MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of https://alternativeto.net/software/cygwin/ and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that&#39;s super easy to use, lightweight and portable. MobaXterm bundles an X11 server, SSH client and other crucial network tools such as FTP, VNC, RDP, telnet and rlogin, all in a single executable file.

KEY FEATURES:

Fully-configured X server based on Xorg.
Tabbed terminal with anti-aliased fonts and macro support.
Easy DISPLAY export from any remote host.
X11-Forwarding capability in OpenSSH.
Cygwin-based Unix/Linux commands such as rsync, wget, sed, awk, grep, cd, ls, cat and cp.
Session manager with all multiple network clients: RDP, VNC, SSH, telnet, rsh, FTP, SFTP and XDMCP.
No installation required, can be run from a USB stick.
Light and portable application, packaged in a single executable.

MobaXterm

Windows

An advanced terminal that gives Windows users a powerful, Unix-like command-line experience.

Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin&#39;s xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2010. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition.

VcXsrv

Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2010.

Xming -multiwindow mode on Windows 7 with five clients   including a remote ParaView.

XDMCP on one X server and an xlogo X client on another.

XDMCP on one X server used to access a remote Raspberry Pi and a few clients on another.

Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows&#174;. It is fully featured, lean, fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation or access to the Windows registry). Xming is totally secure when used with [WWW]SSH and optionally includes an enhanced PuTTY Link SSH client and a portable PuTTY replacement package. Xming installers include executable code, and libraries, only built by Colin Harrison (Project Xming&#39;s chief developer).

[WWW]Mesa with [WWW]GLX, or [WWW]Microsoft WGL, provide interactive [WWW]OpenGL&#174; 2D and 3D network transparent graphics rendering. High performance Windows [WWW]AIGLX is available for graphics cards that support hardware-accelerated OpenGL.

Xming

An X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows.

Xmanager is the leading PC X server in the market that brings the power of X applications to a Windows environment. With Xmanager, X applications installed on remote UNIX based machines run seamlessly with Windows application side by side. It provides a powerful session management console, easy-to-use X application launcher, X server profile management tool, SSH module and a high performance PC X server for securely accessing a remote and virtualized UNIX and Linux environment.

NetSarang Xmanager

Xmanager is the leading PC X server in the market that brings the power of X applications to a Windows environment.

FastX is the leading X Windows solution for a remote Linux desktop. Affordable, even cheap. Free demo download.

FastX

Linux

FastX is the leading X Windows solution for a remote Linux desktop. Affordable, even cheap. Free demo download.

The purpose of Mir is to enable the development of user interfaces shells. In the case of Ubuntu, Mir will be utilized by next generation Unity. In addition, Mir will be developed in a manner that will retain its flexibility and usability in order that shells other than Unity may employ it.

The purpose of Mir is to enable the development of user interfaces shells. In the case of Ubuntu, Mir will be utilized by next generation Unity.

Based on the popular Cygwin environment for Windows, this is just an interface to the X Server to allow you to connect to another Unix/Linux box from your Windows computer. It supports SSH, XDMCP, RSH, SSH Compression, backing store, OpenGL, windows clipboard integration, single windows mode, multi windows mode, and multi external window manager windows mode. The interface is licensed under the GNU GPL, and all other software is licensed by its respective creators. More can be learned about the software at http://www.cygwin.com. See a screenshot of the software. Also check out the product comparison between XWinLogon, XWin32 and eXceed.

XWinLogon

Based on the popular Cygwin environment for Windows, this is just an interface to the X Server to allow you to connect to another Unix/Linux box from your Windows computer.

X-Win32 is the most advanced PC X server on the market. With an average of 30 million uses per month globally,X-Win32 is also one of the most widely used X emulators.

X-Win32

X-Win32 is the most advanced PC X server on the market. With an average of 30 million uses per month globally,X-Win32 is also one of the most widely used X emulators.

X410 works seamlessly with Windows Subsystem for Linux, SSH X11 forwarding or in any situation that needs an X-Window server. X410 also supports VSOCK for communicating with Linux GUI apps and desktops running in Hyper-V virtual machines.

X410

X410 works seamlessly with Windows Subsystem for Linux, SSH X11 forwarding or in any situation that needs an X-Window server.

XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops. The software runs from the CD without being installed. XLiveCD was prepared by University Technology Services to facilitate use of research Unix systems at Indiana University by Windows users on campus. 

Can be made into a portable app with a little work.

XLiveCD

XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops.

Exceed 2008 - permits applications, normally available only on expensive UNIX workstations, to be readily accessed from enterprise desktops.

Exceed

Exceed 2008 - permits applications, normally available only on expensive UNIX workstations, to be readily accessed from enterprise desktops.

Apps with 'X server' feature