PuTTY
Free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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PuTTY (/ˈpʌti/)[4] is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port. The name "PuTTY" has no official meaning.[5]
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Developer(s) | Simon Tatham |
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Initial release | January 8, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-08)[1] |
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Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, ReactOS, macOS, Linux |
Type | Terminal emulator |
License | MIT Licence[3] |
Website | www |
PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and macOS, and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian,[6][7] Windows Mobile and Windows Phone.
PuTTY was written and is maintained primarily by Simon Tatham, a British programmer.