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OpenSSH for Windows (mls-software) vs OpenSSH: catalog facts
OpenSSH for Windows (mls-software)	OpenSSH
Free Free to download.	Free Free and open source under a BSD-style licence.
Windows, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Tracks current OpenSSH releases Builds still available for Windows 2000, XP and 2003	Complete client, server and key management suite Port forwarding and tunnelling built in
Maintained by a single small site Website is plain and sparse on documentation	Command-line only with no graphical interface Configuration options take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-style
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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