Tabby
A terminal, SSH client and serial console in one window, with a connection manager and an encrypted secret store.
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About Tabby
Tabby handles local shells, SSH, Telnet and serial connections from one application, with a connection manager for saved hosts. On Windows it runs PowerShell, WSL, Git Bash, Cygwin, MSYS2, Cmder and CMD, with proper tab completion through Clink.
Split panes, themes, fully configurable multi-chord shortcuts and remembered tabs cover the terminal side. SSH sessions support direct file transfer over Zmodem, and credentials live in an encrypted container rather than a plain config file. There is also a self-hostable web version.
Strengths
- Local shells, SSH, Telnet and serial connections in one program
- Encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration
- Zmodem file transfer directly inside an SSH session
- Proper shell experience on Windows, including tab completion via Clink
Limitations
- Electron, so start-up and memory use are well above a native terminal
- The plugin ecosystem is small
- Configuration has enough options to get lost in
- Occasional rendering glitches with fast-scrolling output
Details
- Pricing
- Free · Free and open source under the MIT licence.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Eugene Pankov
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- One window for every shell and every server you connect to
- Categories
- Terminals and SSH clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (SSH / Terminal); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
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