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Dem still dey call am putty ssh, simon tatham putty

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Simon Tatham classic SSH, Telnet, and serial client. The process na putty.exe. The official Windows download dey on chiark.greenend.org.uk, no be random putty.org mirror.

Wetin you need know

Official PuTTY na Simon Tatham page, no be random putty.org mirrors.

putty.exe na the classic SSH and serial client. The real Windows binaries dey on chiark.greenend.org.uk. Windows Terminal na different product. WinSCP na file GUI wey often dey sit beside PuTTY.

Wetin e be?
Classic SSH and serial client
Official download?
Simon Tatham chiark page
Same thing as Windows Terminal?
No. Different product
Feex tok say
If person send putty.exe by mail, I go open file location check the publisher. Simon Tatham official page na chiark.greenend.org.uk. I no go trust putty.org lookalike.

Wetin be PuTTY?

PuTTY na standalone SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and serial client. WinSCP often dey use im Pageant keys. Windows Terminal plus OpenSSH na different stack.

If you never use am before

If you need SSH or serial console on Windows, PuTTY na the classic small client. Download am only from Simon Tatham page for chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html. putty.org lookalikes and random exe hosts na common way to get junk. Windows Terminal na different host. E no be dis SSH GUI.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

SSH go server

Saved sessions inside putty.exe. Windows Terminal fit wrap OpenSSH instead. Dat one no be dis exe.

Serial consoles

COM ports for switches and boards. FileZilla no fit do dis work.

Keys wit Pageant

pageant.exe dey hold keys. WinSCP fit follow dat agent talk. GitHub Desktop no dey replace am.

Na who e dey for?

  • Admins wey still dey live inside saved PuTTY sessions
  • People wey need serial terminal
  • Anybody wey search putty.org wey suppose use chiark instead

Current status

PuTTY (1998) na current ssh and serial client from Simon Tatham. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html.

How old e be?

Simon Tatham release PuTTY for 1998. E old pass Windows Terminal and e old pass OpenSSH inside Windows. Current 0.8x builds still be dis project. 0.60 installer from shareware portal na the wrong place.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

PuTTY 64-bit MSI
Standalone exe

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release for current 0.8x builds
RAM The client dey tiny well well. The session dey remote

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
putty.exe PuTTY terminal window
pageant.exe PuTTY SSH agent on top many installs

Startup components

PuTTY no need tray. Pageant fit start wit Windows if you save dat shortcut.

File locations

Common PuTTY locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\PuTTY\

File formats

PPK

Common wahala dem

Fake download sites

putty.org-style mirrors and search ads don bundle junk join. The official latest.html dey on chiark.greenend.org.uk.

Host key warnings

PuTTY dey tell you say the server key don change. Dat one na SSH trust question, no be Windows Terminal theme.

How to get unstuck

Download only from chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

If the URL no be Simon Tatham page, stop. No run dat exe.

Confirm say publisher na Simon Tatham on the signed build

Program Files\PuTTY na the usual path. putty.exe wey dey Downloads from banner na the one make you delete.

For files, use WinSCP or pscp, no be browser FTP

PuTTY na the terminal. WinSCP na the SFTP window wey dem often pair wit am.

Alternatives

Windows Terminal plus the inbox OpenSSH client. WinSCP for files. FileZilla if you only need FTP or SFTP inside different GUI.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html Official installer or vendor page
Help the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.83/htmldoc/ Vendor support
Official site www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Start here, no be random exe host
PuTTY home www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ Simon Tatham official page
Documentation index www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/docs.html Current docs without pinning one mirror path

Related hardware

Any current Windows PC fit run PuTTY. Serial adapter na USB device question, no be GPU question.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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