Xshell Alternatives for Linux
Xshell is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Xshell and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Xshell are OpenSSH (Free, Open Source), Terminator (Free, Open Source), Alacritty (Free, Open Source) and Asbru Connection Manager (Free, Open Source).
- PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. View 99 alternatives to PuTTY
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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- ReactOS
PuTTY vs Xshell
No post-login script per profile/session - OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. View 55 alternatives to OpenSSHNo screenshots yet
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Haiku
- Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. View 72 alternatives to Terminator
- Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form. View 58 alternatives to Alacritty
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- A user interface that helps organizing remote terminal sessions and automating repetitive tasks. View 12 alternatives to Asbru Connection Manager
- Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. View 34 alternatives to Termius
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- iPad
- SecureCRT combines rock-solid terminal emulation with the strong encryption, data integrity, and authentication options of the Secure Shell protocol. View 48 alternatives to SecureCRTNo screenshots yet
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 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. View 21 alternatives to KRDC
- PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc. View 44 alternatives to PAC Manager
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 4.5.5.7, released in November 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
PAC Manager vs Xshell
Even though it's discontinued, it still offers a huge load of features and is highly customizable. - Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. View 61 alternatives to Chrome Secure Shell
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome