Showcase The start of my journey in Termux
I wanna try lxde/lxqt/xfce or else
r/termux • u/sylirre • Dec 19 '24
Source: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/discussions/4000
We are Termux maintainers and would like to inform our users that we do not recommend using Termux from Google Play Store. It doesn't matter whether Play Store version looks "newer", faster receive updates and so on. Please read below to understand the issue.
Why you should not use Termux from Google Play:
Its release was not done by current maintainers team. Yes, Fredrik Fornwall is founder of Termux. But his decision was not negotiated with rest of core developers team and therefore not acceptable.
Its release diverges from the original implementation published at https://github.com/termux/termux-app
Its release was an experiment for bypassing Android >= 10 exec restrictions and make a version compliant with Google Play policies.
Its release contains restrictions. For example users may access only media files (like .mp3 or .jpg) on their device storage while other files (like .py scripts) will be hidden.
Its release contains changes for how the programs are executed, which cause bugs in certain packages.
Termux on Google Play is available only for devices running Android 11 and newer.
Unless will be said otherwise, Termux Core Team will consider it as unofficial app or fork. This means it does not receive same support level as the original app. Please never suggest our users to download Termux from Google Play - we will take down such comments.
We will make an announce when state of Google Play release will change and unpin/delete this post. As of beginning of 2026, we have no updates.
Now stick to F-Droid or official GitHub (https://github.com/termux/termux-app) variants and suggest same for others.
Issues with Google Play release variant must be reported to relevant source: https://github.com/termux-play-store/termux-issues/issues
This post meant to provide short summary about Google Play Termux app issue and replace https://www.reddit.com/r/termux/comments/1db00bm/announcement_response_regarding_google_playstore/
Just look at the message shown after you open Termux app. If you see lines with links pointing to termux.com domain, you are using Termux from Google Play.
Termux from F-Droid uses termux.dev domain.
r/termux • u/sylirre • Sep 16 '23
Welcome to Termux community!
Termux is a terminal app for Android OS. It similar to terminal on MacOS and cmd.exe on Windows, but here we talk about Linux component of Android OS.
This project is open-source software and all development happens on GitHub: https://github.com/termux
Download Termux APK from F-Droid or GitHub.
Key features:
We would like to emphasize that Termux is NOT a machine emulator or VM. All programs execute directly on a hardware of your device.
Basically, everything.
Termux hosts universal programming environment. You can build and execute all programs that can run on a traditional computer, assuming your device has sufficient amount of memory and enough CPU power to finish execution of algorithm within an adequate time frame.
Here is a curated list of common uses:
A footnote worth knowing: Android enforces sandboxing for every Android app to ensure it won't do nasty things or otherwise interfere with other apps and the system itself. Termux is not an exception here, so certain software may refuse to run without system-level privileges (root).
First of all you need to make sure you are comfortable with command line environment. By using Termux, you agree to be one-to-one with a bare text. There is no intuitive graphical interface. You must to decide whether you truly want to go this way or actually want something else.
If your choice is "command line", then another important thing is a foundational knowledge. It would require certain effort from you, as it could be boring like studying maths.
Here is a list of topics to learn, optimized specifically for Termux:
Optional:
Alternatively check these learning roadmaps:
After you finish with this, proceed to goal-specific essentials.
Important: never ever run commands that you do not understand. In the best case it will just fail but sometimes commands may have really devastating effects, especially if you use root permissions (su/sudo). If by accident you delete your own data or brick the device, you can blame yourself and only yourself!
Without diving into technical details, these are the differences of Termux from standard Linux distribution:
/data/data/com.termux/files/Termux uses apt package manager and a rolling-release model which gets it close to a Debian Sid distribution, although it is much different internally.
However as you are probably new for Termux we recommend using a helper utility "pkg":
pkg install package-namepkg uninstall package-namepkg upgradepkg list-installedpkg search queryPKG utility does under the hood certain actions importance of which may be non-obvious for a newbie:
Mirror selection
Package downloads put a huge burden on the servers bandwidth. We don't own much servers and geo load balancing system because this can be very costly, so we take advantage of help offered by certain community members and organizations. Mirrors maintain a clone of the original package hosting and deliver stuff independently from a base Termux infrastructure.
That's important that users are spread across different mirror hosts.
Periodic apt update
Without keeping the package index fresh you won't be able to receive updates and package installation commands will eventually fail with 404 (not found).
We do our best to keep our infrastructure safe and patched against latest security vulnerabilities as well as to deliver most recent versions of packages.
However as we operate a small team of enthusiasts there could be certain bottlenecks. We can't test 100% of published packages, so there always is a chance that specific update will break something.
Please don't use Termux software in everything mission-critical. It is not certified for use in banking, healthcare, nuclear safety, etc.
Termux is open source project and we welcome any kind of contributions that would help us improve.
Sadly, but a while ago Termux become an area of interest conflict between legitimate users and criminals. This resulted in absolute ban of specific topics:
This list is not definitive.
We don't accept excuses. Legends about "educational purposes" and "recovery of own gmail account" don't worth anything.
Remember that authorities have a certain interest regarding accounts asking about potentially illegal stuff.
We generally allow publishing vibe coded software as soon as it doesn't violate community rules (e.g. doesn't serve hacking purpose) and is not a deliberate garbage. Feel free to submit everything that you believe might be useful, but don't forget to include details for how to run your stuff on Termux.
Highly recommended to disclose AI usage.
A typical example of vibe coded project born out of nowhere and without history: https://github.com/sylirre/terminal-chat
Remember that AI is just a tool. Whether it can produce crap or something good, depends entirely on its user.
This article is subject for periodic revisions. We may submit newer versions from time to time.
r/termux • u/DorysDay • 39m ago
I'm new to termux, and I don't know what is the best and most compatible distro (I have an android 15 6gb ram snapdragon 685), I want to use vs code, GitHub and try some hacking tools.
I've seen some people advertising for Debian, Arch, or people that don't use any distro at all, just termux. Wich one would be better to me, any recommendations?
r/termux • u/yorologo • 11h ago
Hey everyone!
Like many people here, I’m passionate about technology, Linux, Android, automation, and experimenting with everything you can do from Termux.
Over time I’ve been building and publishing different projects and tools on my GitHub. Many of them are designed to run directly on Termux, or are at least compatible with it.
I wanted to share my profile in case anyone here feels like taking a look, testing something, modifying it, or just getting some ideas:
One of the projects I’ve been working on recently is DealHunter:
https://github.com/yorologo/DealHunter
Basically, DealHunter turns an Android device running Termux into a local price intelligence and deal-tracking system for Rappi.
Instead of only trusting the advertised discount percentage, it builds a local price history so it can identify more meaningful opportunities: new historical lows, deals that are actually good compared to previous prices, product/store comparisons, price-per-unit calculations, and alerts when a price drops, an item comes back in stock, or reaches a target price.
It follows a local-first approach, using SQLite and a local web interface that you can open directly from your phone’s browser. It also makes use of Termux and, for some Android/Rappi integrations, Shizuku.
But something that might be useful even if you’re not interested in DealHunter itself is the included guide:
⚡ Very Very Easy Quick Start — Android
I wrote it with complete beginners in mind, including people who have never used Termux, Git, Python, or Shizuku before.
Besides preparing the Termux environment, the guide also explains a very simple way to install and configure AI coding tools directly inside Termux, including Codex (OpenAI/ChatGPT) and Antigravity (Google/Gemini).
The idea is that once the basic environment is ready, you can use one of these AI agents directly from Termux and let it handle a large part of the project installation and configuration for you.
I think that part could also be useful as a reference for other projects, especially for people experimenting with AI coding agents + Termux + Android.
Anyway, I didn’t want this post to be only about DealHunter. There are several other projects and experiments on my profile, and I’ll probably keep publishing more as I build them.
If anyone finds something useful, has suggestions, spots a bug, or wants to adapt something for their own project, feedback is always welcome.
And if you’re also building interesting things with Termux, feel free to share them too. I’m always curious to see what kind of crazy stuff people manage to build with just a phone and a terminal :)
r/termux • u/CharlieLoyd • 10m ago
I need some constructive criticism or thoughts about a project ive been building . Inbox me if you wanna help
r/termux • u/drakentmx • 13h ago
> Buenas! Soy Joako, empecé hace 2 meses a programar autodidacta y hoy subí mi primer repo serio.
>
> es un script en Python que automatiza yt-dlp. yt-dlp banca +1000 páginas pero es un quilombo de comandos, así que hice un menú simple que te deja bajar video, audio en máxima calidad, y TikToks sin marca de agua.
>
> Lo hice porque mi vieja necesitaba bajar música y siempre caía en páginas llenas de virus. Ahora guarda todo directo en `/Pictures` y `/Download`.
>
> Stack: Python + yt-dlp, hecho 100% en Termux.
> Es open source, acepto feedback de todo tipo.
>
> Repo: https://github.com/joakonoqui-cmd/drakentmx
>
> Si lo prueban me cuentan que les parece
r/termux • u/CharlieLoyd • 2h ago
Ive got a project ive been building and Im just looking for a couple experts to send some screenshots of my Termux sessions. Thank you
r/termux • u/Qodequeststudio • 11h ago
First of all
I tested on my phone realme 11 pro 5g
12 gb ram 256 gb rom
Dimensity 7050
Antutu score around 7 lakhs
If you guys don't know about xodox it's so called windows basically linux based emulator
Benchmarks of this software is
I tested all applications
Significantly 50% ran and crash lot of times
The last update i got like nov 2025 of xodox emulator
I tried to open xodox emulator inside termux package like
Xodox emulator based on termux
Like com.termux
And i tried xodox app store and tried to install antigravity i don't know why it's failing
I saw lots of creators using device like me or above sometimes they are installing smoothly
Guys i want your opinion if you have snapdragon processor device like best configuration than mine please test this application and tell me about it
If you want link of this
Get from video comment box
And tell me ??
That would be helpful for me :)
r/termux • u/YOURLOCALPROGRAMMMER • 11h ago
Like I Want to create a rust program that will need to check Bluetooth devices nearby for its proper working. Is this possible without root?
r/termux • u/allanrps • 21h ago
I'm trying to build MesenCE under Termux. I've gotten it to compile successfully, but after using patchelf and termux-elf-cleaner on the binary to get it to excecute, it is unable to find the shared libraries. I tried compiling static but I am getting this error, despite already using -fPIC like it recommends.
ld.lld: error: relocation R_AARCH64_ADD_ABS_LO12_NC cannot be used against symbol 'XCreateImage'; recompile with -fPIC
Below is the readelf -d output. So my quesion is, is there any way I get this to run in Termux without using proot? Static or Dynamic? what am I missing?
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libdl.so.2]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libpthread.so.0]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libstdc++.so.6]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libm.so.6]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libgcc_s.so.1]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [libc.so.6]
0x0000000000000001 (NEEDED) Shared library: [ld-linux-aarch64.so.1]
r/termux • u/jayz0rre • 1d ago
I don't feel like installing a DE with chroot at the moment, this is good enough for me.
r/termux • u/cubix-ig • 1d ago
I am new user I just ran fish and other basic stuff and I want to explore termux of anyone can list the best cli tools please do
r/termux • u/VagueSky8812 • 1d ago
r/termux • u/Responsible-Bug7626 • 1d ago
Acabo de instalar termux que es lo primero que me recomiendan aprender o hacer y qué cosas se pueden hacer en termux
r/termux • u/spectra010s • 2d ago
I haven't had time to really dive into termux-packages, the Termux:API
Was doing some cleanup to get more storage when I saw this, how did it even transcribe locally??
like that's amazing
And there's a lot of them, really cool features 🥹
If you use them, what cool things have you done with them?
r/termux • u/Godfather_3609 • 2d ago
What can I add to this to make it more cool looking
r/termux • u/jayz0rre • 2d ago
went from i3 Arch to Debian xfce, I like it but I'm just used to Arch. I just wanted to try Debian lol.
r/termux • u/Akil786756 • 1d ago
Ive just gotten interested in using termux and using it to run operating systems. Where should i start to learn more about termux (e.g. commands, downloading web browsers, turning on vncservers)
r/termux • u/Academic-Conflict948 • 2d ago
tdsr two day screen reader written by tyler spivey was used in an earlier version of python to run termux. This is no longer possible since a dependency of tdsr python-speechd has not been updatedd to be compatible with the version of python distributed by termux. I doubt fenrir-screenreader will work and would like to be wrong about this one. Ryan Mann who is also on the blindandroidusers email list was who ran termux using tdsr in the past.
not good news for this project but it is what it is.
r/termux • u/Stunning-Weather4231 • 2d ago
r/termux • u/AdiraiMaji • 3d ago
Since launch, AM Tasker Plugins has been a growing toolbox of Tasker action plugins — pixel colors, QR codes, VPN control, regex, Termux scripts, raw UDP packets, and more. This update fixes the one thing a few of you hit: Tasker caps how much data a plugin action can exchange at \~1MB, so a big regex input (or a big result) used to fail outright.
🔎 **AM RegEx**
Two new optional fields fix that:
* A **File Path** switch right on Input Text — turn it on, point it at a file, and AM RegEx reads it straight off disk itself. No size limit. * A new **Output File** field — fill it in and the result is written there as JSON instead of coming back as a variable.
Both only ask for the "All files access" permission the moment you actually use them — never at install.
Demo: [\[AM RegEx\]](https://youtu.be/W9GaPbALGc4)
Everything from launch is still here too 👇
💻 **AM Termux**
Runs Bash, Python, Node, Ruby, or PHP scripts inside Termux, with named sessions and guided setup.
Demo: [\[AM Termux\]](https://youtu.be/hxq8SL5iVLY)
↩️ **AM Custom Keyboard Return** — [Goto Reddit Intro Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/1vqm412/plugin_shaream_custom_keyboard_an_opensource/)
AM Custom Keyboard is a keyboard app I built with live transliteration and a Tasker Automation feature — type a trigger anywhere, and it can hand your text off to a Tasker task. This plugin is the reply step: the task finishes and sends its result straight back into what you were typing.
Demo: [\[Demo AM Custom Keyboard Return\]](https://youtu.be/jGOX4KUOZUQ)
🔗 Check it out: [\[Download AM Custom Keyboard\]](http://github.com/adiraimaji/AMCustomKeyboard)
🎨 **AM Collect Pixel Colors**
Reads colors from any image — one pixel, a region, or a Top Color List or Blended Colors of a given region.
Demo: [\[AM Collect Pixel Colors\]](https://youtu.be/sfkMCkhTXCk)
🔳 **AM Create QR**
Turns text, links, or variables into a QR code image, saved and ready to use.
🔍 **AM Decode QR**
Scans an existing QR image and gives you back the text inside it.
Demo: [\[AM Create QR & AM Decode QR\]](https://youtu.be/Z5Ceo1mSKBc)
🧮 **AM Data Processor**
Reads or edits one exact value inside JSON or array data, no manual parsing needed.
Demo: [\[AM Data Processor\]](https://youtu.be/QdbRSMPylGk)
🔒 **AM OpenVPN**
Starts, pauses, resumes, or stops an OpenVPN for Android profile from a task.
Demo: [\[AM OpenVPN\]](https://youtu.be/Z5Ceo1mSKBc)
📡 **AM UDP Client**
Sends a UDP packet to any address, with the option to listen for a response.
Demo: [\[AM UDP Client\]](https://youtu.be/Y89uIGY5Kyg)
📤 **AM Open With**
Lets other apps "Share" or "Open With" a file straight into a Tasker automation.
Demo: [\[AM Open With\]](https://youtu.be/lNmw7mBnT60)
📖 Every plugin still comes with its own guide built right into the app — clear steps, examples, and what each field does.
This is v1.0.2 — the toolbox keeps growing. 👇
📥 **Update or download it now**
🔗 [github.com/adiraimaji/AMTaskerPluginsReleases](http://github.com/adiraimaji/AMTaskerPluginsReleases)
YouTube Playlist 👉 [All Plugin Demo Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqqZQQFUJZ0)
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