01 — INSTALL
Run the Mac agent
A tiny menu-bar app keeps your Mac available on your local network. Pick the folders you want to expose, hit Start.
Now in TestFlight · iPhone + Mac
Your Mac, from your phone.
Cmdora turns your iPhone into a remote for your Mac. Browse folders, run terminal commands, watch live output — anywhere on your local network. No cloud, no SSH setup.
How it works
Three taps from your couch to your terminal.
Install the menu-bar agent on your Mac, pair your iPhone once, and you're in. No port forwarding, no SSH keys to manage.
02 — PAIR
Scan from your iPhone
Open Cmdora on your iPhone, scan the pairing code from your Mac. Your phone remembers it from then on.
03 — RUN
Type, watch, repeat
Tap a folder, get a real terminal with live output, ANSI colors, history, and special keys — right under your thumbs.
The app
Designed for one hand, built for the terminal.
Three screens, one job: get you from your couch to a working shell as fast as possible.
What's inside
A real terminal — not a toy.
Everything you reach for at a desktop, sized for a thumb and a 6″ screen.
Live shell output
Real PTY on your Mac, streamed to your phone with ANSI colors, scrollback, and auto-scroll.
Special keys, always reachable
Tab, Esc, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, arrow history — on a fixed row above the keyboard, never buried.
Quick commands
Save the lines you actually use. git status, npm run dev, your build — one tap away.
Folders you choose
Whitelist project folders on the Mac side. Your phone only sees what you let it see.
Local network, no cloud
Your phone talks to your Mac directly over Wi-Fi. We don't see your code, your output, or your commands.
Command history
↑ and ↓ walk through everything you've typed before. Reconnect, pick up exactly where you left off.
Under your thumbs
It's the same shell you already know.
Cmdora doesn't simulate a terminal — it streams a real one. zsh, bash, fish, your aliases, your .zshrc. All of it.
[connected] dinislam@MacBook-Pro · 23:24
(base) → Planka git:(master) git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
(base) → Planka git:(master) npm run dev
> planka@1.7.0 dev
> vite
VITE v5.2.0 ready in 312 ms
➜ Local: http://localhost:5173/
➜ Network: use --host to expose
(base) → Planka git:(master) ✗
Your shell. Your aliases. Your tools.
Cmdora opens a real PTY in the folder you pick. Whatever runs in your terminal at the desk runs here — git, npm, vite, docker, brew, your own scripts.
Quick command chips put your most-used lines one tap away.
ls -la git status git diff npm run dev docker ps pwd clear
When it clicks
Anywhere your Mac isn't.
☕
On the couch
Check on a long build without standing up. Restart the dev server from the kitchen.
🚇
On the move
Tail logs and bounce a service from the metro. Your Mac is asleep — Wake-on-LAN handles it.
🛏️
From bed
Pull, run tests, push a fix before sleeping. Without opening the lid.
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Quick chores
Git status across projects. Disk space. Process check. Anything that's a one-liner.
Do I need a server or a cloud account?
No. Cmdora is a menu-bar app on your Mac and an app on your iPhone. They find each other on your local Wi-Fi. Nothing flows through us.
Can I use it outside my home network?
Today, Cmdora works on your local network. Tailscale or any wireguard mesh works fine if you want it from the road — your Mac just needs to be reachable.
Is this for developers only?
No. If you ever open Terminal on your Mac — even occasionally — Cmdora is for you. Sysadmins, students, hobbyists, anyone with a Homebrew habit.
What shell does it use?
Whatever you've set as your login shell. zsh, bash, fish — Cmdora opens a real PTY, so your dotfiles and aliases load as usual.
Is it free?
The first release is free during TestFlight. Final pricing will be a small one-time purchase. No subscription.
Carry your terminal in your pocket.
Cmdora is in TestFlight now. Grab the Mac agent, install on your iPhone, pair once.