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mintty vs Putty for Mac

A side-by-side look at mintty and Putty for Mac. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

mintty

mintty

Os & Utilities

mintty is a terminal emulator for Windows that aims to provide a better terminal environment. It is open source software that offers features like easy window resizing, fullscreen mode, clipboard access, Unicode support, and color schemes.

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Putty for Mac

Putty for Mac

Network & Admin

Putty is a popular SSH and telnet client for Windows. For Mac users, some good alternatives are Termius, Secure Shellfish, and iTerm2. These provide similar connectivity options with added features like multi-tab terminal access, encrypted connection saving, and rich text formatting.

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