Putty for Mac Alternatives

Putty for Mac is described as 'Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Putty for Mac for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and Android apps. The best Putty for Mac alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Putty for Mac are OpenSSH, Termux, mRemoteNG and Windows Terminal.

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Putty for Mac alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Putty for Mac.
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Putty for Mac alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. PAC Manager icon
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    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

    50 PAC Manager alternatives
    PAC Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    PAC Manager Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  VNC Support
    3.  RDP
    4.  Support for Multiple protocols
    5.  Group connections
    6.  Gtk
    7.  SSH
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 4.5.5.7, released in November 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    Dante is a product developed by Inferno Nettverk A/S. It consists of a SOCKS server and a SOCKS client, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards. It is a flexible product that can be used to provide convenient and secure network connectivity.

    17 Dante alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Dante Features

    1.  SOCKS proxy client and server
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  3. FireSSH icon
     16 likes

    FireSSH is a free, cross-platform SSH terminal client for Mozilla Firefox. Written entirely in Javascript!

    65 FireSSH alternatives
    FireSSH screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Firefox

    FireSSH Features

    1.  Legacy Firefox Addon
    2.  SSH
    Discontinued

    The extension is not working on Firefox 57 and later. The developer ended support and development of FireSSH. The extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like Waterfox icon Waterfox and Pale Moon icon Pale Moon

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  4. Blink Shell icon
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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    85 Blink Shell alternatives
    Blink Shell screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Blink Shell Features

    1.  SSH
    Blink Shell iconPutty for Mac Icon

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  5. Shellngn icon
     3 likes

    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

    93 Shellngn alternatives
    Shellngn screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Shellngn Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Telnet client
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  SSH
    Shellngn iconPutty for Mac Icon

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    • Shellngn is the most popular Web-based alternative to Putty for Mac.

    • Shellngn is Freemium and ProprietaryPutty for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
  6. ASG-Remote Desktop icon
     14 likes

    ASG-Remote Desktop is the indispensable tool for administrative access to remote computers.

    86 ASG-Remote Desktop alternatives
    ASG-Remote Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ASG-Remote Desktop Features

    1.  Remote shell
    2.  Remote client
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  7. PuTTY Tray icon
     26 likes

    PuTTY Tray is an improved version of PuTTY. It features a number of addons to make it more useful and much more fun to use.

    30 PuTTY Tray alternatives
    PuTTY Tray screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PuTTY Tray Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH
    3.  Transparency
    PuTTY Tray iconPutty for Mac Icon

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  8. Sakura icon
     12 likes

    sakura is a terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. Current terminal emulators based on VTE are gnome-terminal, XFCE Terminal, TermIt and...

    60 Sakura alternatives
    version 2.3.4, right click menu, 2 open tabs.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Sakura Features

    1.  Gtk
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  9. Codinn SSH Proxy icon
     29 likes

    SSH Proxy can help you turn any remote SSH server into a SOCKS v5 proxy, intuitive and easy to use.

    27 Codinn SSH Proxy alternatives
    Codinn SSH Proxy screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Codinn SSH Proxy Features

    1.  Ssh tunnel
    2.  Tunnel
    3.  SSH
    Codinn SSH Proxy iconPutty for Mac Icon

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  10. PCMan icon
     3 likes

    PCMan is an open source software for BBS viewing.

    7 PCMan alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. MacTerm icon
     7 likes

    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    85 MacTerm alternatives
    MacTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacTerm Features

    1.  SSH
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  12. ZOC icon
     69 likes

    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    65 ZOC alternatives
    ZOC screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    ZOC Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  SSH
    5.  BBS Support
    6.  Binary trace files
    7.  Incoming data as hex dump
    8.  Support for Hotkeys
    9.  Auto Highlighting
    10.  Stream Capture
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