Xming Alternatives

Xming is described as 'X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows®. It is fully featured, lean, fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation or access to the Windows registry)' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Xming for Windows and Linux. The best Xming alternative is MobaXterm, which is free. Other great apps like Xming are VcXsrv, X410, NetSarang Xmanager and FreeXer.

Xming alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Xming.

Xming

Paid • Proprietary

Xming is a X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows®. It is fully featured, lean, fast, simple to install and...

More about Xming

Xming alternatives page was last updated

MobaXterm
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Freemium • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
100 MobaXterm alternatives
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 is the most popular Windows alternative to Xming.
- - MobaXterm is the most popular free alternative to Xming.
Suggest and vote on features
MobaXterm Features
1. PortableMobaXterm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMobaXterm can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Windows Explorer ExtensionMobaXterm can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Support for SFTP
SSH
X server
Tabbed interface
Embedded Xserver
RDP Functionality
Multiple Terminal
Support for Multiple protocols
Built-in SSH client
Built-in File Manager
Comments about MobaXterm as a Alternative to Xming
This alternative is disputed. MobaXterm is still a legitimate Xming alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
all • positive • negative relevance • date
Guest
MobaXterm is a collection of functions required to accesas Unix based systens in one app. These include Terminal Access, File Transfer, and X11. The great advantage is, it works out-of-the-box and you don't need to have any other software.
Top positive comment •
-2

pcmind
Different finality. One if terminal access o other is for x11 access
Top negative comment •
0

Steve Amerige
It's trying to be all things, but it's not trying to be focused on being a X Windows system.
Negative comment •
0

Erquint
Not an X server. That's the sole functionality that Xming is carrying. There is no crossover between these two programs whatsoever.
Negative comment •
0

Guest
Xwing is an X Windows system, MobaXterm is a terminal app. Very very different purposes and functionality.
Negative comment •
7

Show more comments ▾
5 of 8 comments
VcXsrv
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Windows
7 VcXsrv alternatives
Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2010. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition.
- - VcXsrv is the most popular Open Source alternative to Xming.
Suggest and vote on features
VcXsrv Features
SSH
X server
Comments about VcXsrv as a Alternative to Xming
Almost everyone thinks VcXsrv is a great Xming alternative.
Guest
Up to date with the X11 upstream source. Good font rendering OOB - no twiking needed.
Positive comment •
0

Guest
Where Xming opens simply (I could not get it to NOT open at startup), VcXsrv opens a window where you can control certain things, such as open start up, open GNU in another window, and small things like that.
Positive comment •
-1

Guest
Because it's free and regularly updated. The free version of Xming hasn't been updated for a long time.
Positive comment •
0
X410
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Paid • Proprietary
Windows
4 X410 alternatives
X410 works seamlessly with Windows Subsystem for Linux, SSH X11 forwarding or in any situation that needs an X-Window server. X410 also supports VSOCK for communicating with Linux GUI apps and desktops running in Hyper-V virtual machines.
- - X410 is the most popular commercial alternative to Xming.
Suggest and vote on features
X410 Features
X server
NetSarang Xmanager
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Paid • Proprietary
Windows
4 NetSarang Xmanager alternatives
Xmanager is the leading PC X server in the market that brings the power of X applications to a Windows environment. With Xmanager, X applications installed on remote UNIX based machines run seamlessly with Windows application side by side.
Suggest and vote on features
NetSarang Xmanager Features
SSH
OPENGL
X server
FreeXer
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Windows
8 FreeXer alternatives
FreeXer is a free X Server suite. It transforms your Microsoft Windows workstation into a fully functionally X Windows terminal. FreeXer uses …
Suggest and vote on features
FreeXer Features
SSH
X server
Discontinued
Last release was 2013
X-Win32
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Paid • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
5 X-Win32 alternatives
X-Win32 is the most advanced PC X server on the market. With an average of 30 million uses per month globally,X-Win32 is also one of the most widely used X emulators.
Suggest and vote on features
X-Win32 Features
X server
SSH
Add a screenshot
X-Deep/32 PC X Server for Windows
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Paid • Proprietary
Windows
6 X-Deep/32 PC X Server for Windows alternatives
X-Deep/32 X Window Server can be used to connect to host systems running UNIX, LINUX, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris or any other operating system that supports X Windows System, in a LAN environment or from a home PC connecting to office LAN via a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Suggest and vote on features
X-Deep/32 PC X Server for Windows Features
X server
Exceed
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Paid • Proprietary
Windows
7 Exceed alternatives
Exceed 2008 - permits applications, normally available only on expensive UNIX workstations, to be readily accessed from enterprise desktops.
Suggest and vote on features
Exceed Features
X server
Add a screenshot
XLiveCD
Is this is a good alternative?
Yes
No
Free • Open Source
Linux
5 XLiveCD alternatives
XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops.
- - XLiveCD is the most popular Linux alternative to Xming.
Suggest and vote on features
XLiveCD Features
X server