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Add to SafariWhen comparing hyper vs Sollar PuTTY, the Slant community recommends Sollar PuTTY for most people. In the question“What are the best SSH clients for Windows?” Sollar PuTTY is ranked 21st while hyper is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose Sollar PuTTY is:
Host connections can be assigned a color, so you quickly discern them in the host list and in the connection tabs.
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Pros
Pro Cross-platform due to electron browser-based foundation
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
Pro Built on electron, supports split panels and plugins
Pro Color coded host
Host connections can be assigned a color, so you quickly discern them in the host list and in the connection tabs.
Pro Allows storage of login credentials
Sollar Putty creates an encrypted local file where you can store the login details for your devices.
Pro Provides significant expansion of PuTTY capabilities for free
In additional to regular PuTTY features you get multi-tab interface, auto-login, quick access to recent sessions, integration of Windows Search, and other useful features.
Cons
Con Made with Electron
It uses a considerable amount of resources, compared to other offerings.
Con Not as cross platform as advertised
Most features only work on Mac OS.
Con Incorrect rendering
Terminal window has visual artifacts.
Con No configuration UI; all options must be set via JSON
Con Still maturing as of December 2016
Folks noticed some issues in the 1.0 release cited here.
Con Difficult to find information about it, because of the confusion with hyperterminal
Con No public download
They require your personal data and a working email before you can get the program. Not a great way to spread your allegedly "free" tool.
Con Its Solarwinds, biggest private data leaker
Trust your ssh session to it? No.
Con X11 not supported
Con Has ads
Con No option for translucent windows
