[!NOTE]
Rivet is pre-release (0.x). Settings and storage formats may change.
Features
- SSH terminal — tabs and split panes, jump hosts,
~/.ssh/config import
- SFTP / FTP / FTPS — two-pane local ↔ remote explorer with a transfer queue, sharing the SSH terminal's connection
- Remote desktop (RDP) — NLA, text clipboard, resolution that follows the window, optional SSH tunnel
- Connection profiles — passwords live only in the OS vault (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager)
- Automatic updates — signed updates, installed only when you choose to
Download
| Platform | File |
|---|
| macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel) | Rivet_<version>_universal.dmg |
| Windows 10/11 x64 | Rivet_<version>_x64-setup.exe or Rivet_<version>_x64_en-US.msi |
Get them from Releases.
Rivet is not code-signed yet, so macOS and Windows show a warning on first launch —
see the install guide for what to click.
Documentation
The user guide is at nkwoo.github.io/rivet:
install ·
connections ·
SSH ·
file transfer ·
remote desktop ·
security ·
troubleshooting
Security
- Unknown SSH host keys and untrusted TLS certificates are shown with their fingerprint before you connect; changed ones are blocked. There is no option to skip verification.
- Passwords and key passphrases are stored only in the OS vault, never in Rivet's database, settings or logs.
- Remote file names that point outside the target folder are refused.
- Releases are built on GitHub Actions with build provenance attestations and
SHA256SUMS.txt.
To report a vulnerability, see SECURITY.md. Please do not open a public issue.
Contributing
Building from source, running the checks and integration tests, and the release process are described in CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you,
as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
