Putty for Mac Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   PuTTY

    1449 likes

   Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

   113 PuTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS

   

   

   

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   • Almost everyone thinks PuTTY is a great Putty for Mac alternative.

   • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Putty for Mac.

   • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Putty for Mac.

   • PuTTY is Free and Open SourcePutty for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
   • PuTTY is LightweightPutty for Mac is not according to our users
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   OpenSSH

    384 likes

   OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

   60 OpenSSH alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • iPhone
   • BSD
   • Cygwin
   • Haiku

   

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   6users say it's a good alternative

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   • Almost everyone thinks OpenSSH is a great Putty for Mac alternative.

   • OpenSSH is the most popular Mac & iPhone alternative to Putty for Mac.

   • OpenSSH is Free and Open SourcePutty for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
4. 

   

   Termux

    115 likes

   Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

   100 Termux alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid
   • zsh
   • GNU Bourne Again SHell

   

   

   

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   • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Putty for Mac.

   • Termux is Free and Open SourcePutty for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
5. 

   

   Windows Terminal

    93 likes

   Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

   102 Windows Terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   MobaXterm

    227 likes

   MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

   114 MobaXterm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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7. 

   

   iTerm2

    173 likes

   Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

   84 iTerm2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   mRemoteNG

    226 likes

   Manage remote connections efficiently with this open-source tool, featuring a tabbed interface supporting RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and more protocols, without any ads.

   85 mRemoteNG alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Remote Desktop Tool

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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    Kitty terminal

     56 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    83 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

    

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    KiTTY

     189 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    97 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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12. 

    

    Warp Terminal

     24 likes

    Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.

    23 Warp Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    WindTerm

     21 likes

    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    61 WindTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    WezTerm

     20 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    99 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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