PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix
platforms, along with an
The latest version is beta 0.62.
LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries where encryption is outlawed. I believe it is legal to use PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink in England and Wales and in many other countries, but I am not a lawyer and so if in doubt you should seek legal advice before downloading it.
Use of the Telnet-only binary (PuTTYtel) is unrestricted by any cryptography laws.
2011-12-10 PuTTY 0.62 released
PuTTY 0.62 is out, containing only bug fixes from 0.61, in particular a security fix preventing passwords from being accidentally retained in memory.
2011-11-27 PuTTY 0.62 pre-release builds available
PuTTY 0.61 had a few noticeable bugs in it (but nothing security-related), so we are planning to make a 0.62 release containing just bug fixes. The Wishlist page lists the bugs that will be fixed by the 0.62 release. The Download page now contains pre-release snapshots of 0.62, which contain those bug fixes and should be otherwise stable. (The usual development snapshots, containing other development since 0.61, are also still available.)
2011-07-12 PuTTY 0.61 is released
PuTTY 0.61 is out, after over four years (sorry!), with new features, bug fixes, and compatibility updates for Windows 7 and various SSH server software.
2010-05-17 Google listing confusion
Several users have pointed out to us recently that the top Google hit for "putty" is now not the official PuTTY site but a mirror that used to be listed on our Mirrors page.
The official PuTTY web page is still where it has always been:
xterm terminal emulator. It is written and
maintained primarily by Simon Tatham.
The latest version is beta 0.62.
LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries where encryption is outlawed. I believe it is legal to use PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink in England and Wales and in many other countries, but I am not a lawyer and so if in doubt you should seek legal advice before downloading it.
Use of the Telnet-only binary (PuTTYtel) is unrestricted by any cryptography laws.
Latest news
2011-12-10 PuTTY 0.62 released
PuTTY 0.62 is out, containing only bug fixes from 0.61, in particular a security fix preventing passwords from being accidentally retained in memory.
2011-11-27 PuTTY 0.62 pre-release builds available
PuTTY 0.61 had a few noticeable bugs in it (but nothing security-related), so we are planning to make a 0.62 release containing just bug fixes. The Wishlist page lists the bugs that will be fixed by the 0.62 release. The Download page now contains pre-release snapshots of 0.62, which contain those bug fixes and should be otherwise stable. (The usual development snapshots, containing other development since 0.61, are also still available.)
2011-07-12 PuTTY 0.61 is released
PuTTY 0.61 is out, after over four years (sorry!), with new features, bug fixes, and compatibility updates for Windows 7 and various SSH server software.
2010-05-17 Google listing confusion
Several users have pointed out to us recently that the top Google hit for "putty" is now not the official PuTTY site but a mirror that used to be listed on our Mirrors page.
The official PuTTY web page is still where it has always been:
- Licence conditions under which you may use PuTTY.
- The FAQ.
- The documentation.
- Download PuTTY!
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