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WindTerm vs KiTTY: catalog facts
WindTerm	KiTTY
Free The author states WindTerm is completely free for commercial and non-commercial use…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, like PuTTY.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
SSH v2, SFTP, telnet, raw TCP, serial and tmux in one native client Free for commercial use with no seat or session limits	Session filter and launcher, which PuTTY still does not have Automatic login and command scripts per session
Only part of the source is published, so it is not fully open source The last release was in March 2025 and the repository has been quiet since	Windows only Last release was September 2023, and it is based on PuTTY 0.76
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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