Master Tabby: Install, SSH, and SFTP in Minutes
This guide walks you through installing the cross‑platform Tabby terminal, configuring SSH connections, using its built‑in SFTP file transfer, and customizing themes and shortcuts, all illustrated with step‑by‑step screenshots for a smooth developer workflow.
Tabby is an open‑source, cross‑platform terminal emulator (Windows, macOS Intel/M1, Linux) with over 20K GitHub stars, offering built‑in SFTP, a sleek UI, and plugin support.
Installation
Download the appropriate installer from the GitHub releases page and run it; the UI will appear after installation.
SSH Connection
Click New terminal creates a local shell (cmd on Windows, Terminal on macOS). To connect to a remote server, open Settings, select profiles&connections, then click New profile.
Choose ssh connection, fill in the profile name, IP address, port, username, and password, then save.
Run the new profile to open an SSH session.
SFTP Transfer Tool
Click the SFTP icon to open the remote file browser. You can download files by selecting them and confirming the save dialog, or upload files by dragging them into the remote directory or using the upload button.
Settings
Tabby provides many terminal themes, font size adjustments, and useful shortcuts, all configurable through the Settings UI.
For detailed configuration, refer to Tabby's GitHub repository.
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