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2 self-hosted PuTTY alternatives

PuTTY is a free SSH, Telnet and serial terminal emulator for Windows and Unix platforms, providing terminal emulation, secure remote shell connections, and related command-line tools (PSCP, PSFTP, Plink) for administering remote servers.

Alternatives to PuTTY

Desktop application that centralizes SSH, containers, VMs, Kubernetes and remote file management; integrates local CLI tools and syncs connection data via git.

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14.5k stars554 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

WeTTY provides browser-based terminal access to local shells or remote SSH hosts using xterm.js and WebSockets for responsive interactive sessions.

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5.4k stars766 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

What replacing PuTTY actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 2 of 2 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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