Xshell Alternatives

Xshell is described as 'Powerful SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, RLOGIN and SERIAL terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation' and is a terminal emulator in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Xshell for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Xshell alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Xshell are OpenSSH, Termux, MobaXterm and Windows Terminal.

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  1. SecurSSH icon
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    SecurSSH centralizes SSH credentials, keys, and server access in a zero-knowledge encrypted vault with granular team permissions, live session sharing, and a built-in SFTP manager.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. KRDC icon
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    KRDC is the KDE Remote Desktop Client. KRDC was overhauled as part of the Google Summer of Code (SoC) 2007 by Urs Wolfer and other developers to be included in the KDE 4.0. An overhaul was needed as KRDC development had slowed to a stop as it had no active maintainer for several...

    35 KRDC alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  3. CleverTerm icon
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    CleverTerm is a program to communicate with devices via RS232, RS422 or RS485 by using a serial port.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. MacTerm icon
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    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Putty for Mac icon
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    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. terminalpp icon
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    terminalpp (terminal++) is a minimalist but powerful terminal emulator which provides the same features and user experience on both Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. TTYEmulator is a free terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet, rlogin, raw TCP and serial computing protocols. TTYEmulator is written for Microsoft Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. rdesktop icon
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    rdesktop is an open source client for Windows Terminal Services, capable of natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to present the users Windows desktop. Supported servers include Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows...

    50 rdesktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. PenguiNet icon
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    You've discovered PenguiNet, the simple all-in-one SSH client for Windows! PenguiNet includes an SCP browser, so that you can easily transfer files with just a few mouse clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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