Bonk
A polished, native macOS SSH terminal client for daily server work.
Bonk is a fast, feature-rich SSH terminal for macOS. It pairs a native SwiftUI interface with a fully customizable AppKit toolbar, and bundles everything you reach for every day: SFTP browsing, port forwarding, an AI assistant, snippets, workspaces, and a Quake-style drop-down terminal.
Why Bonk?
- Native, not Electron. A real macOS citizen — fast, lightweight, and styled for the system.
- Everything in one window. Connect, browse files, forward ports, ask AI for help — without juggling multiple apps.
- Customizable to your taste. Drag-and-drop toolbar, theme engine, configurable shortcuts, saved workspaces.
- Privacy-friendly AI. Bring your own API key; local Ollama supported.
✨ Features
🖥 Terminal & Connection
| SSH terminal | Tabs + split panes, arm64 & x86_64 |
| SFTP | Dedicated browser window with drag-and-drop uploads |
| Port forwarding | Local, remote, dynamic (SOCKS5) |
| Serial port | Connect to /dev/tty.* devices |
| Jump hosts | Chain connections through a bastion |
| Security | Host key validation, Secure Enclave P256 keys, credential keychain |
| Extras | Zmodem transfer, SSH config import |
🤖 AI Assistant
- Chat with GitHub Copilot, Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, OpenCode Zen, Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- Generate and explain commands, diagnose error output, and execute multi-step plans
- Your key, your data — no cloud relay
⚡ Productivity
- Custom toolbar — drag to reorder, right-click to customize, layout auto-saved
- Snippets & command history — stop retyping the same commands
- Workspaces — save and restore multi-session layouts
- Broadcast — type once into every pane
- Quake terminal — drop-down terminal on a global hotkey (⌘`)
- Themes — Dark, Light, Dracula, Nord, Solarized, plus your own
- iCloud sync & Sparkle auto-updates
📸 Screenshots
Coming soon.
🚀 Getting Started
- Download the latest DMG from the Releases page and drag Bonk into Applications.
- Launch Bonk, add a host (name, address, port), and connect.
- Optional: configure an AI provider in Settings → AI to unlock the assistant.
- Requires macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon & Intel
- The app is signed; updates arrive automatically via Sparkle
⌨️ Shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
| — | — |
| Quake drop-down terminal | ⌘ |
| Check for updates | ⌥⌘U |
| Workspaces | ⌥⌘S` |
Most other shortcuts (new terminal, split panes, SFTP, AI, find…) are configurable in Settings → Keyboard.
🛠 Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| UI | SwiftUI + AppKit (Swift 6) |
| Terminal rendering | SwiftTerm |
| SSH | Citadel / swift-nio-ssh |
| Storage | SwiftData |
| Updates | Sparkle |
| AI | OpenAI-compatible APIs, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Ollama… |
🧑💻 Development
Requires Xcode 26. Supports macOS 15+.
git clone https://github.com/iamJoyLiam/Bonk.git
cd Bonk
open Bonk.xcodeproj
🏗 Architecture
The main window is an AppKit-owned NSSplitViewController shell hosting SwiftUI content — keeping the fully customizable NSToolbar stable and free from SwiftUI’s window-toolbar ownership conflicts.
🤝 Contributing
Issues and pull requests are welcome. For feature ideas or bugs, open an issue first.