Additional Information
A client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols
| Latest Version | PuTTY 0.81 (64-bit) |
| Requirements |
Windows XP64/Vista64/Windows 7 64/Windows 8 64/Windows 10 64 |
| Updated | April 17, 2024 |
| Author | Simon Tatham |
| Category | File Transfer and Networking |
| License | Open Source |
| Language | English |
| Download | 233 |
Overview
PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham.
These protocols are all used to run a remote session on a computer, over a network. PuTTY 64 bit implements the client end of that session: the end at which the session is displayed, rather than the end at which it runs.
In really simple terms: you run PuTTY on a Windows machine and tell it to connect to (for example) a Unix machine. The app opens a window. Then, anything you type into that window is sent straight to the Unix machine, and everything the Unix machine sends back is displayed in the window. So you can work on the Unix machine as if you were sitting at its console, while actually sitting somewhere else.
This download includes the following tools:
These protocols are all used to run a remote session on a computer, over a network. PuTTY 64 bit implements the client end of that session: the end at which the session is displayed, rather than the end at which it runs.
In really simple terms: you run PuTTY on a Windows machine and tell it to connect to (for example) a Unix machine. The app opens a window. Then, anything you type into that window is sent straight to the Unix machine, and everything the Unix machine sends back is displayed in the window. So you can work on the Unix machine as if you were sitting at its console, while actually sitting somewhere else.
This download includes the following tools:
- PuTTY (the Telnet and SSH client itself)
- PSCP (an SCP client, i.e. command-line secure file copy)
- PSFTP (an SFTP client, i.e. general file transfer sessions much like FTP)
- PuTTYtel (a Telnet-only client)
- Plink (a command-line interface to the PuTTY back ends)
- Pageant (an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY, PSCP, and Plink)
- PuTTYgen (an RSA and DSA key generation utility).
