PuTTY!

Right now, the 64-bit builds work as far as we know, but they haven't had as much testing as the 32-bit ones. So we're still considering the 32-bit builds to be more likely to be stable. However, if you have any reason to want to use a 64-bit build (e.g. it needs to load a 64-bit supporting DLL for something like GSSAPI, or if you just feel like trying out the new builds, then please let us know if you have any trouble. We've also redesigned our website. The old Download page isn't there any more: instead, we have separate pages for the latest release and the development snapshots . Also, you can find past release builds of PuTTY by following links from the Changes page , in case those are useful to you. (However, most of them have known vulnerabilities these days; we don't recommend you

PuTTY alternatives

  • KiTTY

  • What is KiTTY ?KiTTY is a fork from version 0.69 of PuTTY, the best telnet / SSH client in the world.KiTTY is only designed for the Microsoft Windows platform. For more information about the original software, or pre-compiled binaries on other systems, you can go to the Simon Tatham PuTTY page.

    tags: Portable automatic-logon console serial-connections session-management
  • cmder

  • Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt layout.

    tags: Portable command-line-interface developer-tools tabbed-interface terminal-client
  • MobaXterm

  • 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 bundles an X11 server, SSH client and other crucial network tools such as FTP, VNC, RDP, telnet and rlogin, all in a single executable file.

    tags: Portable customizable cygwin explorer-integration extensible
  • mRemoteNG

  • mRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote , an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.

    tags: citrix http https microsoft-remote-desktop-protocol multi-protocol
  • ZOC

  • ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    tags: ansi-sco auto-highlighting bbs-support binary-trace-files cisco-cli
  • Guake terminal

  • Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).

    tags: console dropdown-terminal quake-style quake-style-terminal simple-user-interface
  • MSYS2

  • MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

    tags: arch-linux cygwin mingw32 mingw64 package-management
  • Bitvise SSH Client

  • SSH and SFTP client for Windows incorporates:

    tags: Portable sftp ssh ssh-client terminal-based
  • gow

  • Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native win32 binaries. It is designed to be as small as possible, about 10 MB, as opposed to Cygwin which can run well over 100 MB depending upon options.

    tags: cygwin developer-tools development development-suite mingw
  • PAC Manager

  • 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.

    tags: cluster development group-connections gtk multiple-protocols-support
  • Xshell

  • Xshell is a 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. SSH (Secure Shell) protocol supports encryption and user authentication for secure connections over the Internet, and it replaces legacy protocols such as TELNET and RLOGIN.

    tags: rlogin sftp ssh telnet vt220
  • mintty

  • Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin that is based on code from PuTTY 0.60 by Simon Tatham and team.

    tags: console cygwin terminal-client
  • Chrome Secure Shell

  • Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

    tags: native-client ssh ssh-client terminal-client x-terminal
  • JuiceSSH

  • The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.

    tags: ssh ssh-client ssh-tunnel telnet-client