storage, so saved connections survive restarts.
• SFTP file browser with drag-and-drop upload and download alongside your terminal sessions.
• Macros panel for saving and replaying frequent command sequences.
• 2,000-line scrollback buffer with Shift+Page Up/Down navigation.
• Dark and light themes, with configurable font and cursor style.
• Session export/import as portable JSON, for backing up or sharing setups.

Under the hood

Star Term 0.2.0 replaces its Python dependencies with native equivalents: a custom C++ VT100 parser for terminal emulation, libssh2 for SSH connectivity, and OpenSSL-backed Ed25519 signatures for fully offline license verification. It ships as a signed NSIS installer for Windows.

Where your data lives

Star Term stores everything locally — nothing is synced to the cloud. All personal settings are kept in:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\star_term

• sessions.json — your saved SSH sessions and folder structure.
• star-term-settings.json — your preferences, including theme, font, and cursor style.

Licensing

Licensing is not yet available. Star Term 0.2.0 is currently free to download and use during early access — license purchasing and key activation will be enabled in a future release.