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jolz

Name: jolz
Rating: 5 (100 reviews)
Author: deathlegion team

A full-featured Linux terminal in your pocket.

Run a real shell. Install real packages. Extend it with plugins. Built native for Android.

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Android 5.0+3.9 MBAll ABIsv1.0.0v1+v2+v3 signed

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jolz — dracula · 80×24session #1

jolz $

What's inside

Everything you'd want, and then some

Built by lucifer x jela, in the deathlegion team. For everyone who lives in the terminal — now you can take it everywhere.

A real VT/ANSI terminal

Your pocket powerhouse. 256 colors, truecolor, mouse reporting, alternate screen, scrollback, and full escape-sequence support — the same engine the pros use, shrunk to fit a phone.

offline-firstnativetinyfast

pkg — install what you need, when you need it

bash, python, ruby, node, neovim, git, ripgrep… dependency-aware, topologically sorted, served from multiple mirrors with automatic failover.

Plugin system

9 plugin types. 29 granular permissions. A real sandbox, not a free-for-all.

Eleven ways to make it yours

Dracula, Nord, Solarized, Monokai, Gotham, One Dark, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night, Catppuccin, Rose Pine.

Home screen widget

One tap from the launcher. A live terminal, right on your home screen.

Extra keys bar

Ctrl, Alt, Tab, Esc, arrows, F1–F12, and everything the on-screen keyboard forgot.

Multiple sessions

Run shells in parallel. Switch with a swipe. Each session keeps its scrollback.

Pinch-to-zoom

Resize the font instantly. Long-press for the context menu. Double-tap to paste.

Foreground service

Long-running tasks survive the screen off. Boot scripts run the moment your device wakes.

Crash reports with logcat

When something breaks, you get the full logcat capture — not a sorry toast.

Multiple mirrors

Pick the fastest mirror. We fall over automatically so downloads stay quick.

24+ built-in commands

sysinfo, netinfo, meminfo, cpuinfo, diskinfo, battery, device, uptime, ps, mounts, jolz-info, jolz-version, jolz-help, echo, date, whoami, uname, which, ls-jolz, cat-jolz, mkdir-jolz, rm-jolz, touch-jolz — all available offline, no install required.

offline-firstnativetinyfast

Extend it

Nine ways to make jolz yours

A real plugin architecture, not a settings screen with a fancy name. Each plugin runs in a granular sandbox with one of 29 permissions — you decide what it can touch.

Theme

plugin.type

Ship custom palettes and UI tweaks. One tap to install, switch instantly.

$jolz plugins --install dracula-pro

Font

plugin.type

Bundle monospace fonts with ligatures and per-glyph fallback chains.

$jolz plugins --install jetbrains-mono

ColorScheme

plugin.type

Standalone 16-color schemes, decoupled from full themes.

$jolz plugins --install gruvbox-dark

Boot

plugin.type

Run scripts on device boot — init SSH keys, mount dirs, start daemons.

$jolz plugins --enable boot@init-ssh

KeyBind

plugin.type

Remap every key, gesture and shortcut to your muscle memory.

$jolz plugins --install vim-keys

DeviceApi

plugin.type

Expose camera, GPS, sensors, vibrate to shell scripts — typed and safe.

$jolz plugins --enable device@camera

Command

plugin.type

$jolz plugins --install cmd@docker-ps

Scheduler

plugin.type

Cron-style jobs that survive reboots and run in the foreground service.

$jolz plugins --enable sched@nightly-backup

Hook

plugin.type

React to lifecycle events: session start, pkg install, theme change.

$jolz plugins --enable hook@notify-install

29 granular permissions. One sandbox per plugin.

INTERNET, FILE_READ, FILE_WRITE, BOOT, CAMERA, LOCATION, CONTACTS, PHONE, SMS, NOTIFICATION, SCHEDULER, FOREGROUND… every plugin declares exactly what it needs, and you approve every one.

sandboxed

pkg install

Hundreds of packages. One command away.

Topologically sorted dependencies, signed packages, multiple mirrors. Install what you need, when you need it.

bash

python

ruby

node

vim

neovim

git

curl

wget

ssh

tmux

zsh

clang

gcc

make

cmake

fzf

ripgrep

bash

python

ruby

node

vim

neovim

git

curl

wget

ssh

tmux

zsh

clang

gcc

make

cmake

fzf

ripgrep

Look & feel

Eleven ways to make it yours

From the cult-classic Dracula to the soft pastels of Catppuccin and Rose Pine — every scheme ships with a matched palette, syntax colors, and a real preview.

dracula.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Dracula

nord.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Nord

solarized-dark.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Solarized Dark

solarized-light.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Solarized Light

monokai.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Monokai

gotham.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Gotham

one-dark.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

One Dark

gruvbox-dark.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Gruvbox Dark

tokyo-night.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Tokyo Night

catppuccin.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Catppuccin

rose-pine.sh

jolz $ echo "hello from jolz"

hello from jolz

jolz $ pkg install neovim

✓ installed neovim 0.10

Rose Pine

By the numbers

Small binary. Big ambitions.

features

0 MB

apk size

color schemes

plugin types

permissions

built-in commands

Offline & ready

24+ commands, no install required

Open jolz fresh and you've already got a full toolkit. sysinfo, netinfo, meminfo, battery — your Android, at a glance, from a shell.

sysinfoFull device summary

netinfoNetwork interfaces & IPs

meminfoRAM usage breakdown

cpuinfoCores, freq, governor

diskinfoStorage & mounts

batteryLevel, temp, health

deviceModel, ABI, Android

uptimeTime since boot

psRunning processes

mountsMounted filesystems

jolz-infojolz environment

jolz-versionVersion & build

jolz-helpCommand help

echoPrint arguments

dateCurrent date/time

whoamiCurrent user

unameSystem info

whichLocate a binary

ls-jolzList jolz files

cat-jolzRead a jolz file

mkdir-jolzMake a jolz dir

rm-jolzRemove a jolz file

touch-jolzCreate a jolz file

Built for everyone

“We built jolz because the terminal is the one tool that travels with you — across laptops, servers, and now, the phone in your pocket. It should feel just as native there.”

Built by lucifer x jela, in the deathlegion team. For everyone who lives in the terminal — the late-night sysadmins, the on-call devs, the curious tinkerers, the people who'd rather type pkg install than open an app store.

You'll feel at home the moment you open it. And if you don't — it's a plugin away from being exactly what you want.

The makers

lucifer x jela

A two-person team, building in the open under the deathlegion banner. No VC. No telemetry. Just a terminal done right.

lucifer

·Build & native core

Engine room. Wrote the VT/ANSI emulator, the plugin sandbox, and the pkg resolver that keeps dependencies honest.

jela

·UI, plugins & DX

Made the terminal feel at home on a touchscreen. Designed the plugin contract, the 11 color schemes, and the home screen widget.

Proudly part of the deathlegion team

v1.0.0 · 3.9 MB · all ABIs

Take the terminal with you.

One APK. Signed with v1 + v2 + v3 — installs on every Android from 5.0 to the latest. No store required.

Download jolz 1.0.0 Source on GitHub

arm64-v8aarmeabi-v7ax86x86_64API 21+no telemetry