PaperTerm is a free, open-source Android Tools app. The latest version is 0.1.2, it is 15.3 MB, requires Android 7.0+, and is published by PaperTerm.
- Size
- 15.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+
- Last updated
- 29 days ago25 Aug 2026
- Safety
- Scanned25 Aug 2026what does this mean?
License: GPL-3.0-or-later · Target SDK: 36 — what does target SDK mean?
About this app
PaperTerm is an SSH terminal built for e-paper devices such as the Onyx Boox range, where screens redraw slowly and leave ghosting behind. It pairs the Termux terminal engine with a pure-Java SSH client, and adds the details that make a terminal usable on e-ink. It is a pure SSH client: there is no local shell and no local code execution.
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Permissions1 requested
What version 0.1.2 is allowed to do once installed. Highlighted entries reach outside the app’s own sandbox and are worth a second look. Not sure what a permission actually means? Learn how to evaluate app permissions.
Internet
Send and receive data over the internet.
android.permission.INTERNET
Version history1 published build
- v0.1.2Latestbuild 3Scanned
- Released
- 25 Aug 2026
- Size
- 15.3 MB
- Requires
- Android 7.0+
- Target SDK
- 36
Fixed: the app icon showed up as a placeholder in repository listings. It was an XML vector only, which repository front ends cannot rasterize when they extract it from the APK. The icon now ships as raster images at all densities. The artwork itself is unchanged.
Download v0.1.21 permission
Internet
Send and receive data over the internet.
android.permission.INTERNET
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