Terminal · Eugeny (individual maintainer; GitHub Eugeny/tabby)
Tabby
Electron-based terminal with a built-in SSH/Telnet connection manager and serial console, nested split panes, tabs on any edge, and an installable plugin system. Desktop on Windows, macOS, Linux; a web app also exists.
~/facts
- platforms
- macOSWindowsLinuxWeb
- price
- FreeFree (seen 2026-10-20); no paid tier found on GitHub README or releases page
- source
- Open sourceLicence: MIT
- github
- Eugeny/tabby 75k stars, seen 2026-10-20
~/features
- ✓ yes SSH
- ✓ yes Tabs
- ✓ yes Split panes
- ? not verified SFTP
- ✓ yes Port forwarding
- ✓ yes Scripting / API
- ? not verified AI agents
- ? not verified MCP
- ? not verified Cloud sync
✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified
+ strengths
- SSH client includes X11 forwarding, port forwarding, agent forwarding, jump host management and login scripts in one app
- Serial terminal with saved connections, hex input/output and automatic reconnection, alongside SSH and Telnet
- Plugin and theme installation from the Settings view; encrypted container for SSH secrets and settings; portable mode on Windows
! weak points
- README does not list SFTP for the desktop app; SFTP is described only for the web app, and a community plugin adds an SFTP tab
- No built-in settings sync; the README points to a community sync-config plugin (Gist/Gitee)
- README does not list Mosh support
~/who it is for
- best for
- Users who want one desktop app for local shells, SSH and serial ports with split panes.
- look elsewhere if
- Users who need built-in desktop SFTP file browsing or first-party cloud sync of connections.
~/compare
~/sources
Checked 2026-10-20. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.
- github.com/Eugeny/tabby — platforms, license, features (SSH, serial, split panes, tabs)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/Eugeny/tabby/master/README.md — feature list: X11/port/agent forwarding, jump host, login scripts, Zmodem, plugins, web app, community sftp/sync plugins
- api.github.com/repos/Eugeny/tabby — github stars, license (GitHub API, seen 2026-10-20)
- github.com/Eugeny/tabby/releases — latest release v1.0.238 (listed 07 Oct); no paid options mentioned
Not verified
- tabby.sh homepage returned only a title via fetch; no official price/pricing page seen, 'free' rests on MIT license and absence of paid tiers
- sftp: desktop SFTP not listed in README (web app only) so left null
- mosh, cloud_sync (built-in), team_sharing, built_in_ai, mobile_app: not mentioned in sources
- jump_host and scripting_or_api taken from README feature list as read by an automated page summarizer; not cross-checked in docs.tabby.sh
- docs.tabby.sh fetch returned only API reference, no feature confirmation