Bitvise SSH Client (formerly Tunnelier) is a fast, secure FTP and terminal client with a variety of "tunnel" options to create secure connections, similar to a VPN. The program can forward Windows file shares over SSH, an FTP-to-SFTP protocol bridge, port forwarding and more. See forum discussion for adding secure FTP to existing portable software.
Includes support for single-click remote desktop forwarding for graphical server access, vt100, strong auto-reconnect and a scriptable console-mode SFTP client. Integrated SOCKS and HTTP proxy are available for dynamic forwarding. Security measures include wide encryption protocol support including public key exchange and optional integrated compression. Supports profiles and optional encryption of local passwords.
Functional in 64-bit.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder (see more here) |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
Note: The uninstall process creates entries in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bitvise and HKCU\Software\Bitvise but these can be deleted manually. |
What's new? |
See: https://bitvise.com/ssh-client-version-history |
FYI, Tunnelier has been renamed Bitvise SSH Client and the current third party PAF repack is v4.60 Rev 2.0 (see http://tp.vbap.com.au/download). The current upstream Bitvise SSH Client is v6.03 (changelog at http://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-version-history). Both still freeware...
For a freeware portable server alternative, check out Stunnel (http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21551). For a freeware non-portable server, see SilverSHielD (http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21461).
4.60 Rev 2.0
Sorry, but i can't find version 6.03 on the website. It's still 4.60
v6.03 (July 5, 2014)
Although Tunnelier is a pretty good client, I think puTTY and WinSCP or Filezilla would be better as they're more lightweight and stealth as well. On the other hand Tunnelier's maker Bitvise does an excellent job on the server side with WinSSHD. It's lightweight and has a lot of features so for server I would recommend WinSSHD but for the client side, WinSCP and FileZilla and PuTTY would be better. Tunnelier does however allows you to remote control the server so if that's something you want, then Tunnelier would be better.
Doesn't seem to be portable with the command line? Creates AppData\Local\Bitvise\Updates\*
v8.44