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Tabby vs SSH Pilot: catalog facts
Tabby	SSH Pilot
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Local shells, SSH, Telnet and serial connections in one program Encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration	Graphical list of servers with one-click connections Packaged for Flathub and Debian
Electron, so start-up and memory use are well above a native terminal The plugin ecosystem is small	SSH only, no RDP or VNC Documentation of non-Linux platforms is not clear from the project page
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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