How to Install and Use Tabby – A Cross‑Platform Terminal with SSH and SFTP
This guide introduces Tabby, an open‑source cross‑platform terminal that supports SSH and SFTP, walks through downloading the appropriate installer, configuring a remote SSH profile, transferring files via its built‑in SFTP client, and customizing appearance and shortcuts.
Tabby is an open‑source terminal emulator developed by a foreign contributor on GitHub, currently boasting over 20K stars. It runs on Windows, macOS (Intel and M1), and Linux, offering built‑in SFTP, a visually appealing interface, and extensible plugins.
Installation : Visit the GitHub releases page (https://github.com/Eugeny/tabby/releases/tag/v1.0.164), select the installer that matches your operating system, download it, and run the installer. After installation, the main Tabby window appears.
Creating an SSH Connection : Click the Settings button, go to Profiles & Connections , and press New Profile . Choose SSH Connection , then fill in the terminal name, server IP, port, username, and password. Save the profile and launch it by clicking the run icon or the small square beside the profile name.
Once the profile is active, a terminal window opens connected to the remote server, allowing you to execute commands as usual.
SFTP Transfer : Tabby includes an SFTP pane accessible via the SFTP icon. Clicking it opens the remote file system view. To download a file, select it and confirm the save dialog. To upload, drag files into the remote directory or use the upload button in the upper‑right corner.
Customization : Tabby provides numerous themes and font size options, as well as a set of useful keyboard shortcuts. Detailed configuration options are documented on the project's GitHub repository.
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