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WindTerm

Ch 117.0of 35 SSH Clients
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported protocolsSSH, SFTP, SCP, Telnet, Raw TCP, Serial, XModem, YModem, ZModem
  4. 4Supported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux
  5. 5SFTP supportYes
  6. 6Port forwardingYes
  7. 7Session managementworkspaces
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Overview

WindTerm is ranked #11 of 35 in SSH clients on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

WindTerm plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free Commercial and non-commercial use without limitations · Source code is partially open github.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on SSH clients

Free plan
Yeswindterm.io
Supported protocols
SSH, SFTP, SCP, Telnet, Raw TCP, Serial, XModem, YModem, ZModemwindterm.io
Supported platforms
Windows, macOS, Linuxwindterm.io
SFTP support
Yeswindterm.io
Port forwarding
Yeswindterm.io
Session management
workspaceswindterm.io

Facts

Product
WindTerm is an SSH, SFTP, shell, Telnet, tmux and serial terminal client described as being for DevOps.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Protocols
The project lists SSH v2, Telnet, raw TCP, serial and shell protocols.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
File transfer
It integrates SFTP and SCP clients and supports XModem, YModem and ZModem.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
SSH features
Listed SSH capabilities include agent forwarding, ProxyCommand or ProxyJump, X11 forwarding and local, remote and dynamic port forwarding.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Tmux
The project lists tmux integration.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Workspace
The GUI includes a session tree, auto completion, sync input, command palette, explorer pane and split views.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Platforms
The README says the GUI supports Windows, MacOS and Linux, and lists binaries for all three.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
License and pricing
The README says WindTerm is completely free for commercial and non-commercial use without limitations; released source code, except the third-party directory, is under Apache-2.0.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Source availability
The README describes WindTerm as a partial open source project and says source will be gradually opened.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Support
The repository invites issues and feature requests and links to discussions about WindTerm and related terminal topics.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Intended users
The README describes WindTerm as a client for DevOps.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Website status
WindTerm.io describes itself as an independent documentation resource, says it is not affiliated with WindTerm, and points to the GitHub repository for the official project.windterm.io · 3 Oct 2026

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