01
Host
Save SSH hosts. Passwords and passphrases stay in Windows Credential Manager.
Desktop terminal for operators
SSH, SFTP and local shells — one window.
Connect to servers, browse files over SFTP, split panes and keep WSL or PowerShell next to SSH — without leaving the app.
Free. Local-first. Open source. Windows installer.
From host to prompt in four moves.
Save a host, open a session, split the workspace, reuse what works.
02
Session
Open SSH, WSL or PowerShell in tabs. The prompt is ready when you are.
03
Workspace
Split panes and open SFTP beside the terminal — same window, same host.
04
Repeat
Port forwards and snippets for the tunnels and commands you run every day.
Built for people who live in a shell.
SSH + SFTP
One session, two jobs: a real terminal and a file pane on the same host.
Split panes
Tile SSH next to PowerShell or a second host. No extra windows to hunt.
WSL and PowerShell
Local shells beside remote ones. pwsh, cmd, WSL — from the same sidebar.
Port forwarding
Local and remote tunnels without juggling a second SSH client.
Windows keyring
Secrets go to Credential Manager, not a plaintext file in the profile.
Snippets
Save the commands you always type. Insert them into the active session.
The window you actually work in.
Sidebar, tabs, terminal and SFTP — drawn the way the app looks, not as marketing cards.
Workspace — hosts, tabs, split terminal
SFTP — tree and transfer next to the prompt
| Uno Terminal | Tabby | Termius | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free — no subscription | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Local-first — no account required | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Open source — inspect the client | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Credentials stay on the machine.
No cloud vault. No mystery sync. You can read the code.
Credential Manager
Passwords and key passphrases are stored via the Windows Credential Manager API.
TOFU host keys
First connection pins the host key. A mismatch is a warning, not a silent skip.
Open source
The client is public. Build it yourself or verify the GitHub release checksums.
FAQ
Which platforms are supported?
Windows first — NSIS and MSI installers. macOS and Linux are not in this release.
Windows SmartScreen blocks the installer. Is that expected?
Yes, in the first weeks the binary is unsigned. Open SmartScreen, choose More info, then Run anyway. Verify the SHA-256 checksum against GitHub Releases before you run it.
How do I verify the download?
GitHub Releases list SHA-256 checksums for each asset. Compare the hash of the file you downloaded before installing.