SSH-Studio

A native GTK4 desktop app for editing and validating your ~/.ssh/config.

Search, edit, and validate SSH hosts with a clean UI — no need to touch terminal editors.

• Visual host editor – Edit common fields (Host, HostName, User, Port, IdentityFile, ForwardAgent, etc.).
• Inline validation – Field-level errors shown directly under inputs; parser checks for duplicates and invalid ports.
• Search and filter – Quickly find hosts across aliases, hostnames, users, and identities.
• Raw/Diff view – Edit raw ssh_config text with instant diff highlighting.
• Quick actions – Copy SSH command, test connection, and revert changes.
• SSH Key Management – Import, generate, and use your keys without leaving the app.
• Safe saves – Automatic backups (configurable), atomic writes, and include support.
• Keyboard & mouse friendly – Smooth GTK 4 UI with dark theme preference.
• Translations – Ready for localization (gettext support via po/).

You can install SSH Studio from AUR here.

You can build and run with GNOME Builder or flatpak-builder:

flatpak-builder --user --force-clean --install-deps-from=flathub build-dir io.github.BuddySirJava.SSH-Studio.json --install # Run flatpak run io.github.BuddySirJava.SSH-Studio

If "Test SSH Connection" fails, grant the sandbox the Flatpak talk permission:

flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak io.github.BuddySirJava.SSH-Studio flatpak run io.github.BuddySirJava.SSH-Studio

If you're unsure of your app ID, list installed Flatpak apps:

flatpak list

Then use the correct app ID with the override command. For example, if you have VS Code installed:

flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak com.visualstudio.code

• src/ssh_config_parser.py → Parse/validate/generate SSH config safely.
• src/ui/ → Main App Components (MainWindow, HostList, HostEditor, SearchBar, PreferencesDialog, TestConnectionDialog, SSH Key Manager, Welcome View).
• data/ui/*.ui → GTK Builder UI blueprints.
• data/ssh-studio.gresource.xml → GResource manifest.
• data/media/ → App icon and screenshots.
• src/main.py → Application entry point.
• meson.build, data/meson.build, src/meson.build → Build and install rules.
• io.github.BuddySirJava.SSH-Studio.json → Flatpak manifest.
• po/ → Translations.

Requirements:

• Python 3.12+
• GTK 4 / libadwaita 1.4+
• Meson & Ninja
• Flatpak / flatpak-builder

Clone and run in dev mode:

git clone https://github.com/BuddySirJava/SSH-Studio.git cd SSH-Studio meson setup builddir meson compile -C builddir ./builddir/src/ssh-studio

Contributions are welcome!

• Report bugs or request features in the issue tracker.
• Submit pull requests with improvements, translations, or new features.
• Follow GNOME HIG for UI changes.

This project is licensed under the GNU GPLv3.
See LICENSE for details.

• Open an issue on GitHub.
• Check Flathub page.