Tabby (formerly Terminus)

Spec sheet

Purpose

Tabby is a cross-platform terminal app for local shells and serial, SSH, and Telnet connections.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The product page lists PowerShell, WSL, Git-Bash, Cygwin, Cmder, CMD, Clink, Explorer menu, and WinSCP integrations or support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Security

The product page describes an integrated encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration and an optional password manager protected by a master passphrase.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Customization

Users can customize themes, color schemes, fonts, and single or multi-chord keyboard shortcuts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

File transfer

It supports file transfers from SSH sessions through SFTP and Zmodem, and Zmodem transfers are also described for Telnet and serial sessions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Notable limitation

The README says Tabby is not lightweight and suggests Conemu or Alacritty when RAM use is important.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plugins

Tabby is extensible through JavaScript plugins, and its README says plugins and themes can be installed from Settings.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Scripting API

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Serial

The serial terminal supports multiple connection profiles, newline conversion, text and byte-by-byte input, text and hexdump output, and Zmodem.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Session sync

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Split panes

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

SSH

Its integrated SSH2 client includes connection management, SFTP transfers, X11 and port forwarding, jump hosts, agent forwarding, login scripts, and proxy command support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

SSH support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Terminal features

Tabby offers nested split panes, progress notifications, persistent tabs, optional Quake mode, global hotkeys, and bracketed paste.Read 7 Oct 2026 · tabby.sh

Web version

The project README says SSH, SFTP, and Telnet client features are available as a web app that can be self-hosted.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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