PuTTY

Oct 16, 2026
Rating:
4.4 on 81 votes
Category:
Internet & Network › Network Tools
Developer:
Simon Tatham
License:
Open source
Total downloads:
18,513 (2 last week)
Operating system:
Windows 2000/XP/XP Professional/Vista/7/8/10/11
Latest version:
0.85

Description

PuTTY is an excellent tool for securely connecting to remote computers over SSH and Telnet protocols. It provides a comprehensive set of features, including an xterm terminal emulator and support for various login and raw TCP protocols. The interface is easy to use and provides a reliable way to manage data on remote systems. Highly recommended for anyone needing secure access to remote systems.

Downloading PuTTY 0.85 from our website was free. The tool is sometimes referred to as "Quest PuTTY", "PuTTY suite", "PuTTY SSH for Windows". This download was checked by our built-in antivirus and was rated as safe.

Putty.exe, IconD318AC1D.exe, kitty.exe, pageant.exe and plink.exe are the most common filenames for this program's installer. The actual developer of the free program is Simon Tatham. The most popular versions among the software users are 0.7, 0.61 and 0.6. The latest version of the software is supported on PCs running Windows 2000/XP/XP Professional/Vista/7/8/10/11, both 32 and 64-bit. The software relates to Internet & Network Tools.

From the developer:

PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. PuTTY is open source software that is available with source code and is developed and supported by a group of volunteers. PuTTY is a free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

You may want to check out more software, such as Putty Toolkit, PuTTY Session Manager or Putty-Central, which might be related to PuTTY.

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