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Tabby Terminal

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Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
4.3 / 5 Avg rating (19)
102likes
12comments
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Properties

  1.  Customizable
  2.  Support for Themes
  3.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  SSH
  2.  Command line interface
  3.  Support for SFTP
  4.  Multiple Servers
  5.  Dark Mode
  6.  Portable
  7.  Serial-port
  8.  Electron based
  9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  10.  Works Offline
  11.  Ad-free
  12.  Tabbed interface
  13.  Syntax Highlighting
  14.  Support for scripting
  15.  Autocompletion
  16.  Persistent History
  17.  Telnet client

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Tabby Terminal information

  • Developed by

    Eugeny
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3 (19 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    100 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  63,116 Stars
  •  3,567 Forks
  •  2264 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 15, 2025 
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Our users have written 12 comments and reviews about Tabby Terminal, and it has gotten 102 likes

Tabby Terminal was added to AlternativeTo by David on Aug 29, 2018 and this page was last updated Sep 6, 2024.

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Comment summary: Tabby Terminal receives mixed feedback. Users praise its cross-platform compatibility, customization, and beautiful UI. It's seen as an improvement over other terminals like Cmder and KiTTY, offering features such as tabbed interface, SSH support, and synchronization. However, some criticize its resource usage and font issues on Windows, labeling it as heavy with few unique features. While some find it promising, others report unreliability and server bans.
Top Positive Comment
Jonathan DUMONT
Jul 8, 2021
2

For my work I use a lot the command line and specially Bash. From time to time, I have to use Windows, and I've been often lost by using PuTTY or even SSH over PowerShell. I just found Tabby which I'm able to install on my Linux, Mac and Windows and simply sync my configuration files with Syncthing then the magic happen!! :)

Top Negative Comment
Kris Regina
Jun 8, 2022
1

Tabby is a resource hogging terminal that does nothing different in comparison to other terminals that provide the same function. Sure, it looks prettier than most terminals, but, I prefer performance to looks.

Richie Scassellati
Jan 31, 2025
0

This is a really nice terminal host! I really like how easy it is to open up different terminal types in other tabs.

It does tend to act a little bit slow, but it still works well nonetheless.

MetaFlow
Oct 26, 2024
0

best terminal as of today

Nasch Dax
Jul 18, 2024
0

No terminal app had me banned on more servers. infinite hardcore reconnects, little to no info on errors. Sure, if you use powershell or putty this feels like a step forward but even buggy MUONSSH is better than tabby for me.

usernametaken
Mar 9, 2024
1

Heavyweight and has too few features for amount of resources it needs.

stib
Jun 23, 2022
0

It looks promising, but it's still a bit flaky. Font support seems broken on Windows 10, it won't load any of my monospaced fonts, and instead displays horribly s p a ce d -o ut v er s i on s of my variable width fonts, which makes it kinda unusable.

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What is Tabby Terminal?

Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

FEATURES:

  • Built-in SSH and SFTP client
  • Theming and color schemes
  • Fully configurable shortcuts
  • Full Unicode support including double-width characters
  • Built-in serial terminal
  • Doesn't choke on fast-flowing outputs
  • Proper shell-like experience on Windows including tab completion (via Clink)
  • CMD, PowerShell, PowerShell Core, Cygwin, Cmder, Git-Bash and WSL (Bash on Windows) support
  • Tab persistence on macOS and Linux

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