I know that SSH from the command line is easy enough, but would like to give my students that use OS X a GUI option.

Is there a PuTTY equivalent for the Mac?

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If you are looking for something that keeps track of servers/connections via a GUI, Terminal.app will already do that for you. Launch it and then from the menu select Shell > New Remote Connection. This will give you a connections manager window.

The best GUI application for SSH (and everything else you can do on the command line) is iTerm 2. While the original iTerm had a tabbed interface before Terminal did, iTerm 2 again eclipses Terminal by adding:

• Support for 256 colors (you'll never go back to 16 colors after using 256)
• Split panes (the sort of thing you can do in GNU screen or tmux, but at the level of the terminal emulator rather than in a program running on the server)
• Special provision for integrating with tmux (an alternative to GNU screen, and which most people regard as better & faster than screen)
• Terminal-level auto-completion (I don't use this feature so I can't detail how it has advantages over shell-level autocompletion: especially if you use the fish shell or zsh, then it may not be better)
• Growl support
• an Exposé-like view of your tabs
• a full-screen view (and you can choose from either its own or OS X's built-in full-screen mode; I greatly prefer iTerm's own full-screen mode, since it doesn't force you to move to a new 'Space', thus allowing Command-Tab to still work properly)
• paste history (a good complement to the shells' command histories)
• Search
• Instant Replay

and a lot more. Some are mentioned here but some are not, such as co-processes, triggers,smart selection, semantic history, and so on. Development is pretty active, but documentation seems to lag behind. I highly recommend it. I've been using it for years now and have never missed Terminal.

(It's possible Terminal does some of the things I mention here--it's been so long since I've used it that I don't recall, but when I switched I paid close attention to the differences and there were lots of advantages to iTerm. And it keeps getting better every few weeks or months.)

iconoclasticonoclast

You could also take a look as ZOC6 seems pretty cool.

Nathan Greenstein

I'm getting along well with Royal TSX.

This is useful for SSH, RDP and VNC based terminals or web-based interfaces.It has a built-in credential management and team-sharing features.

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Configure ssh options and connect to ssh hosts manually always make me feel bored and have a lot of trouble. At Codinn we made a couple of GUI tools to make using ssh effortless. Those tools helped ourselves, and may also help you.

Core Shell is a PuTTY alike tool with lots of extra features:

1. Full-featured terminal, supports 24bit true color.
2. Support everything in OpenSSH, agent forwarding, certificates, proxy jump, etc.
3. Can read your existing ssh_config file as the source of advanced options, especially helpful for experienced users.
4. Also included advanced options editor, a handy way to tune per-host advanced options.
5. Tightly integrated with macOS Keychain, don't have to enter passwords or passphrases repeatedly.
6. Always tries to restore your connections after network failure or waking up from sleep.

You could try SecureCRT and SecureFX from VanDyke Software.

Jawa

vSSH is actually an ssh client based on putty. I got it from the app store for about $10.00, so it's a great deal compared to ZOC.

If you want to start a gui program from ssh, you can use x11 and relay it with xeyes.

See https://dyhr.com/2009/09/05/how-to-enable-x11-forwarding-with-ssh-on-mac-os-x-leopard/

doriendorien

You need to try Termius (available also as mobile app)

Fred KFred K

Just download Wine and download PuTTy.exe and right click and run through wine and when wine opens hit enter (application support) and give it a second and it will open, just make sure you have a server

CyberDuck is a great option. I used it this semester in complement with Terminal. (CyberDuck is fully functional, we just coded in VI, so using the Terminal for SSH worked better for me.)

You can get CyberDuck for free online, or at a cost on the App Store.

Another option is FileZilla. I used it on Windows for FTP, but I believe that it supports SSH as well. It definitely runs on Mac as well as Windows, so it's another option. FileZilla is also free.

MosheMoshe

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SSH (or Secure Shell) is a great service to enable on your Mac at home or work. This useful tool not only enables the ability to remotely access the command line interface of your Mac, but also to remotely access your files through a secure FTP (SFTP) connection, which gives you the ability to transfer files at will. Read on to find out how to transfer files between your own computers over a secure network connection using any modern FTP program.

What You’ll Need:

>> Mac
>> Router with Port Mapping feature (we’re using an AirPort Extreme)
>> SSH or Terminal app to access command line (We’re using the built-in Terminal app)
>> SFTP/FTP client (We’re using Transmit from Panic)

1. Get a Static IP Address on your Mac

The first step to setting up these web services on your Mac is specifying a static IP address on the Mac you’ll be connecting to. Because we’ve covered this step multiple times, we’ll point you to an article we wrote earlier that clearly outlines the process of setting up a static IP address. Follow the steps in the past article, then come back here to finish setting up SSH on your Mac.

2. Enable SSH on your Mac

Next, we’ll enable SSH on the Mac you’re going to be accessing remotely. Navigate to System Preferences > Sharing.

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3. Configure Port Mappings

Port mapping is another topic that we covered in the past. Follow the directions in the past article, while making the following changes when it comes to specifying the ports.

4. Access your Mac remotely via Command line

Now that you’ve enabled SSH and configured port mapping on your router, you will be able to access your Mac’s command line and files remotely.

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5. Access your Mac’s files remotely via SSH

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With an SFTP client (like Panic’s Transmit, or FileZilla), you can quickly access your files remotely thanks to SSH on your home or work Mac. We’re going to show you how to do the following steps using Transmit.

After you click connect, you will be browse, download, and upload files to your Mac remotely.
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