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The best free Terminal Emulator alternative to Xming is MobaXterm. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to Xming, but unfortunately only one of them is a free Terminal Emulator. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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Xming is a 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...

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Xming alternatives page was last updated Jan 27, 2024
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    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.

    107 MobaXterm alternatives
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top MobaXterm Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    MobaXterm VS Xming

    Is MobaXterm a good alternative to Xming?
     
    Comments about MobaXterm as an Alternative to Xming
     
       
    Comment summary: Comments indicate that Xming and MobaXterm serve different purposes. Xming is primarily an X11 server for Windows, while MobaXterm is a terminal application with additional X11 capabilities, designed to facilitate terminal access, file transfer, and X11 support out-of-the-box. While MobaXterm is praised for its versatility and ease of use, it is not a dedicated X server like Xming.
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    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 commentNov 17, 2020
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    pcmind

    Different finality. One if terminal access o other is for x11 access

    Top negative commentMar 15, 2023
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    Guest

    Xming is an X11 server for Windows, which is usually used with X11 forwarding from another client, e.g. PuTTY, whereas MobaXterm is a terminal app which happens to have X11 support included.

    Negative commentJan 27, 2024
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    • This alternative is disputed. MobaXterm is a legitimate Xming alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • MobaXterm is the most popular Windows alternative to Xming.

    • MobaXterm is the most popular free alternative to Xming.

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryXming is Paid and Proprietary
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