The SSH Client
You'll Love Using
Everything you need to manage servers
Built for developers and sysadmins who want a powerful yet beautiful SSH experience.
Native Terminal
Full-featured xterm.js shell with multi-tab sessions, split panes, snippet sidebar, and auto-reconnect on connection drop.
Host Groups
Organize servers into color-coded groups. Filter the dashboard by group, search by label, hostname, or tags. Grid & list views.
Snippet Library
Save and organize commands into packages. One-click RUN or PASTE into any active terminal. Synced across devices.
SFTP File Manager
Dual-pane browser with drag-and-drop transfers, folder upload/download, progress bar, chmod, rename, and delete.
Cloud Sync
Incremental push/pull keeps hosts, groups, snippets, and settings in sync. Pull-before-push prevents deletion conflicts.
Session Log Export/Import
Export full session history to JSON, import on any device. Logs stay device-local — never pushed to the cloud.
Secure by Design
OTP login with 2-layer brute-force protection (IP rate limit + per-user attempt lock). Credentials encrypted at rest.
Email + OTP Auth
Passwordless authentication. Receive a 6-digit code by email — no password to leak, OTP expires in 10 minutes.
24-Type Activity Logs
SSH, SFTP, management CRUD — every action logged with timestamps and timeline view. Bookmark and search your history.
Session logs that travel with you
Every SSH and SFTP action is captured with 24 activity types. Export your full history as JSON and import it on any machine — logs stay local, never in the cloud.
Multi-tab terminal with instant snippets
Open multiple SSH sessions side by side in split view. Fire off saved commands with one click from the built-in Snippets panel — no copy-pasting.
More than just a terminal
Built-in SFTP file manager and seamless cloud sync — everything in one app.
SFTP File Manager
Dual-pane browser with drag-and-drop transfers, folder upload/download, progress bar, chmod, rename, and delete — all without leaving the app.
Cloud Sync
Keep hosts, groups, snippets, and settings in sync across all your machines. Incremental push/pull prevents overwrite conflicts — your data is always encrypted.
Why choose FriendlySSH?
Four reasons developers are switching from bloated Electron apps.
100% Free
No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no feature gates. Every feature is free for personal & commercial use — forever.
Cloud Sync
Hosts, groups, snippets, and settings sync across all your devices. Encrypted push/pull with conflict prevention — your data stays safe.
<20 MB
Built with Tauri 2 & Rust — not bloated Electron. Uses your OS native webview instead of bundling a whole Chrome browser. 10× lighter than competitors.
Multi-Tab Terminal
Open multiple SSH sessions in tabs with split view. Run saved snippets with one click. Auto-reconnect when connections drop.
How we stack up
See how FriendlySSH compares to the most popular SSH clients.
| Feature | FriendlySSH | Tabby | MobaXterm | PuTTY | Terminus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free (all features) | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ~ |
| Cloud Sync | ✓ | Paid | ✗ | ✗ | Paid |
| Lightweight (<20 MB) | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multi-tab terminal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Built-in SFTP | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Snippet library | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Session log export | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Auto-reconnect | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modern UI (dark mode) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| No account required | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Built with modern tech
Lightning-fast native performance, powered by the best tools in the ecosystem.
Tauri 2
Rust-powered native shell
React 19
Modern UI framework
TypeScript
Type-safe codebase
PostgreSQL
Cloud data store
Ready to get started?
Download FriendlySSH for free. Currently available for Windows — macOS and Linux coming soon.
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