For a long time Windows 10 hasn’t had a great command line interface. As a result, developers and system admins have installed third-party options to emulate Unix style and other kinds of consoles. And while it’s possible to get a bash shell inside Windows 10 now, many users still prefer a more configurable terminal emulator. Check out the best terminal emulators for Windows 10 below.

1. ZOC Terminal

One of the best tools for people needing to access data on Unix accounts from Windows, ZOC Terminal, may not be free ($79.99), but it’s still a great value for more advanced users.

One of its key perks are tabs, so you can have several Terminal sessions going on at once across SSH, telnet, QNX, and other terminals. It’s brimming with commands and is highly customizable to suit your personal terminal-tinkering style.

Its emulations are robust and complete, offering features like mouse and keyboard support, print-through and line graphics. And it’s a cinch to search for specific bits of text in your work, then highlight them.

2. cmder

cmder is a well-known portable terminal emulator for Windows 10 that was built from the “pure frustration” caused by the lack of a good alternative in Windows. It’s built on top of another well-known console emulator, ConEmu, and enhanced with Clink. Clink extends the power of ConEmu, adding shell features like bash-style completion. It’s broadly compatible, working with msysgit, PowerShell, cygwin and mintty, bringing Unix capabilities to Windows.

Since it’s completely portable, you can run cmder off a USB drive that you use on various machines without installing files on local hard drives, making it a support specialist’s best friend. As a bonus, it ships with the much-loved Monokai color scheme to coordinate your hacking with Sublime Text.

3. ConEmu

ConEmu is a Windows console emulator with tabs, multiple windows and a variety of customization options. Its lineage reaches way back in history: ConEmu was initially created as a companion to Far Manager, a file and archive manager released for Windows in 1996. But despite its age, the software is continuously developed.

The emulator provides a deep menu of settings to tweak and hotkeys to assign, drawing in keyboard warriors from Vim and Emacs. ConEmu in compatible with many of the same popular shells as cmder, like cmd.exe, PowerShell, cygwin, PuTTY and others. If you install a DOS emulator like DosBox, you can run DOS applications in a 64-bit environment. But because ConEmu isn’t a shell, it doesn’t include helpful shell features like remote connections and tab completion. While it retains many die-hard fans, ConEmu might not be the best console emulator for new users.

4. Console

Console is a terminal emulator and console enhancement for Windows 10 that focuses on direct use and simple interaction. It provides full command-line capabilities, and its straight-forward design hides a significant degree of power and customization. It integrates with all the major shells and lets you customize window styles, transparency, fonts and text colors. But Console isn’t as all-spanning as ConEmu, so very advanced users might find themselves limited by the software.

5. Babun

Babun comes with bash and zsh out of the box, providing tools that both beginner and advanced users can use immediately. It’s built on top of Cygwin, porting a Unix-style interface to Windows 10. You can use oh-my-zsh to configure zsh’s wide variety of options, giving you greater control over your shell’s functionality that you’ll get in other applications. It also includes the pact package manager and HTTP proxying out the box.

6. Mintty

If you only use Cygwin for your Windows shell, then Mintty is an excellent console emulator. In fact, Mintty is installed as the default terminal emulator. Like the other options on this list, Mintty provides a collection of additional features like drag-and-drop, full screen, copy and paste and theme support. And it also works with MSYS and Msys2.

Conclusion

Cmder is probably the best bet for users looking for a capable but manageable terminal emulator. Users seeking a more powerful experience can get their fix with ConEmu or splash out a bit more for ZOC Terminal.

This article was first published in August 2017 and was updated in March 2018.

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One of the most common methods to communicate between computers, particularly Linux machines and web servers, is SSH. When it comes to establishing this sort of communication in Windows, the default option has been to install PuTTY.

Thanks to the Windows PowerShell, however, you may not need PuTTY anymore. Let’s take a look at how to set up SSH access in Windows 10, and whether the new tools can supplant PuTTY.

How to Install SSH in Windows 10 (Quick)

Installing SSH functionality to the Windows 10 PowerShell is straightforward enough, but the menu options for it are somewhat hidden. Here’s what you’ll need to do:

1. Open Settings.
2. View the Apps
3. Go to the Manage optional features
4. Click Add a feature.
5. Select OpenSSH Client.
6. Wait, then reboot.

Once this is done, you can establish SSH connections with other, compatible computers. If an SSH server has been installed and configured on the remote machine, a connection can be made.

That’s the overview. Here are the details.

How to Install SSH in Windows 10 (Detailed)

Windows 10’s PowerShell implementation of SSH is a version of the OpenSSH project. You can find the project page on GitHub.

You should find that SSH is already installed on your Windows 10 computer (it was included in the April 2018 update), but if not, it can be easily added.

To check, open the Power User menu (right-click Start, or Windows key + X) and select Windows PowerShell. Here, input the command “ssh”. If SSH is not yet installed, you’ll see a screen like this:

Fixing this is easy enough. Press Windows key + I to open the Settings view, then go to Apps and look for Manage optional features. Click this, then look for an entry labelled “OpenSSH”.

If you can’t see it, click Add a feature then scroll down until you see OpenSSH Client. Click to expand the item and view the description.

When you’re ready, click Install to add it to your PC. A few moments later, the new SSH client for Windows PowerShell will be installed. It’s worth rebooting Windows to ensure the app is correctly installed.

A Note on the SSH Server App

It’s worth highlighting the fact that you can also install an SSH server. While it is unlikely that Microsoft will enable any form of universal remote administration over SSH, having it as an option is nevertheless useful.

To install this, repeat the above steps, selecting OpenSSH Server.

Using SSH in Windows PowerShell

Once SSH is installed and working, you can use it to communicate with another computer. For instance, you might use it to access a Raspberry Pi (one of several remote optionsHow to Remote Connect to a Windows PC From a Raspberry PiHow to Remote Connect to a Windows PC From a Raspberry PiWouldn't it be great if you could access your PC from your Raspberry Pi no matter where you are? Well, you can! All you need is a remote desktop app.Read More for that little computer).

Usage is simple. In the PowerShell, enter the ssh command, followed by the username for an account on the remote device, and its IP address.

For instance, to connect to my Raspberry Pi box running RetroPie, I used: Bhag milkha song.

At this point, the remote device should prompt you to accept a secure key. Type Yes to agree to this, then at the prompt, enter the password for the username you used.

Moments later, you’ll be connected to the remote Linux device, ready to perform whatever tasks you need.

PowerShell’s SSH Features vs. PuTTY

PuTTY has long been the preferred choice for SSH on Windows. Whether controlling web servers, accessing Internet of Things devicesWhat Is the Internet of Things?What Is the Internet of Things?What is the Internet of Things? Here's everything you need to know about it, why it's so exciting, and some of the risks.Read More or remotely administering a Linux PC, it’s a lightweight, easy to use app.

One of the reasons for PuTTY’s endurance is its wide selection of features. So, can SSH on Windows PowerShell compete with PuTTY?

Well, in terms of providing SSH functionality, yes it can. You can find out how to use some of the extended features of SSH on Windows 10 by entering the ssh command:

The resulting list of options outlines the features. For example, you can specify a port:

The possibilities are good!

However, it’s still not PuTTY. While you can bind an address with OpenSSH on Windows, you’re limited by the number of addresses you can save.

There is a reason why PuTTY remains popular. Not only does it allow you to save (and name) your connections, the app also supports connections over Telnet, Serial, and other protocols. PuTTY’s appearance is also configurable, can it be quickly launched from the desktop. All in all, PuTTY is a solid utility that handles pretty much anything that you can throw at it.

Why SSH When You Can Use Linux?

While remote controlling Linux over SSH might be vital, you may not even need SSH. Windows 10 now features a Linux subsystem and a Bash-like command prompt.

This means that you can easily input Linux commands and receive realistic responses. While it might not be ideal for all scenarios, if you need Linux access for college or training purposes, and don’t have SSH access (regardless of app) to a Linux device, this might be ideal.

Of course, this isn’t the only option. If you need to practice Bash commands in Windows, you can always set up a virtual machine. Simply install a Linux distribution into this and (hardware permitting) you have a Linux OS ready to use.

Is It Time to Abandon PuTTY on Windows 10?

SSH is easy to use in Windows 10’s PowerShell. However, its lack of features, along with requiring a few more clicks to load up, mean you might prefer to stick with PuTTY. Either way, the fact that Windows 10 has two good options for SSH is worth celebrating.

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1. The major factor for using PuTTY is its ability to create and capture log files. I highly recommend confiuring PuTTY so that it logs every session. This is a good way of going back and looking what you did.
   Log File Name: log-&H-&Y&M&D-&Thrs.log

2. I just tried windows SSH and I found it tedious and slow. I ll stick to putty

3. Using putty in 2018 lol
   Just install cygwin

4. You want rsa less ssh ? Thats how you get it.

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   Stick with plink and putty.

5. Is it really necessary to reboot the system to finish installing a SSH *client*? That sounds so unnecessary - and so old school (read: bad) windowsy. Thought we were past that in Win 10.

6. Another way to get ssh, of course, is to load a WSL environment, which gives you a pretty complete Linux command-line environment and all the bells and whistles that come with it.

   On the other hand, if Windows came with an X server so -- with ssh forwarding -- the remote machine could open GUI windows on the Windows desktop, _that_ might be interesting. (Yes, I know X server implementations exist for Windows; I want me to take responsibility for making it work. Heck, that would also let WSL run Linux GUI apps without much more work.)

   Though to be honest, the main reason I'm still on Windows is that the DAW I've invested in never offered a Linux port, and I don't want to try running something that hardware intensive on a VM.

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7. I just tried windows SSH and I found it tedious and slow. I ll stick to putty

8. MobaXTerm use free for up to 10 sessions but worth the price if professional