Bitvise SSH Client

Bitvise Limited · Bitvise.SSH.Client

Free SSH file transfer, terminal and tunneling

Our SSH client supports all desktop and server versions of Windows, 32-bit and 64-bit, from Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2003, up to the most recent – Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. Our client is free for use of all types, including in organizations. Our SSH and SFTP client for Windows incorporates: - One of the most advanced graphical SFTP clients. - Single-click Remote Desktop forwarding. - State-of-the-art terminal emulation with support for the bvterm, xterm, and vt100 protocols. - Support for corporation-wide single sign-on using SSPI (GSSAPI) Kerberos 5 and NTLM user authentication, as well as Kerberos 5 host authentication. - Support for ECDSA, RSA and DSA public key authentication with comprehensive user keypair management. - Encryption and security: Provides state-of-the-art encryption and security suitable as part of a standards-compliant solution meeting the requirements of PCI, HIPAA, or FIPS 140-2 validation. - SSH jump proxy: Connect to a final destination SSH or SFTP server by connecting through an SSH jump server. In the graphical SSH Client, this is configured in Proxy settings, on the Login tab. - Obfuscated SSH with an optional keyword. When supported and enabled in both the client and server, obfuscation makes it more difficult for an observer to detect that the protocol being used is SSH. (Protocol; OpenSSH patches) - Powerful SSH port forwarding capabilities, including dynamic forwarding through integrated SOCKS and HTTP CONNECT proxy. - Powerful command-line parameters which make the SSH client highly customizable and suitable for use in specific situations and controlled environments. - SFTP drive mapping: Access files on an SFTP server as if they were local, from any Windows application. - An FTP-to-SFTP bridge allowing you to connect to an SFTP server using legacy FTP applications. - An advanced, scriptable command-line SFTP client, sftpc. - A scriptable command-line remote execution client, sexec, and a command-line terminal console client, stermc. - A scriptable command-line tunneling client, stnlc, with support for static port forwarding rules, dynamic SOCKS-based tunneling, and FTP-to-SFTP bridge. - Our .NET SSH library, FlowSshNet, with example PowerShell scripts showing how to use the SSH library for file transfer and remote program execution from PowerShell. - Bitvise SSH Server remote administration features. Bitvise software does not contain ads, install product bundles or collect user data for sale. We are 100% supported by users who license our software. Thank you!

winget install --id Bitvise.SSH.Client --exact --source winget

Latest 9.59

Release Notes
  • Installation:
    • The SSH Client installer still requires administrative rights for installation, but can now be run without administrative rights for help with command-line parameters. Users who are preparing the SSH Client for portable use no longer need administrative rights to extract files in the installer.
  • Authentication:
    • If the user runs the PuTTY authentication agent using pageant --unix, and configures the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable with the path to the Unix socket file, the SSH Client now detects this as an unsupported mechanism, and still tries connecting to the Windows OpenSSH agent. The SSH Client already connects to the PuTTY agent using the PuTTY mechanism, so it doesn't need a second connection to the same agent. In previous versions, this configuration would cause the SSH Client to display an error message, and it would not further try to connect to the Windows OpenSSH agent. The connection to the PuTTY agent would still work using the PuTTY mechanism.
  • SFTP GUI:
    • Switching between light mode and dark mode no longer requires the SFTP window to be closed and reopened in order to use the appropriate icons.

Installer type: exe

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Details

Homepage
https://bitvise.com/ssh-client
License
Freeware
Publisher
Bitvise Limited
Support
https://bitvise.com/contact
Privacy Policy
https://bitvise.com/privacy-policy
Copyright
Copyright (C) 2000-2026 by Bitvise Limited.
Moniker
bitvisessh

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