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Mapper

macOS menu bar app for SSH port forwarding, with saved tunnels, auto-reconnect and live status

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Mapper is a macOS menu bar app for managing SSH port forwards without retyping ssh -L commands.

Pick a host from your SSH config, set a local and remote port, and Mapper keeps the tunnel alive in the background.

What it does

  • Local (-L) forwards from the menu bar, saved and restarted on launch.
  • Auto-reconnect with capped backoff, plus live status and latency per tunnel.
  • In-app SSH log viewer and an editor for ~/.ssh/config.
  • Import and export tunnels as JSON.

Install

brew tap jabedzaman/mapper https://github.com/jabedzaman/mapper
brew install --cask mapper

Or grab Mapper.dmg from the releases page. Source on GitHub, site at mapper-app.vercel.app.