korTTY Guide¶
The complete reference for korTTY — a modern, cross-platform JavaFX SSH client with tabbed terminals, SFTP tooling, a background job scheduler, snippet management, terminal-effect plugins, integrated local GGUF inference and OpenAI-compatible AI assistance. Every feature, setting and tool, explained in detail.
Press F1 inside korTTY to open this guide
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Getting started
Install korTTY, set your master password, and learn the main window.
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Connections & terminal
SSH/Mosh connections, tabs, split-screen, tunnels, jump servers and SFTP.
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Settings reference
Every setting across all configuration tabs, with types, defaults and where each value is stored.
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Menus & shortcuts
The full menu tree and every keyboard shortcut.
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AI assistant & agent tools
Profiles, skills, the AI Manager, and the terminal AI agent's tools.
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Local models
Install, import, route, and run private GGUF models with integrated llama.cpp.
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RAG knowledge stores
Review files or folders, build a safe local HNSW index, and add cited context to AI profiles.
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What's new
Release notes for the current and previous versions.
About this guide
This guide is bundled inside korTTY (Help → Manual, shortcut F1) and published online. It is available in English and German, and is kept in sync with the code automatically. The korTTY version this guide was built for is shown in the footer.