Are there any Windows tabbed SSH clients?

Question

I've been using PUTTY to connect to several Linux-based development boxes via SSH on Windows. However, I'm often in a situation where I need several such windows open at a time. I'd like to be able to put these into a tabbed window, similar to how a web browser works. When I'm on a Linux box I just open gnome-terminal with several tabs and start several ssh sessions in different tabs there; but on Windows something like that is obviously not an option.

Answer 1

if you want to continue using putty you can always use the multitab port of putty, putty multitab.:

putty-nd is a multi-tab style ssh/telnet suite basing on the putty. The session management and autologon is included and more feathers will come. It is only for windows and built on mingw.

Answer 2

I usually use Console 2 when limited to a Windows machine. Only issue with it is Window maximize support has been disabled (apparently the author didn't like a hack that was employed to get it to work).

I usually couple that with Cygwin/ssh.

Answer 3

You could check out Van Dyke SecureCRT. It isn't a free product, but it sounds like just what you need. They do have a free trial so you can check it out.

Answer 4

Its not as lightweight as some of the other options, but i tend to use mobaxterm - its a packaging of various unix tools, including a proper terminal emulator, no cost, and works pretty much as it should. It also has shiny things like an xserver built in, in case you need it. And of course... tabs...

Answer 5

Also have a look at linux screen command. one of very many tutorials here. Not gui or tabbed, but if you are comfortable with commandline and shells probably just what you need.

Answer 6

I use penguinet. It's not free but it supports multiple connections within the same window, as well as an scp browser.