Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP
by ARPAPLUS
· Tools
· Free
On Google Play since May 2015
· Data updated
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP is made and published by ARPAPLUS. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with ARPAPLUS. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to ARPAPLUS and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedWell rated- Rating on Google Play
- 4.33
- 6,336 ratings
- Installs
- 520 thousand
- Last updated
- September 15, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 9.23 MB
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP has 520 thousand installs. Users rate it well: 4.3 stars from 6,336 ratings.
Summary
Admin Hand SSH/SFTP/FTP Client is a versatile all-in-one Android tool for administrators, delivering multi-protocol remote access, batch automation, and real-time host monitoring. It integrates AES-256 encrypted password management, a built-in code editor, and a polished Material Design UI to streamline managing multiple servers on the go.
Pros & Cons
- All-in-one tool for SSH, SFTP, FTP, TELNET, and HTTP workflows
- Real-time monitoring with a dedicated Android widget
- AES-256 encrypted password manager for secure credentials
- Material Design UI with built-in code editor and high performance multi-threading (up to 128 threads)
- Lacks explicit emphasis on cloud/file management features compared to some competitors
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP for Android
★★★★☆
Dallas Winnebago
· Aug 28, 2026
There is a bug where downloading a file and choosing to overwrite an existing file instead makes the file 0 bytes and doesn't download the new file unless you delete the old one first. There's also a bug where selecting upload will open the file picker twice, and if you don't close the second one and instead choose your file again, the upload will fail. The app icon also changed to say SSH in giant letters, making it blatantly obvious what the app is for, which I think is a security risk.
★★★★☆
Scott
· Aug 11, 2026
This is by far the best app I've used for connecting to ssh sessions on mobile! The one issue I've found is copying text out of the ssh session, the dpad doesn't work for selecting text in copy mode, and when I drag to select text, it truncates the selection
★★★★★
Aaron Newark
· Dec 13, 2024
Great tool that does it all and works well on a phone.
★★★★☆
Markus Heizmann (nXs)
· Sep 18, 2023
I only made positive experiences using it, only the pricing is too harsh imho, sooo maybe more ppl would PAY for an active subscription status, instead of having the same but you with NO $ whatsoever. This is geeky area, so expect geeky ppl will likely use it - and when they honestly don't have such money....... Just an idea. 🙃
★★★★☆
inF !
· Dec 10, 2024
Pretty much the perfect SSH/SFTP app... but it's not been updated since 2021 and doesn't run on newer versions of Android. Beware paying for the lifetime subscription!!
★★☆☆☆
Benno
· May 30, 2026
Authentication via SSH key did not work. It still asks for a password and complains if no password was given. The user interface does not look great but has a lot of features.
★★☆☆☆
Mark Enriquez
· Apr 17, 2025
It opens the ssh session twice in one click. Opens the item in edit twice in one click, and deletes a session twice in one click. Switches to some random session I did not open when tapping to bring the keyboard up. And oh, It attempts to close two sessions when closing only one of them, bruh. This worked before in earlier android versions but in A15, this is now utterly unusable.
★★☆☆☆
Nils Gerhardt (SLINIcraftet204)
· Mar 21, 2026
This ssh/sftp/ftp app does not support normal auth key imports e.g. private key paste, then public key paste and keeps asking for a password, therefore it's a bad developed app, no but seriously if I need longer than 5 Minutes to set up an account, and it keeps saying it's an unknown key, but other apps can import the keys completely fine within under 1 Minute, sorry, work on that, and I will give it a try again.
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By ARPAPLUS, from Google Play“SSH client and terminal with SFTP, FTP, FTPS, port forwarding and batch mode”
Screenshots by ARPAPLUS, from the Google Play listing
Description by ARPAPLUS Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Admin Hands is an all-in-one SSH client, SFTP/FTP/FTPS client, terminal and powerful remote server administration toolkit for Android. Connect to Linux, Unix and Windows servers, manage remote files, run commands, monitor system resources and work with multiple hosts — all from one app.
Built for system administrators, developers, DevOps engineers and anyone who needs reliable remote server access on the go.
★ PORT FORWARDING, PROXIES & HOST CHAINS ★
• Local port forwarding with background mode
• SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT and SSH proxy support
• SSH Jump Host / Bastion Host
• Connection Route (Host Chains) for multi-hop access
• Biometric App Lock
★ SSH CLIENT & TERMINAL ★
Connect to your servers and work from a full-featured mobile terminal.
• SSH client with a color terminal
• Telnet support
• Multiple simultaneous SSH, SFTP, FTP and Telnet sessions
• Extra terminal keyboard with arrows, function keys and special characters
• Modern terminal color themes
• Session management and session duration tracking
• SSH Snippets for frequently used commands and scripts
★ SFTP, FTP & FTPS FILE MANAGER ★
Manage remote files directly from your Android device.
• SFTP client
• FTP client
• FTPS Explicit mode
• FTPS Implicit mode
• Upload and download files
• Navigate and manage remote directories
• Create empty files via FTP and SFTP
• Open and edit remote files
• Built-in text editor with syntax highlighting
• HTTP upload and download tools
★ SSH KEYS & AUTHENTICATION ★
Use passwords or SSH keys to securely access your servers. Admin Hands supports SSH key generation and multiple key types:
RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, DSA
Yes, even that old one DSA (connect to them ancient instances, buddy)!
Generate SSH keys directly on your device, securely store identities and reuse them across your server configurations.
★ SECURE PASSWORD GENERATOR ★
Create strong random passwords directly inside Admin Hands. The built-in secure password generator helps you create credentials without relying on external websites or services.
★ HOST & SERVER MANAGEMENT ★
Keep your infrastructure organized in one place.
• Save and manage multiple servers
• Create server groups
• Create reusable user profiles
• Assign identities and credentials to hosts
• Copy and organize hosts
• Quickly switch between servers and active sessions
• Import and export server data
• Export host information in CSV, XML and HTML formats
★ BATCH OPERATIONS (ACTIONS) ★
Admin Hands can perform remote operations across multiple servers, saving time when administering larger infrastructures.
• Execute commands on multiple hosts
• Upload files to multiple servers
• Download files
• Batch ping hosts
★ SERVER MONITORING ★
Check important server statistics directly from your phone.
• CPU usage
• RAM usage
• Disk usage
• Network statistics
• Real-time system information over SSH
• Android home screen widget for server monitoring
★ SSH SNIPPETS ★
Save frequently used commands and scripts as Snippets, quickly insert them into your SSH terminal. Snippets are useful for service management, Docker commands, diagnostics, log inspection, deployment tasks, maintenance scripts and other commands you use regularly.
★ PRIVACY & SECURITY ★
Server credentials are sensitive, so Admin Hands is designed to keep them under your control.
• Credentials stored in the app are protected with AES-256 encryption
• No advertising
• No analytics
• No telemetry
• No third-party tracking SDKs
Admin Hands does not send your credentials or usage statistics to our servers and does not include advertising or analytics libraries that can collect your activity.
Your remote connections go to the servers and destinations you configure. You decide where your traffic goes.
Recent changes:
- Fixed crashes and improved background operation
- Added app icon changer (Settings → Appearance)
- Local port forwarding with background mode
- Added proxy support: HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS5 and SSH (Jump Host) to reach machines inside restricted networks
- Added Connection Route (Host Chains) for complex corporate and private network infrastructures
- Added Biometric App Lock for an extra layer of security
- Added host icons (can be disabled in Settings)
Built for system administrators, developers, DevOps engineers and anyone who needs reliable remote server access on the go.
★ PORT FORWARDING, PROXIES & HOST CHAINS ★
• Local port forwarding with background mode
• SOCKS5, HTTP CONNECT and SSH proxy support
• SSH Jump Host / Bastion Host
• Connection Route (Host Chains) for multi-hop access
• Biometric App Lock
★ SSH CLIENT & TERMINAL ★
Connect to your servers and work from a full-featured mobile terminal.
• SSH client with a color terminal
• Telnet support
• Multiple simultaneous SSH, SFTP, FTP and Telnet sessions
• Extra terminal keyboard with arrows, function keys and special characters
• Modern terminal color themes
• Session management and session duration tracking
• SSH Snippets for frequently used commands and scripts
★ SFTP, FTP & FTPS FILE MANAGER ★
Manage remote files directly from your Android device.
• SFTP client
• FTP client
• FTPS Explicit mode
• FTPS Implicit mode
• Upload and download files
• Navigate and manage remote directories
• Create empty files via FTP and SFTP
• Open and edit remote files
• Built-in text editor with syntax highlighting
• HTTP upload and download tools
★ SSH KEYS & AUTHENTICATION ★
Use passwords or SSH keys to securely access your servers. Admin Hands supports SSH key generation and multiple key types:
RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, DSA
Yes, even that old one DSA (connect to them ancient instances, buddy)!
Generate SSH keys directly on your device, securely store identities and reuse them across your server configurations.
★ SECURE PASSWORD GENERATOR ★
Create strong random passwords directly inside Admin Hands. The built-in secure password generator helps you create credentials without relying on external websites or services.
★ HOST & SERVER MANAGEMENT ★
Keep your infrastructure organized in one place.
• Save and manage multiple servers
• Create server groups
• Create reusable user profiles
• Assign identities and credentials to hosts
• Copy and organize hosts
• Quickly switch between servers and active sessions
• Import and export server data
• Export host information in CSV, XML and HTML formats
★ BATCH OPERATIONS (ACTIONS) ★
Admin Hands can perform remote operations across multiple servers, saving time when administering larger infrastructures.
• Execute commands on multiple hosts
• Upload files to multiple servers
• Download files
• Batch ping hosts
★ SERVER MONITORING ★
Check important server statistics directly from your phone.
• CPU usage
• RAM usage
• Disk usage
• Network statistics
• Real-time system information over SSH
• Android home screen widget for server monitoring
★ SSH SNIPPETS ★
Save frequently used commands and scripts as Snippets, quickly insert them into your SSH terminal. Snippets are useful for service management, Docker commands, diagnostics, log inspection, deployment tasks, maintenance scripts and other commands you use regularly.
★ PRIVACY & SECURITY ★
Server credentials are sensitive, so Admin Hands is designed to keep them under your control.
• Credentials stored in the app are protected with AES-256 encryption
• No advertising
• No analytics
• No telemetry
• No third-party tracking SDKs
Admin Hands does not send your credentials or usage statistics to our servers and does not include advertising or analytics libraries that can collect your activity.
Your remote connections go to the servers and destinations you configure. You decide where your traffic goes.
Recent changes:
- Fixed crashes and improved background operation
- Added app icon changer (Settings → Appearance)
- Local port forwarding with background mode
- Added proxy support: HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS5 and SSH (Jump Host) to reach machines inside restricted networks
- Added Connection Route (Host Chains) for complex corporate and private network infrastructures
- Added Biometric App Lock for an extra layer of security
- Added host icons (can be disabled in Settings)
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 28
- App size
- 9.23 MB
- Needs Android
- 5.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP
14 permissions
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28 libraries
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, USE_BIOMETRIC, USE_FINGERPRINT, VIBRATE, WAKE_LOCK, and Google Play Billing. The app also uses AES-256 encryption for password storage and supports data import/export (CSV/XML/HTML). This aligns with standard security practices for admin tools, though users should ensure device security when enabling external storage access.
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 3.5
- Launched
- May 2015
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 2.4 thousand
- Per day
- 79
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 500+ thousand
- Launched
- May 2015
Installs over time
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP has been installed 520 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 79 installs per day.
Rankings
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About the app and developer
About Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP is a tools app developed by ARPAPLUS.
How many times has Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP been installed?
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP has been installed 520 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 2.4 thousand times.
What is the rating of Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP?
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP is rated 4.33 out of 5 stars, based on 6.3 thousand ratings.
Is Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP free?
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP is free. The app size is 9.23 MB. The latest version available is 3.5. The last update was on September 15, 2026.
What are the requirements for Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP?
Admin Hands: SSH Client & SFTP requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since May 2015.
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