PuTTY Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to PuTTY for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, BSD and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to PuTTY.

Popular free terminal application. Mostly used as an SSH client. If you're looking for more info about PuTTY like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 3/5/2020 1:05:00 AM

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OpenSSH

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. Additionally, OpenSSH provides secure tunneling capabilities and several authentication methods, and supports all SSH protocol versions.
- There is no gui for connection management. Guest • Oct 2017 • 19 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Totally standardized on all platforms (ok, not Windows, but catching up there). Harty1978 • Mar 2017 • 10 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Up to date. One of the most trustworthy dev teams on the intenet. Brioni1988 • Feb 2017 • 13 agrees and 3 disagrees
- OpenSSH includes both client and server software Guest • Jun 2015 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux iPhone BSD ... Cygwin Haiku
Encryption File transfer Jailbreak required Bundled with macOS ... Networking Support for SFTP SSH Add a feature

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KiTTY

KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.
- It's a more actively developed fork. Xeogin • Oct 2019
- The same functionality than PuTTY but prettier, and seems faster for me too pablosezparra • May 2018 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Fork of putty. But more recently updated and fresher. Vlad • Oct 2016 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
Portable SSH Ssh tunnel Auto-saving ... Auto-login Built-in editor Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Multiple Browser Tabs Session management Terminal emulator Add a feature

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MobaXterm

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. 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.
- It's okay, but sessions are constantly disconnected after like a few minutes later. it also has some random cartoons all over the screen so annoying. not recommended. tihedomecu • Apr 2019 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Arguably the best remote access program out there. Great compact interface, most features I've ever seen, works amazingly fast out of the box. The 10 session limit is what makes this Freemium, so if that is not a big deal for you, this is the software for you. Guest • Nov 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium Windows
Support for SFTP X server SSH Tabbed interface ... Embedded Xserver Built-in File Manager Built-in SSH client Support for FTP Multiple session management Multiple Terminal Autoimport of Putty sessions RDP Functionality RDP sessions in a tab Secure Copy (SCP) User interface Customizable Windows Explorer integration Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Integrates with Putty configuration Support for Multiple protocols Multi-Session Portable Telnet client Terminal emulator Vnc protocol Add a feature

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mRemoteNG

mRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote , an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager. It allows you to view all of your remote connections in a simple yet powerful tabbed interface.
- If multiwindow (think 10+ ssh sessions at a time) is your thing this is the best alternative by far -- as a Linux admin and typically on 25+ servers at a crack this free app managed all servers no sweat. Guest • Jun 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
RDP Functionality Support for Multiple protocols RDP SSH ... Built-in SSH client RDP sessions in a tab Tabbed interface Connect via RDP Remote desktop Supports SSL certificate Tree view VNC Viewer Linux Management Remote desktop Secure Copy (SCP) Tabs Vnc protocol Add a feature

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ZOC

ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support. ZOC lets you access character based hosts using Secure Shell (SSH/SSH2), telnet, modem, ISDN and most other means of communication. ZOC can be used to connect to Unix/Linux hosts and shell accounts, BBS's, IBM mainframes (via TN3270 or TN5250), Cisco CLI (command line interface) or internet muds.
- tabs, ease of use, very easy to customize grercl • Nov 2017
- Just let me say one thing: Try managing 200 hosts for 10+ clients in the host directory of Putty and ZOC. hansolo1988 • May 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Fast, multi-session support, stable. Guest • Jul 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- More features. Cleaner user interface. Actual support. externitoritus • Oct 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Easy to use, flexible and includes scp davidstaschover • Apr 2017
- One of the few options available on the mac. Brioni1988 • Feb 2017
- Fully features, and rock solid. Never had any stability problem. Perfect for the daily work. Atmananda • Oct 2016
Commercial Mac Windows
Scripting support Tabbed interface Auto Highlighting BBS Support ... Binary trace files Hot keys Incoming data as hex dump Scripting SSH Stream Capture Telnet client Terminal emulator Add a feature

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Bitvise SSH Client

SSH and SFTP client for Windows incorporates: * one of the most advanced graphical SFTP clients; * state-of-the-art terminal emulation with support for the bvterm, xterm, and vt100 protocols; * support for corporation-wide single sign-on using SSPI (GSSAPI) Kerberos 5 and NTLM user authentication, as well as Kerberos 5 host authentication; * support for RSA and DSA public key authentication with comprehensive user keypair management; * powerful SSH port forwarding...
- Very handy program. I have my ssh connection connect automatically at login. Does my reverse ssh tunnel and socks proxy and stays minimized in the system tray. akanealw • Jun 2020
Free Personal Windows
Multi-Session Port Forwarding Portable Support for SFTP ... SSH Terminal-based Add a feature

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Termius

Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone. Termius Free Features: • Enjoy a beautiful, hand-crafted interface for all major mobile and desktop systems. • Termius is always ad-free. You are not the product. • Pair credentials and servers for quick access.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS iPad
Mosh client Support for SFTP Keychain Port Forwarding ... SSH Unix-like Built-in SSH client Cloud sync FTP Server Migration Secure Copy (SCP) Security focused Server Management Server Monitoring User session recording Add a feature

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Guake terminal

Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).

Free Open Source Linux BSD
Dropdown terminal Quake-style Built-in Terminal Split tabs ... Tabbed interface Terminal-based Terminal emulator Add a feature

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ConnectBot

ConnectBot is a 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.

Free Open Source Android
Telnet client SSH Add a feature

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MSYS2

MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software. The name is a contraction of Minimal SYStem 2, and aims to provide support to facilitate using the bash shell, Autotools, revision control systems and the like for building native Windows applications using MinGW-w64 toolchains.

Free Open Source Windows
Regular updates Command line/bash IDE Add a feature

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