shellxGuides
How to use ShellX for specific jobs, and a straight comparison with tools you already know.
How to use Claude Code and Codex from your phone
Run Claude Code, Codex or any CLI coding agent on your computer and follow it from your phone: answer prompts, review changes, get a push when it needs you.
Read the guide →SSH from your phone without opening ports
The classic ways to SSH from a phone, what they need (open ports, static IP, VPN), and how ShellX puts your SSH and tmux sessions on the phone with none of that.
Read the guide →Control your Mac or PC terminal remotely without a VPN
Reach the terminal of your home or office computer from your phone behind NAT or CGNAT: no VPN, no port forwarding, no static IP, end-to-end encrypted.
Read the guide →ShellX vs Termius: which one for a terminal on your phone?
Termius is a cross-platform SSH client; ShellX puts your own computer's terminal sessions on your phone. How they differ, when to pick which, how to use both.
Read the guide →ShellX vs Tailscale + SSH for a terminal on your phone
Tailscale is a WireGuard mesh VPN; add an SSH client and you get a shell on your phone. ShellX puts your computer's terminal sessions there directly. Compared.
Read the guide →Claude Code Remote Control vs ShellX: control AI coding agents from your phone
Claude Code Remote Control or ShellX? Compare setup, plans, supported agents (Codex, Gemini CLI), notifications and security on your phone.
Read the guide →Run Codex CLI, Gemini CLI or Aider from your phone
Keep Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Aider or Claude Code running on your computer and approve prompts from your iPhone or Android. No open ports, no VPN. Free.
Read the guide →Best SSH apps for iPhone and Android in 2026
Termius, Blink, Prompt 3, JuiceSSH, ConnectBot, Termux and ShellX compared: price, Mosh, setup, and when you don't need SSH at all.
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