# ptn

10 Hacker News commenters recommended ptn and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lets you open a terminal on your phone by scanning a QR code. Caveat: the URL alone authenticates, so anyone with the link has full access.

## Why people recommend it

- General enthusiasm for the idea (3 comments): "Love it, I've been looking for something like this for a while now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46474786)) "I like this but I hate how everything has to be tied to AI now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476642)) "I'm nevertheless excited to try this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46481991))

## What people warn about

- Security depends on URL secrecy (2 comments): "the "secure key" is only in the domain name, which is transmitted in the clear via SNI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482722)) "The URL is the only authentication. Anyone with the link has full terminal access." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46475173))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ptn", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ptn/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).