Multi-Session & Tabs

PhanTerm’s tab system is designed for highly concurrent operations. Each tab hosts a completely isolated session environment, possessing independent terminal states, background file transfer queues, and local sidebar states.

Tab Navigation Shortcuts

When you are in Normal Mode, you can use the following shortcuts to rapidly move between tabs:

• gt: Switch to the next tab (right).
• gT: Switch to the previous tab (left).
• 1-9: Jump directly to tabs 1 through 9.
• q: Smart close. Closes the current tab if multiple are open; returns to the Connection List if it’s the last one.
• Q: Force close the current active tab and disconnect immediately.

Tab Picker

If you have more than 10 tabs open, the top tab bar automatically enters scroll mode, hiding overflowing tabs.

When this happens, press g0 to bring up the Tab Picker in the center of the screen:

• It lists all currently active sessions.
• You can type text to filter instantly (supports filtering by tag name or host).
• Use the arrow keys or j/k to select, then press Enter to jump instantly to the target tab.