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Installation Guide

Shellit is distributed as precompiled native binaries, portable archives, and through system package managers.

Windows

Option 1: Windows Package Manager (Winget)

Run the following command in PowerShell or Windows Terminal:

Terminal window
winget install Kobalt.Shellit

Option 2: Scoop Package Manager

If you use Scoop for command-line tool management:

Terminal window
scoop bucket add shellit https://github.com/kobaltgit/Shellit
scoop install shellit

Option 3: Standalone Installer & Portable ZIP

  1. Head over to the official GitHub Releases page.
  2. Download either shellit-windows-x64-setup.msi for standard system-wide installation or shellit-windows-x64-portable.zip for a zero-installation portable setup.
  3. If using the portable ZIP, extract it to any desired folder (e.g., D:\Tools\Shellit) and launch shellit.exe.

Linux

Option 1: Automated Shell Script

Install or update Shellit with a single command:

Terminal window
curl -fsSL https://shellit.dev/install.sh | bash

Option 2: Debian / Ubuntu Package (.deb)

Download the .deb package from GitHub Releases and install using dpkg:

Terminal window
sudo dpkg -i shellit_linux_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f # Resolve any missing dependencies

Option 3: Universal AppImage

For distributions without Debian packaging (Arch, Fedora, openSUSE):

Terminal window
chmod +x Shellit-x86_64.AppImage
./Shellit-x86_64.AppImage

Android

Shellit for mobile provides touch-optimized SSH terminal access, full SFTP browsing, and cryptographic sync.

  1. Download shellit-release.apk directly from GitHub Releases.
  2. Open the .apk on your Android device and confirm installation.
  3. Grant network permissions to enable remote host connections.