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.

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.

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MobaXterm
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Freemium • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
98 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.
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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.
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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.
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pcmind
Different finality. One if terminal access o other is for x11 access
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Steve Amerige
It's trying to be all things, but it's not trying to be focused on being a X Windows system.
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Erquint
Not an X server. That's the sole functionality that Xming is carrying. There is no crossover between these two programs whatsoever.
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Guest
Xwing is an X Windows system, MobaXterm is a terminal app. Very very different purposes and functionality.
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VcXsrv
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Guest
Because it's free and regularly updated. The free version of Xming hasn't been updated for a long time.
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FreeXer
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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 …
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FreeXer Features
SSH
X server
Discontinued
Last release was 2013
XLiveCD
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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.
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XLiveCD Features
X server