Settings

To open it: ⌘,, the SSHive > Settings… menu, or the button of the sidebar. The window is called Settings.

By Lucas Russo, developer of SSHive · Updated October 20, 2026

Tab	What it holds	Page
General	Theme, language, what happens at startup, Touch ID, notifications, the log folder	below
Terminal	Font, size, scrollback, cursor, copy on select, OSC 52, screen reader, the Option key, the terminal theme	Using the terminal
Connection	SSH (port, keepalive, timeout), SSH agent, RDP, VNC	below
Shortcuts	Every shortcut, all of them changeable	Shortcuts
Accounts	Shared accounts	Shared accounts
SSH Keys	Generate, import and install keys	SSH keys
MCP	Server, scope, clients	MCP
AI Assistant	Provider, model, key	The terminal AI assistant
Security	Master password, Touch ID for the OTP vault, SSH and VNC fingerprints	Locking SSHive
iCloud Sync	Synchronisation	iCloud
Import / Export	Export, import, other software	Export and import
License	Plan, Restore purchases	Free and Pro

General

Setting	Default	What it does
Theme	Dark	Dark, High Contrast; Light and System with Pro
Language	That of the Mac	English, French, Spanish, German; changes at once
On startup	Nothing	Or Show connection dialog, Restore sessions
Touch ID	Off	Touch ID before every SSH connection
System Notifications	On	End of a transfer, session disconnected, when SSHive is not in front
Log Directory	The default one	Folder of the session logs; Manage logs

Card	Setting	Default
SSH	Default port	22
	Keepalive	30 seconds (0 turns it off)
	Connection timeout	10 seconds
SSH authentication	SSH Agent	Automatic (SSH agents)
RDP	Default port	3389
VNC	Send clipboard to the VNC server	Off

At the bottom of the Settings sidebar, two clicks: see Your data. Your own shortcuts are not reset; that is done in Shortcuts.

Applies to SSHive 2.0.6 on Mac