Recommended SSH cross platform terminal tool tabby

1. Preface

since xshell It has been out of use for some time , Switch a lot ssh Tools , Because I use more cross system , Need to switch frequently Linux、Windows、MacOS System development , So cross platform is very important for me , Before using MobaXterm It feels good to use , But only Windows Version of , After a period of trouble, I found tabby, It works really well , Cool theme , Convenient configuration , It is convenient to configure import and Export , Multi window convenience ,web Browsers can also use , Open source code .

2. Information and introduction

2.1 Information

• Official website ：https://tabby.sh/

• GitHub：https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby
• Download the latest version ：https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/releases
• web End ：https://app.tabby.sh/
• Chinese readme ：https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/blob/master/README.zh-CN.md

2.2 brief introduction

Tabby ( Formerly known as Terminus) It is a highly configurable terminal simulator and SSH Or serial port client , Support Windows,macOS and Linux

• Integrate SSH,Telnet Client and connection manager
• Integrated serial terminal
• Customize themes and color schemes
• Fully configurable shortcuts and multi key shortcuts
• Split pane
• Automatically save tabs
• Support PowerShell（ and PS Core）、WSL、Git-Bash、Cygwin、MSYS2、Cmder and CMD
• stay SSH In conversation through Zmodem Direct file transfer
• complete Unicode Support , Including double corner characters
• It will not get stuck due to fast output
• Windows Comfortable on shell Experience , Include tab Automatic completion （ adopt Clink）
• by SSH secrets And settings are integrated into the encryption container
• SSH、SFTP and Telnet The client can be used as Web application （ Can also be trusteeship ）

Show me my Windows Version of ,wsl、powerShell、cmd Both can be used. , Serial port is also more convenient ：

3. Basic use and configuration import and Export

3.1 web app

You can use the corresponding web app（https://app.tabby.sh/）:

3.2 The desktop version

The corresponding desktop version also supports simplified Chinese （ I have downloaded the latest 1.0.181）：

3.3 Configure and connect

If you haven't connected, choose a new configuration , Select the corresponding type , such as ssh、serial、telnet、wsl、git bash etc. ：

For example, the new configuration here ssh（ Enter the corresponding host ip、 Connection name , You can also configure port forwarding and login scripts ）：

3.4 Common terminal settings

• The terminal can set whether the right mouse button is a right-click menu, paste or do nothing , The default is paste , I think it's very useful

• Whether to automatically open a terminal when starting the software and recover the previous terminal , It depends on personal preference , I don't like opening one automatically

3.5 The color scheme

There are many options , It's really not good. You can modify the options yourself ：

3.6 Shortcut key

You can configure some shortcut keys by yourself , I changed the shortcut key of the split window here , direct ctrl+ Split the window up, down, left and right ：

3.7 plug-in unit

Here are some installable plug-ins , such as quick-restart Plugins can use ctrl-r Conduct tabby restart （ Search in the shortcut keys quick You can change the shortcut key ）, such as Windows Theme plugin 、 Export the terminal log to a file 、 Profile synchronization gitee or GitHub、docker etc. , Just install it according to your preference .

3.8 window

You can configure whether the window is fixed , The opacity 、 Theme and so on ：

3.9 The configuration file

Some of your configurations can be displayed through configuration files , This makes it easy to synchronize multiple terminals , It is more convenient to cooperate with the synchronization plug-in just now , If you can't copy the content, you can （ At present, it is json file ）, Some of your common connections will be reflected here , No longer afraid to forget the connection address .

4. Last

ssh The connection of is slightly hidden , If you don't use it in Chinese for the first time, it will be difficult to find , It feels like you can add a custom button on the main page to directly click , Of course , This may also be deliberately designed to keep the main interface simple , It still smells good after being familiar with it .