MobaXterm

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

MobaXterm is a Windows application that brings remote network tools and Unix commands into one portable executable. It supports SSH, X11, RDP, VNC, FTP, SFTP, MOSH, Telnet, Rlogin, RSH, XDMCP and Serial sessions, alongside commands such as bash, ls, cat, sed, grep, awk and rsync. It is designed for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators and other users who work with remote servers and systems.

Key capabilities include a tabbed terminal based on PuTTY with macro support and syntax highlighting, an embedded X.org-based X server with X11-forwarding and OpenGL, Composite and Randr extensions, a graphical SFTP browser with drag-and-drop file transfer, and a session manager that stores SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, RDP, VNC, XDMCP, FTP, SFTP and Serial sessions. Additional tools include multi-execution across servers, embedded network daemons, SSH gateways and port-forwarding tunnels, the MobApt package manager, the MobaTextEditor, password management with a master password, and plugins that extend the application. The portable version runs without administrator rights or additional frameworks.

MobaXterm is available as a free Home Edition for personal use, while the Professional Edition adds more features and the Customizer software for generating customized copies with a company logo and default settings.

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Key facts

Starts at: Contact sales
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: No
Open source: No

What it does

Embedded x server based on x org with opengl composite and randr extensions
Tabbed terminal with ssh based on putty with antialiased fonts and macro support
Unix linux commands on windows bash grep awk sed rsync
Session management for ssh telnet rlogin rdp vnc xdmcp ftp sftp and serial sessions
Graphical sftp browser with drag and drop file transfer over ssh
X11 forwarding for displaying remote applications on the local windows desktop
Multi execution of the same commands across many servers simultaneously
Embedded network daemons and sysadmin tools
Remote unix desktop via xdmcp and remote windows desktop via rdp
Ssh gateway jump host support for ssh telnet rdp and vnc sessions
Graphical ssh tunnels port forwarding manager
Mobapt package manager for installing additional unix tools
Embedded text editor mobatexteditor for editing remote files
Macro recording and replay in the terminal
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