Terminal Emulator for Android

Download Terminal Emulator for Android APK

jackpal.androidterm · by Jack Palevich

Tools Jack Palevich
Latest Version: 1.0.29 • Updated: Dec 09, 2025
Download Terminal Emulator for Android APK
v1.0.29 · APK

About Terminal Emulator for Android

From version 1.0.70 : Access your Android's built-in Linux command line shell. Unleash your inner geek! This is a new version of the popular "Android Terminal Emulator" application. Same great program, just with a new name. Top Features + Full Linux terminal emulation. + Multiple windows. + Launcher short cuts. + UTF-8 text. (Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, etc.) + Completely free. No ads, no in-app-purchases, no nag screens, nothing. Quick FAQ: + If you are having trouble entering text, try installing the free "Hacker's Keyboard IME". (Especially if you have a Samsung or HTC device.) + This app isn't a game emulator. + This app won't help you root your phone or change your phone's IMEI. + You need to know (or be willing to learn) how to use the Linux command line to use this app. + You may want to install a set of command line utilities like "Busy Box" or "Debian chroot" in order to add commands beyond the commands that come built into your Android device. + If you get a -505 error when trying to install this app under Android 5.0, it means that some other app is using the same permissions. You will have to uninstall the other app in order to install Terminal Emulator for Android. (People tell me that "jrummy's Toolbox Pro" causes this problem.) Want to know more about Terminal Emulator for Android? Join the G+ community: #Android Terminal Emulator https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106164413936367578283 Or check out the documentation wiki: http://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki Want to add or improve a translation of Terminal Emulator for Android? See https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/wiki/Translating-to-Other-Languages for instructions.

All Terminal Emulator for Android APK versions

1.0.29
Dec 28, 2025
1 variant

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Enable 'Install from unknown sources' for your browser (or the file manager you use to open the APK) under Settings → Apps → Special access. Tap the downloaded Terminal Emulator for Android APK, confirm the prompts, and Android installs it just like any app from the Play Store.

The latest Terminal Emulator for Android version available on APK.now is 1.0.29. We track new releases from Jack Palevich continuously and add them to the catalog as soon as they pass verification.

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