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SecureCRT has tabbed windows, so I can have 5 sessions on one machine in one window, 5 sessions to another machine in another window, and so on. I can find and navigate to the right session with the least effort.

It can automatically keep logs of all sessions. Grepping through these logs to find a complicated bash command or sql query or the output of a query/command that I ran in the past has been invaluable.

And there are little things it handles better than other clients I've used. It restores broken connections better. The session profile management is easier to use. Quickly opening an SFTP tab for the current session is handy. Resizing a window does the right thing. It has a million other options, far more than other clients, but doesn't feel bloated at all.

I'm sure other clients have some of these features but this is the only one that has what I think is the best implementation of all of them, and they add up to a great experience.




Thanks for the feedback. Looks like they offer a free trial, giving it a shot.


If $99 is a little steep (and for me, it was), PenguiNet is a pretty good, mostly-modern SSH client. I purchased a license and it's been worth it.

http://www.siliconcircus.com/




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