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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  1. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

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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.

    123 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MobaXterm vs Xming Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    -2

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    pcmind
    0

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

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 9 comments
    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryXming is Paid and Proprietary
    • MobaXterm is CustomizableXming is not according to our users
  2. VcXsrv icon

    VcXsrv

     22 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    VcXsrv vs Xming Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • VcXsrv is Free and Open SourceXming is Paid and Proprietary
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    FreeXer

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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 …

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    XLiveCD

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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