Wear Term is a standalone Linux terminal emulator for Wear OS smartwatches. No root access and no companion phone app required.
Run a real shell directly on your watch. Install and use bash, curl, git, python, and many more command-line tools from within the app.
Features:
- Real PTY-based terminal and shell
- 256 colors, truecolor, alternate screen, and scrollback
- zbd package manager for optional command-line tools
- Verified packages and an offline-capable repository cache
- Interface designed for round watch displays
- Rotary scrolling and quick Ctrl, Esc, Tab, and arrow keys
- Voice command input and saved command snippets
- A Tile and watch-face complication for active terminal sessions
- Shell sessions can continue while the watch screen is off
Wear Term is for developers, system enthusiasts, and anyone who wants a portable command line on their wrist. Supports Wear OS 3 and later.
A real Linux terminal and package manager for your Wear OS watch.