PuTTY alternative Edgely Console
Everything PuTTY does, plus 30 years of UI evolution
PuTTY is the SSH workhorse a lot of us grew up on. Edgely Console keeps what PuTTY does well, small, fast and no-nonsense, and adds tabs, an SFTP browser, an encrypted vault, RDP, VNC, Docker, Kubernetes and an AI assistant.
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Why switch
Why teams switch from PuTTY to Edgely Console
- Tabbed terminal with split panes
- An SFTP browser beside the terminal, on the same session and credential
- Keys and passwords held in an encrypted vault instead of files on disk
- macOS and Linux first-class, not just Windows
- Free for personal use, every feature unlocked
Side by side
Edgely Console compared with PuTTY
What each product does today, row by row. Every row about Edgely is checked against the code.
| Feature | Edgely Console | PuTTY |
|---|---|---|
| Tabbed sessions | Yes | No |
| SFTP browser | Yes, in the window | PSFTP, command line |
| macOS native app | Yes | No |
| Linux native app | Yes | Via distribution packages |
| SSH key storage | Encrypted vault, AES-256-GCM | Key files on disk |
| RDP and VNC | Native, in the app | No |
| Docker and Kubernetes | Yes | No |
| Cross-device sync | Yes, without credentials | No |
| Cost | Free for personal use | Free, open source |
Where PuTTY may suit you better
PuTTY is tiny, installed everywhere, and needs no explanation to anyone who has administered a Windows server. If you want a single portable executable on a jump box, or you drive plink from scripts, PuTTY is still the better tool.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does Edgely Console read my PuTTY sessions and .ppk keys?
Not today. Edgely Console imports MobaXterm .mxtsessions exports, Remote Desktop Manager files and its own .econ, .efull and .eset exports, so PuTTY hosts are added once by hand. An OpenSSH private key is pasted or picked per credential and is then held in the encrypted vault (AES-256-GCM with an Argon2id-derived key) rather than in a file beside your sessions.
Is Edgely really free for personal use?
Yes. Edgely Console and Edgely Database Manager are free and complete for personal use: every feature unlocked, no time limit, no nag screens, no account needed. A paid licence is required when a company uses them for work.
Does Edgely run on macOS, Windows and Linux?
Yes, natively on all three. The Rust core compiles to native binaries and the Flutter UI is hardware-accelerated, so the same build runs on macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows 10 and 11, and Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora or Arch. A mobile companion ships on Android and iOS.
Can I import my existing servers?
Edgely Console imports MobaXterm session exports (.mxtsessions), Remote Desktop Manager files (.rdm, .xml or .json) and Edgely's own .econ, .evlt, .efull and .eset exports. Other tools are typed in once for now. A MobaXterm or Remote Desktop Manager file brings the hosts, ports, users and folders, never the passwords those tools encrypt; Remote Desktop Manager's user names can also go into the vault, and an encrypted Edgely export or a password manager's CSV fills the vault directly. Whichever route you take, the credential lands in the encrypted vault on the device and is never uploaded.
Bring PuTTY into 2026
Free download, native binary, tabs, files and remote desktop in one window. Your keys stay on your machine, encrypted.
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