Free Xming Alternatives

The best free alternative to Xming is MobaXterm. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to Xming and four of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Xming are VcXsrv, FreeXer and XLiveCD.

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Xming alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Xming.
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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
  1. MobaXterm icon
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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
  2. VcXsrv icon
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    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.

    7 VcXsrv alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    VcXsrv Features

    1.  X server
    2.  SSH
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    VcXsrv VS Xming

    Is VcXsrv a good alternative to Xming?
     
    Comments about VcXsrv as an Alternative to Xming
     
    Guest

    Because it's free and regularly updated. The free version of Xming hasn't been updated for a long time.

    Positive commentAug 17, 2018
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    Guest

    Up to date with the X11 upstream source. Good font rendering OOB - no twiking needed.

    Positive commentMay 14, 2019
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    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 commentDec 5, 2019
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    • Almost everyone thinks VcXsrv is a great Xming alternative.

    • VcXsrv is the most popular Open Source alternative to Xming.

    • VcXsrv is Free and Open SourceXming is Paid and Proprietary
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    FreeXer is a free X Server suite. It transforms your Microsoft Windows workstation into a fully functionally X Windows terminal. FreeXer uses …

    8 FreeXer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FreeXer Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  X server
    Discontinued

    Last release was 2013

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    FreeXer VS Xming

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    XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops.

    5 XLiveCD alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    XLiveCD Features

    1.  X server
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    XLiveCD VS Xming

    Is XLiveCD a good alternative to Xming?
     
    • XLiveCD is the most popular Linux alternative to Xming.

    • XLiveCD is Free and Open SourceXming is Paid and Proprietary
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