Core Tunnel AlternativesSSH Clients and other similar apps like Core Tunnel

Core Tunnel is described as 'The best way to manage your SSH tunnels, with OS X Keychain integration. You can manage multiple tunnels in parallel, supports password/keyboard/pubkey authentication methods, creates local/remote/dynamic port forwarding tunnels & more' and is a SSH Client in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Core Tunnel for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Core Tunnel alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Core Tunnel are Windows Terminal, MobaXterm, KiTTY and Bitvise SSH Client.

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  1. PuTTY icon
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    Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

    138 PuTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
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  2. Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    133 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. MobaXterm icon
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    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    155 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. KiTTY icon
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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    125 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Termix icon
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    A modern SSH client and terminal offering an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  6. JuiceSSH icon
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    The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.

    122 JuiceSSH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • mosh
    • OpenSSH
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  7. RelayBar icon
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    RelayBar is a tiny native macOS menu-bar app for structured SSH forwarding profiles and exact-path remote file access. It runs macOS's built-in /usr/bin/ssh and /usr/bin/sftp directly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. SSH Tunnel Manager is a free, open source menu bar app for macOS that manages SSH port forwarding. You set up your tunnels once, toggle them on or off from the menu bar, and the app reconnects them automatically when the connection drops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Royal TSX icon
     41 likes

    Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

    Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

    Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

    153 Royal TSX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  10. SSH Pilot icon
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    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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