PuTTY AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators - Page 3

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to PuTTY is KiTTY, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to PuTTY and loads of them are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to PuTTY are MobaXterm, Tabby Terminal, Termux and Termius.

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PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also...

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PuTTY alternatives page was last updated Nov 24, 2023
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  1. MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) icon
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    MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY)

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    MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) is a small free utility enabling you to wrap unlimited number of PuTTY applications in one tabbed GUI interface. You are still continue using your favorite SSH client, but you are no longer messing around with PuTTY...

    19 MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  SSH
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  2. Xshell icon
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    Xshell

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    Xshell is a powerful SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN and SERIAL terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation.

    49 Xshell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Xshell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Session Management
    4.  SSH
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Support for SFTP
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  4. Tera Term icon
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    Tera Term

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    Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

    38 Tera Term alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Serial-port
    4.  SSH
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  5. Secure ShellFish icon
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    Secure ShellFish

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    Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.

    56 Secure ShellFish alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  Picture in Picture
    3.  Time-based One-time Password
    4.  SSH
    5.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    6.  MultiTouch
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  6. Chrome Secure Shell icon
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    Chrome Secure Shell

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    Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

    64 Chrome Secure Shell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Chrome Secure Shell Features

    1.  Integrates with Putty configuration
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
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    written by google developers when they took down the ssh command from crosh

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    • Some users think Chrome Secure Shell is a great PuTTY alternative, some don't.

    • Chrome Secure Shell is Free and ProprietaryPuTTY is Free and Open Source
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    Tilix

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    Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

    65 Tilix alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal
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  9. Fluent Terminal icon
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    Fluent Terminal

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    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    87 Fluent Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    4.  Multiple shells
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