Make Blink 15 available on Mac App Store for ARM machines as Iphone & Ipad Apps

[UlTriX]

Blink 14 (now Legacy) is available to download and install on ARM machines but not the new Blink 15.

I believe will be very easy to make it available.

Thank you.

[dvelopin]

Yes please!

[carloscabanero]

We are working on it, it is easy but still requires a couple changes due to the new popups and stuff.

[larme]

I'd like to see blink 15 on mac because blink 14 getting very unstable on mac now

[tydavis]

+1 to this request. I have no reason to use a terminal locally on my mac, but I have every reason to use Blink as a mosh + ssh terminal client. Please make this available for us on the mac-accessible store.

If you need testers, support, or otherwise, I offer my m1 air. 😄

[calebcoverdale]

Is there any more progress on this?

[larme]

@carloscabanero Will this be solved?

[carloscabanero]

At the moment, I cannot make Blink for Mac a priority until it makes sense from a resources perspective. For Blink to justify its existence on the Mac, it has to appeal to the broader macOS audience - otherwise it will just be a niche feature for an already niche app.

Current macOS terminal apps are already well-established. Blink offers a great and very unique experience on iOS, but competing with existing macOS terminals in this highly tailored space is a hard sell. The ecosystem has matured with specific needs, and those needs are already being met.

That said, I’m exploring some ideas and we will see some small experiments in the iOS side. I think there is space for a proper remote terminal, specially as we make some workflows easier. The Terminal is the tool, the workflows are the value. Whether it’s easier SSH and Mosh setups, or making connections to cloud platforms simpler, there’s definitely room for improvement.

I hope this gives some clarity, and I’d really appreciate any ideas or feedback you might have! I need to feel more confident that we can offer something truly unique and deliver enough value to justify the investment.

PS: Some people have suggested to “just build it as-is for the Mac”. That isn’t a viable option anymore, and it will still require considerable time and money. Some apps have tried the cross-platform approach, but I often see that they don’t already excel on iPad/iPhone, and they just try to check the box on the Mac. I won’t do that.