PuTTY
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PuTTY, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PuTTY's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PuTTY | Free | Free implementation; Windows and Unix; latest release 0.85 |
The facts
Each one read from PuTTY's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional utilities
- The PuTTY suite includes PSCP, PSFTP, Plink, Pageant and PuTTYgen utilities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current security update
- The team says PuTTY 0.85, released 2026-08-16, fixes multiple security issues, including a potentially dangerous Pageant issue involving SSH agent forwarding.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download integrity
- The team creates GPG signatures for files distributed from its website, and Windows executables and installers also contain built-in Authenticode signatures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- PSCP and PSFTP provide file transfer, and PSCP uses SFTP when possible, falling back to the older SCP protocol when needed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- PuTTY executables and source code are distributed under the MIT licence.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- PuTTY is maintained by a small team based in Cambridge, England, with Simon Tatham as project originator and main developer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Password storage limit
- PuTTY does not remember passwords in its settings.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Proxies
- PuTTY supports proxying via another SSH server and HTTP Digest authentication for HTTP proxies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SSH features
- PuTTY supports public key authentication and port forwarding, and lets users reconfigure port forwardings during a session.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maintainers say they cannot answer all support emails and recommend public forums or local experts for support questions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- Released PuTTY tools run on Windows and Unix; Windows executables are provided for x86 and Arm, while Unix is provided as source code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal emulator
- PuTTY includes an xterm terminal emulator.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- PuTTY is an SSH client for remote terminal sessions and also supports serial connections, Telnet, Rlogin and SUPDUP.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows and Unixchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Unsupported mobile platforms
- The team says it has no release-quality ports for Android, iOS or other systems beyond Windows and Unix.checked 11 Oct 2026
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