MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal for Windows with an X11 server, a SSH client and several other network tools for remote computing (VNC, RDP, telnet, rlogin). MobaXterm brings all the essential Unix commands to Windows desktop, in a single portable exe file which works out of the box.
MobaXterm provides useful features for developers, sysadmins, webmasters and advanced computer users:
- multitab terminal with embedded Unix commands (ls, cd, cat, sed, grep, awk, rsync, wget, …)
- embedded X11 server for easily exporting your Unix/Linux display
- a session manager with several network utilities: SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, Rlogin, FTP, SFTP and XDMCP
- passwords management for SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP (on demand password saving)
- easy graphical file transfer using drag and drop during SSH sessions
- advanced SSH tunnels creation tool (graphical port forwarding builder)
- tasks automation using scripts or macros
You can also use some of the free plugins in order to extend MobaXterm capabilities!
MobaXterm key features :
- Free X server fully configured (based on Xorg)
- Tab-based terminal based on PuTTY / MinTTY with antialiased fonts and macro support
- Easy DISPLAY exportation from any remote host
- X11-Forwarding capability in OpenSSH
- Several Unix/Linux commands based on Cygwin (rsync, wget, sed, awk, grep, cd, ls, cat, cp, …)
- A session manager with all the network clients you need: RDP, VNC, SSH, telnet, rsh, FTP, SFTP and XDMCP
- Program without installation that you can start from an USB stick
- Light and portable application, packaged in a single executable
