# Tabby

An open-source terminal that also handles SSH, Telnet, and serial connections.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/tabby
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/tabby.md
Website: https://tabby.sh

- Category: [Terminal](https://softbests.com/category/terminal)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux

## Best for

Developers who want one modern terminal for local shells and remote servers on every desktop OS.

## Why it deserves attention

Tabby wraps a configurable terminal, tab and split-pane layouts, saved SSH profiles, serial connections, and a plugin system in one MIT-licensed app with about 75,000 GitHub stars. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux with the same configuration, supports themes and hotkey-driven workflows, and can sync settings through a cloud or Git-based plugin. It is built on Electron, so memory use and startup time are higher than native terminals such as Ghostty or Alacritty, and its plugin catalog is smaller than iTerm2's. For people who spend the day moving between shells and remote hosts, the single-window workflow usually outweighs the overhead.

## Can replace

- Termius
- MobaXterm

## Related and alternatives

- [Ghostty](https://softbests.com/software/ghostty)
- [Warp](https://softbests.com/software/warp)