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PuTTY () 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.

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Software.name
PuTTY
Software.logo
PuTTY Icon upstream.svg
Software.logo size
64
Software.screenshot
PuTTY Ubuntu.png
Software.caption
A screenshot of PuTTY running under Ubuntu MATE
Software.developer
Simon Tatham
Software.operating system
Microsoft Windows, ReactOS, macOS, Linux
Software.programming language
C
Software.genre
Terminal emulator
Software.license
MIT License

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PuTTY on Windows 11.png
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software version identifier
0.83
Commons category
PuTTY
Commons gallery
PuTTY
source code repository URL
git.tartarus.org/?p=simon/putty.git
publication date
1998-11-19
public key fingerprint
A680 0082 2998 6E46 22CA 0E43 657D 4879 77F9 5C98
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PuTTY () 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.

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 and , and unofficial ports have been contributed to platforms such as Symbian, Windows Mobile and Windows Phone.

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