What is Axessh?
Axessh is an open source SSH client and terminal emulator for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems. It provides a clean yet powerful graphical user interface for connecting to remote servers over SSH, allowing you to execute commands, transfer files, configure tunnels and much more.
Some key features of Axessh include:
- Native builds for Windows, macOS and major Linux distributions
- Supports public key authentication with password fallbacks
- Tabbed interface for managing multiple sessions
- Themes and UI customization options
- Secure FTP client
- Port forwarding creator
- Scriptable with Python plugins
- Local terminal emulator for running shell commands
- Session logging and replay
Axessh stands apart from other SSH clients due to its intuitive workflow, attention to detail and aesthetic polish. While catering to power users, it remains easy for novices to understand. The software has multi-language support and gets frequent stability updates while remaining lightweight.
PuTTY, SecureCRT, Tera Term, Bitvise SSH Client, Royal TSX, KiTTY, JuiceSSH, ZOC, Putty for Mac, Core Shell, ShellCraft, Shellngn, SSH-RT are some alternatives to Axessh.