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Putty for Mac

Terminal emulator for Mac SSH, SCP and Telnet

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Putty for Mac is a terminal emulator for macOS that supports SSH, SCP, Telnet, FTP and SFTP. It is a native port of the Windows PuTTY tool, designed to keep connections alive and provide a familiar SSH client for Mac users working with servers, AWS, VMware or Cisco equipment.

11 alternatives to Putty for Mac

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Putty for Mac: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. Remmina

    Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop.

    Covers 1 of 7 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    50 out of 100 matchFree

  2. Bitvise

    SSH software for Windows

    Covers 2 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    50 out of 100 matchContact sales

  3. Teclada

    Secure, easy terminal access from any browser

    Covers 0 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    48 out of 100 match$100/mo

  4. LiteManager

    Remote desktop/access software for unattended control and support.

    Covers 1 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    48 out of 100 matchFree

  5. Onepilot

    Your servers, in your pocket. A real terminal for iPhone whose sessions survive disconnets

    Covers 1 of 7 key features.

    47 out of 100 match—

  6. MobaXterm

    Enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, network tools, and much

    Covers 0 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    44 out of 100 matchContact sales

  7. OpenSSH

    Premier connectivity tool for remote login with the SSH protocol

    Covers 0 of 7 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    44 out of 100 match—

  8. Termius

    Modern SSH client for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

    Covers 3 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    44 out of 100 match$10/mo

  9. ZOC Terminal (EmTec)

    Professional terminal emulator for secure access to remote systems

    Covers 0 of 7 key features.

    44 out of 100 match—

  10. SmartFTP

    FTP Client

    Covers 0 of 7 key features.

    38 out of 100 match—

  11. KiTTY

    A free telnet/SSH client for Windows

    Covers 0 of 7 key features.

    37 out of 100 match—