PocketShell is now Thumbdesk. Meet 2.0.
New name, same app, and the biggest update since launch: your phone can now see and control your screens, reach servers without installing anything, and keep an eye on every machine you own.
Screen sharing
Try it →- See and control the desktop of a Mac, a Windows PC or a Linux machine (X11, GNOME, KDE and wlroots on Wayland).
- Trackpad or direct-touch pointer, pinch to zoom, two-finger scroll, right and middle click.
- Switch displays and picture quality during a share; quality adapts to your connection automatically.
- Clipboard both ways, per-OS shortcuts and a key bar with ⌘, Ctrl, Alt, the Windows key and F-keys.
- The machine's sound, when you turn it on.
SSH hosts
Try it →- Add any server you can SSH into, with no agent: terminal, files, stats and projects.
- Passwords or keys, including keys generated on the phone. Host keys are pinned on first connect.
- Each SSH terminal runs in its own tmux session, so it survives a dropped connection.
A redesigned app
Try it →- Hosts home with Terminal, Screen, Files and Projects one tap from every machine.
- A new Sessions tab: recent projects, workspaces and agent chats in one place.
- Workspaces that mix terminals, files and web previews from several machines.
- A new Monitor: fleet overview, live tiles, history charts, data used, storage and processes.
- A four-card tour and a getting-started checklist for new accounts, plus a demo host.
- Side-by-side panes on iPad and wide screens, and 12 languages.
Files
Try it →- Streamed, resumable transfers on their own channel.
- A rewritten browser and editor with path suggestions, starred and recent folders.
- Send files into any folder on any machine from the iOS and Android share sheet.
Alerts and agents
Try it →- Alerts on a specific disk, plus ending a runaway process from its detail page.
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for Claude Code, Codex and Grok.
- Grok joins Claude Code and Codex. Chat with agents in the app, or resume any session in a terminal.
The agent on your computer
Try it →- The command is now `thumbdesk` (the old `pocketshell` keeps working).
- On a Mac it is an app with a menu-bar item: paired devices, terminal sessions, exposed ports, who is viewing the screen, and a switch to turn screen sharing off.
- A tray item on Windows and Linux, including pairing a Windows PC from the tray.
- Install with Homebrew on a Mac: brew install --cask yashagldit/thumbdesk/thumbdesk.
- Updates are signed and verified before they install.
Security
Try it →- Pairing binds your phone's device key to the QR you scanned, with a pairing proof.
- Hardened file paths and agent checks, and a searchable audit log per machine.