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MinGW-w64 vs Solar-PuTTY

A side-by-side look at MinGW-w64 and Solar-PuTTY. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MinGW-w64

MinGW-w64

Development

MinGW-w64 is an open source development environment for Windows that allows you to compile native Windows applications using the GCC compiler. It provides ports of GNU development tools and utilities for Windows.

ccgcccompilerdevelopmentmingwopen-source
Solar-PuTTY

Solar-PuTTY

Network & Admin

Solar-PuTTY is an open-source, free SSH and telnet client for Windows operating systems. It is based on the popular PuTTY application but with additional features like the ability to store session data in the cloud.

sshtelnetremote-accessopen-source