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KiTTY is Win32-native PuTTY
KiTTY is Win32-native PuTTY. If you've ever used PuTTY before, this is all you need to know.
On the other hand, if you're wondering what PuTTY is, let me tell you! It's what I'm here for, after all. PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator; you can use it as a client for Telnet, SSH, raw TCP sessions, and rlogin. If you have no idea what any of this means, I'm afraid KiTTY may prove less than useful for you.
I have used PuTTY itself on a Win32 system before and did not experience any problems. However, KiTTY is "made for" Windows, so in theory, it should run smoother and consume less resources (not that a terminal application is resource-hungry anyway).
So, the next time you read one of my posts about a surviving online BBS, and you find yourself wondering what application you should use to log on and find some new retro-loving friends -- KiTTY is the answer.
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Subscribe to commentsblankMay 18th 2010 12:27PM
Was there a need for this? I've used PuTTY for years, and I've never had any issues or felt it was particularly resource-hungry.
I think there's a lot more to be said for the added features they list, some of these actually are seeming niftier the more I look at them. Will use today and try to report back.
gronneMay 18th 2010 12:55PM
The only thing I can think of how this might be useful is if you could download files directly like you can with SSH between two Unix machines.
gronneMay 18th 2010 1:06PM
Actually I just downloaded this and it seems pretty cool. You can upload from the SSH window by right-clicking the title bar and using a menu option.
I just launched Putty and Kitty back-to-back and Kitty does seem much snappier. There are some other scripting features too. Worth a look.
MxxConMay 18th 2010 2:38PM
"Kitty does seem much snappier"...
how horribly slow is your computer that one terminal application can be "much snappier" than the other.
gronneMay 18th 2010 2:59PM
Are you saying that because you tried it and didn't notice difference or are you just trolling?
Launch and login time were faster as well as exiting the app. Did I ever sit around and complain about Putty before, wishing there were a better way? No. But since it was available I tried it and that was my experience.
jasrayMay 18th 2010 1:04PM
I didn't find much difference other than PuTTy offers the tray icon; BitTunnelier Portable is much preferred.
DamianMay 18th 2010 1:25PM
I use putty connection manager, I don't think I'd be able to go back to something without tabs again.
MxxConMay 18th 2010 2:36PM
putty connection manager is good, but it also seem to be abounded :(
there's http://code.google.com/p/superputty/ which is a fork of putty connection manager, hopefully it'll get more development attention.
GeirMay 18th 2010 3:31PM
KiTTY is just PuTTY with some improvements, it isn't any more Win32-native AFAIK. I like that you can make it semi-transparent by changing the opacity though, as I sometimes want to see what is going on in other windows while working in KiTTY.
Japan-fourMay 18th 2010 8:25PM
For a version of putty patched with support for windows 7 Jumplists see:
http://www.infi.nl/blog/view/id/43/PuTTY_with_Windows_7_jumplist_support
blasztaMay 18th 2010 10:15PM
I usually use mRemote, since I can do SSH, RDP or VNC all in one application. I only use putty if using other machines & always have one copy in my flash disk. Glad to know that kitty also has portable version :)
Bryan PriceMay 18th 2010 11:50PM
Interesting. But I use PuTTY about once a month, if that anymore.
DagurMay 19th 2010 4:46AM
You can't add ssh keys in the launcher. That's a deal breaker for me
kkzoneMay 19th 2010 3:30PM
For your information, there exists also a client with the name Litty offers similar functionality as that of Kitty and Putty.
manonstreetMay 23rd 2010 11:11PM
The link to PuTTY is not the official site or acknowledged as a legit mirror. One day you could find that the binary served from that site is trojaned. See here for details: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8824