Tabby

Health v2 · maintenance only

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74161 stars · 4223 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable, cross-platform terminal emulator with an integrated SSH, Telnet, and serial client plus a connection manager. It offers theming, split panes, encrypted secrets storage, and a web-based SSH/SFTP/Telnet client that can be self-hosted.

Use cases

• modern terminal emulator for windows
• ssh client with connection manager
• manage multiple ssh sessions with tabs and split panes
• serial console terminal for embedded devices
• telnet client
• transfer files over ssh with zmodem
• self-hosted web-based ssh client
• customize terminal themes and shortcuts

When to choose

• you want a polished, themable GUI terminal across Windows, macOS, and Linux
• you need an integrated SSH/Telnet/serial client with saved connections and encrypted secrets
• you work with WSL, PowerShell, Git-Bash, or Cygwin shells on Windows
• you want a browser-based SSH/SFTP client you can self-host

When to avoid

• you only need a minimal, lightweight terminal with no GUI features
• you prefer a pure CLI workflow without an Electron-based desktop app
• you need advanced terminal multiplexing like tmux sessions that persist on remote servers

Facets

application · maturity active

ssh terminal-ui developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform terminal-emulator ssh-client serial-terminal telnet connection-manager theming split-panes zmodem sftp command-line macos linux web-server

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