SSH · SFTP · FTP · TELNET · RAW TCP
cdxssh is a lightweight SSH, SFTP, FTP, Telnet & Raw TCP client for Windows. Every server you own, in one fast tabbed window — your terminal, your rules.
Free · Portable .exe available · Linux coming soon
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CDX-SSH
cdxssh
Features
5 features
No bloat, no Java, no nag screens. A native-compiled client that starts fast and stays out of your way.
See remote CPU, memory, bandwidth, uptime, user, and disk usage beside the connection status. The Resource monitor control is toggleable, so the live readout is there when you need it and hidden when you don't.
SSH terminals, SFTP and FTP file browsers, Telnet and Raw TCP — every connection lives in the same tabbed window with live status dots.
Full xterm-256color emulation with clickable links, adjustable font size and scrollback, and optional auto-clear of MOTD noise on connect.
Tile every open terminal into a grid instead of flipping between tabs. Each one keeps its own independent input, so you can watch a build on one server while you work on another.
Type once, run everywhere. Keystrokes are broadcast to every open terminal at the same time, so the same command rolls out across your whole fleet — then one click drops them all back into normal tabs.
Saved profiles grouped by protocol, one-click reconnect from your recents, and a Quick Connect bar for one-off sessions.
Double-click a file on the server and it opens in VS Code, Notepad++, PyCharm — whatever you've set as your editor. Hit save, and cdx-ssh uploads the change straight back to the server. No download–edit–reupload dance, ever.
Browse remote files over SFTP or FTP. New folder, rename, delete, multi-select, and recursive uploads and downloads.
Pop open a resizable SFTP panel right next to any SSH terminal — no second app, no second connection to set up.
Drop files from Explorer onto the app to upload. Drag remote files out of the app onto your desktop to download. It just works — like they were local.
Every upload and download shows live progress in the status bar — with a cancel button and an "open folder" shortcut when it lands.
Passwords and passphrases live in the Windows Credential Manager — never in plaintext config files. Key-based auth supported too.
Midnight, Nord, Ember or Aurora — pick one from a live preview in settings and the whole app repaints instantly, open terminals and all. No restart, no reconnect.
Optionally show your connection count on Discord while you work. Toggle it off in settings any time.
One native-compiled .exe. Run it from a USB stick with zero install, or use the installer for Start Menu and shortcuts.
Download
Free download
direct download · free
Heads-up: builds aren't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run. Click "More info → Run anyway".