The Terminal with Speed and Features.

Every terminal emulator was either blazing fast or packed with useful server management tools. Nothing had both. So we built AZTerm.

Install AZTerm

Full OS integration: app launcher icon, file manager right-click "Open in AZTerm", and URI scheme handlers.

bash

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AZBrandCanada/azTerm/main/install.sh | bash

THE DILEMMA

Why Are Terminal Emulators Broken Into Two Extremes?

If you manage cloud infrastructure, VPS nodes, and remote servers every day, you were forced to make an annoying compromise:

Extreme 1: Fast but Barebones

Alacritty, Kitty, Minimalist Terminals

They open in 20 milliseconds and use almost zero RAM. But they give you zero GUI features: no SSH bookmark organizer, no SFTP file drawer, no 2FA prompt assistance, and no graphical settings. You are forced to memorize IP configs or juggle separate file transfer tools.

Fast GPU engine❌ Zero server tools

Extreme 2: Feature-Rich but Bloated

Electerm, Tabby, Hyper, Web Terminals

They offer great features like SSH bookmarks and SFTP drawers, but they are built on Electron & Chromium. They consume 400MB to 700MB of RAM just to idle, take seconds to open, and introduce noticeable input latency on every keystroke.

Great GUI features❌ 500MB+ RAM & Input Lag

THE AZTERM SOLUTION

Native Rust GPU Speed + Full GUI Feature Suite

AZTerm bridges the gap. Built from scratch in Rust with immediate-mode GPU rendering and POSIX kernel PTYs, it gives you the speed of Alacritty with all the SSH bookmarks, SFTP sync drawers, and 2FA prompt intelligence you actually need.

~25 MB

Idle RAM

< 30ms

Startup Time

0 ms

DOM Overhead

HEAD-TO-HEAD BENCHMARK

How AZTerm Compares

Feature / Metric	AZTerm (Rust)	Alacritty / Ghostty	Electerm / Tabby
Runtime Architecture	Pure Native Rust (GPU)	Native Rust / Zig	Electron / Chromium Browser
Idle RAM Consumption	~20 MB – 35 MB	~20 MB – 40 MB	~300 MB – 600 MB
SSH Connection Manager	Built-in (Profiles + Keys)	None (CLI only)	Built-in
Live SFTP Sync Drawer	Built-in (Multiplexed 0ms)	None	Built-in (Separate session)
Non-Blocking 2FA/OTP Interceptor	Auto-Detect + Enter Submit	None	Basic keyword trigger
Session & Workspace Persistence	Embedded SQLite	None	Local storage JSON
OS Context Menus (Dolphin / Nautilus)	Native ServiceMenu & Scripts	Manual setup	Rarely supported

FEATURE SHOWCASE

Engineered for Serious System Administration

SSH Connection Multiplexing

When you authenticate an SSH terminal session, OpenSSH shares a live socket via ControlMaster. The SFTP drawer and transfer queue reuse this authenticated tunnel with zero duplicate logins or permission errors.

Smart 2FA & Passphrase Prompts

Identifies remote server verification requests (Google Authenticator, Duo, YubiKey, OTP, passwords) and renders a centered, auto-focused modal. Enter key immediately submits, without freezing other workspace tabs.

Dual-Pane SFTP Explorer

Browse local and remote filesystems side-by-side. Transfer files with one-click upload/download buttons, navigate folder hierarchies, and toggle the split drawer directly from the bottom status bar.

Ed25519 Keypair Generator

Generate secure Ed25519 keypairs inside the app. Copy public keys with one click to paste onto your servers, and manage saved private keys with automatic chmod 0600 permission enforcement.

SQLite Session Persistence

Your open tabs, local working directories, active SSH profiles, and custom shell presets are stored in an embedded SQLite database (~/.config/azterm/azterm.db), restoring your workspace upon relaunch.

Desktop & Context Menu Integration

Right-click any directory in KDE Dolphin, GNOME Nautilus, or Nemo to open AZTerm directly in that path. Handles ssh:// and sftp:// URI protocol links natively from browsers.