ConnectBot Alternatives

ConnectBot is described as 'Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone' and is a very popular SSH Client in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ConnectBot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best ConnectBot alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ConnectBot are OpenSSH, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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  1. Kpym icon
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    An SSH server for windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. MATE Terminal icon
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    MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...

    64 MATE Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
     
  3. lterm icon
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    lterm is a vte-based terminal emulator for GNU/Linux systems. It is mainly used as ssh/telnet client but can be very easily configured to use any other protocol. Furthermore it can be a usual terminal on local host.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Oryxis icon
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    Oryxis is a desktop SSH/SFTP client with a modern UI, an encrypted local vault for credentials, and no cloud account anywhere in the loop. No Electron, no webview, no vendor servers. Just a single native binary.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Chuchu icon
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    Chuchu is a native Android SSH client powered by libghostty, a terminal-first Compose UI, and has support for both standard SSH and Tailscale SSH workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. BossTerm icon
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    Pure Kotlin terminal emulator. Works with SSH and PTY.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
  7. Harness the native Linux command-line potential of Android with this Terminal. BTEP is an advanced Terminal Emulator and SSH client for your phone or tablet. Unleash the command line potential of the Android console with this terminal. Best if rooted, but root not required. Run n.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. TTYEmulator is a free terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet, rlogin, raw TCP and serial computing protocols. TTYEmulator is written for Microsoft Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. MidpSSH icon
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    MidpSSH is an SSH and Telnet client for MIDP 1.0 / 2.0 (J2ME) devices such as Java(tm)-capable cellphones and other mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Java Mobile
     
  10. Voltius icon
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    A local-first & Open-source SSH/SFTP/Serial client with E2EE sync, plugins, and no account required — a modern alternative to Termius.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Ghostly Bridge is a lightweight Windows tray app to manage servers and expose local apps instantly. Access UpCloud, DigitalOcean, and your own machines from one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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