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Windows Terminal +
sshcommand.I am using SecureCRT
I use the Windows Terminal (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-terminal/9n0dx20hk701?activetab=pivot:overviewtab) + the SSH client built into Windows 10 (just need to install it through Apps & Features: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse). Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 actually have an SSH server built in to them too
For servers that have unreliable connections (eg. some providers I use frequently drop long-running connections over IPv6 after 20-30 minutes, even with keepalives being sent once per minute), I use Eternal Terminal in Windows Subsystem for Linux (there's no Windows port of the Eternal Terminal client-side)
The Windows Terminal is tabbed though 🤔
Thanks for this, I like it.
I do this. WSL 2 + Windows Terminal + KeePass as kee-agent.
Download "Remote: WSL" extension in VSCode and connect it to your WSL, point it to ssh config .ssh/config. You only need to unlock the ssh key in Keepass and VScode will be able to access all hosts.
RDM has all three.
I don't know if this categorized as SSH client, but try tmux. You can have multiple tab, simultaneus writing on multiple tab, save active session etc
If you just want a tabbed interface instead of multiple windows, there are a few tab add-ons for Putty, such as: https://ttyplus.com/multi-tabbed-putty/
If tmux draws your interest, also consider mosh: https://mosh.org/
It's not a client but rather a cool way to manipulate the screen once you've got a session enabled. A cool thing about tmux is that you can detach from the session and come back to it later.
I did a quick tutorial on it a while back:
https://lowendbox.com/blog/detachable-and-reattachable-terminal-sessions-with-tmux/
Scroll down and I show how you can slice and dice the screen...there's lots more you can do with tmux.
I really love Termius as it automatically syncs the connections between devices. I also use Terminus, as you can customize it however you want, and it is really fast.
Interesting, I think it must be a bit of a Pavlovian thing, what you get used to. I spent many of my early years using amber VT terminals and thus find green quite jarring. I set my Kitty/Putty sessions today to amber like a comfort blanket and sadly even give the background a faint purple tinge to match the phosphor of those days.
I often think just like the OP, and have tried many of the tabbed wrappers suggested, but always forget how much I like to monitor multiple overlapping screens at once (log-tails,tcpdump,server,client) and come back full circle to vanilla Kitty/Putty.
Kitty (a drop in Putty fork) has many bells and whistles over basic Putty, including remote scripts and ad-hoc file transfers.
^ this. mRemoteNG is quite a nice tool.
I believe it's been a good 15+ years just using SecureCRT. I have tried others but probably nothing compares as I get things done faster in SecureCRT due to familiarity etc. Button Bar https://www.vandyke.com/support/tips/button_bar.html and Command Window https://www.vandyke.com/support/tips/chatsendcom.html I use most (allow me to manage multiple servers/SSH sessions with a single command) and Command Manager (new) are nice to have
Command Window
Or solar putty
I've used mRemoteNG with OneDrive for config file syncing for a few years. I like Termius but I'm not paying $8.88/mo to sync hosts, it's dumb.
I totally forgot about mRemoteNG! It supports RDP and VNC too. I used to use it (or the original mRemote, I can't remember) at a previous job back in 2011 or so as I had to use remote desktop (RDP) to connect to several Windows Server machines - at the time, a mix of Server 2003 R2, Server 2008, and some old Server 2000 servers that were being decomissioned.
I've begun thinking about the problem differently after trying nearly every recommendation in this list.
Perhaps something to better manage the windows PuTTY produces? Some way to more easily find the session I am after etc.
(Configure window title per session?)
Dafuq was wrong with RDM? Putty is so basic after using RDM I can't comprehend you wanting to stick with it after half a dozen recommendations.
RDM would have folders to group your connections for easy finding in a big connection list.
No love for SuperPuTTY?
Ubuntu terminal is my tool of choice.
If I have to boot in Windows, there's also Solar-PuTTY.
https://conemu.github.io/en/
Feels just like native vim+tmux
Sometimes basic is good. I don't need much.
Ideally I would like:
1 & 2 are PuTTY weaknesses.
Remembering connections is more of a nice to have. Simple server naming with a domain name and centrailized (key based) auth does all the work for me. And it's not like I havent been logging into most of them for 5+ years...
RDM is still on my list to properly explore. It seems however like it might not be very good at 3 but I havent explored it deeply. Hence I've explored "most" of the suggestions.
SecureCRT does all this on Windows 10 at least
can right click SecureCRT icon on Windows taskbar to see recent SSH connections as well as do quick SSH connections or hit connect menu to open a list of SSH saved profiles
can bulk manage SSH connections within same tabbed window
yeah can snap anywhere within Windows 10 - I use triple monitor setup for laptop + 2x 24" Dell U2410 with UltraMon software so can organise and remember where my SSH windows launch from
For RDM, you can also look at Cloudflare Browser VNC setups for full desktop experience https://blog.cloudflare.com/browser-vnc-with-zero-trust-rules/
yeah can snap anywhere within Windows 10 - I use triple monitor setup for laptop + 2x 24" Dell U2410 with UltraMon software so can organise and remember where my SSH windows launch from
I havent looked much at SecureCRT yet.
$129.00/year per machine is quite a bit. I'd hope it's pretty good.
I wish termius was not a subscription / cloud BS. I don't want sync or multiple devices or anything but I'd like the product...
I use it and I love it
That price is for SecureCRT + SecureFX.
But they have 30 day free trial so you can take it for a spin first https://www.vandyke.com/support/about_evaluation.html
They have SecureCRT + SecureFX with 3 yr updates for US$179 too and for upgrades US$104 for 3 year updates or just for SecureCRT itself is US$99 for 1yr or US$139 for 3yrs with upgrades for US$80 for 3yrs or US$40 for 1yr https://www.vandyke.com/pricing/index.html
For past 20yrs I basically live and work in SSH sessions so the productivity gains from SecureCRT + SecureFX outweighs it's cost and more than pays for themselves ^_^
To get an idea of SecureCRT's feature/update releases check out
They also have a Youtube learning channel https://www.youtube.com/user/vandykesoftware
Mostly i use Windows 10 WSL2 + Hyper.is / sometimes terminal.
And also, I use termius.com, it's like putty it can save credentials and can sync multiple device. But for $8.33/m I think it's not worth the price. Since I'm a student I get it for free.
I've tried a lot of different clients, but I always fall back to SuperPuTTY after a while. It's just simple, effective and does exactly what it needs to do without trying to steal attention.
https://github.com/jimradford/superputty
You're likely right on 3, I don't have experience myself other than in tabbed style, but the tabs can undock so can probably do that, just manually unless it can remember that.
But still check it out, you may have to change your flow a bit but you might like that if it's overall productive.