FOR WINDOWS

Beaver Shell

A tabbed SSH client for people who look after servers. Connect to many servers side by side, keep each one in a session library with a name and a note, and move files without leaving the terminal.

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Free for personal use · Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 · 64-bit

Beaver Shell with three servers open in tabs, the session library with folders, names and notes on the left, and a server log in the terminal

Tabs and tab groups

Connect to many servers at once, or open more tabs on one server over the same connection, with no second login. Split the window into up to six tab groups, side by side or stacked.

A session library

Servers in folders, each with a name and a note. Search by name, host, user or note. Import from OpenSSH config, PuTTY and Xshell session files, and export the library without passwords.

The terminal

xterm-compatible, with true color and the mouse, so vim, htop and tmux work as they should. UTF-8, GBK, Big5, Shift_JIS and more per session, find with regular expressions, and keywords highlighted in logs.

Files

An SFTP panel next to the terminal with a transfer queue, which can follow the terminal’s current folder. Edit a remote file in your local editor and it goes back up each time you save. rz / sz too.

Signing in

Passwords, key files (OpenSSH, PEM, PuTTY PPK), one-time codes, and the SSH agent (the OpenSSH agent or Pageant) with agent forwarding. Generate a key and install it on a server in one step.

Jump hosts and tunnels

Reach servers through a jump host or a SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy. Local, remote and dynamic port forwarding, with a tunnel panel to add and stop forwards while you are connected.

More than SSH

Telnet for older devices, serial ports for consoles and switches, and local PowerShell, cmd and WSL tabs next to your servers.

Many servers at once

Type once and send it to every tab or the ones you pick. Keep quick commands a click away, let login scripts answer prompts, and set triggers that react to what a server prints.

Safe by default

Saved passwords are encrypted for your Windows account, with an optional master password and a lock for when you step away. Host keys are checked, and a changed key is refused unless you accept it.

A closer look

The SFTP panel next to a terminal, listing a log folder, with two finished downloads in the transfer queue — An SFTP panel next to the terminal, with a transfer queue.

Three tab groups side by side and stacked, with the compose bar sending one line to all three tabs — Tab groups side by side, and one line typed into every tab in sync.

The session properties dialog with the name, host, port, user name, folder and note of a server — Session properties: name, host, folder and note on one page.

Beaver Shell in the dark theme, with the session search finding a server by a word in its note — The dark theme, and a search that finds sessions by their notes.

Good to know

Free for individuals, families, schools, open-source projects and companies of up to 5 people: every feature, no account, no ads.
Other companies need a commercial license for each person who uses Beaver Shell at work: US$9.90 per person, one-time, including every version released within a year. Commercial licenses are not yet sold online: to buy one, write to support@mindigest.com.
Needs Windows 10 version 22H2 or Windows 11 (64-bit) and the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, which Windows 11 and an up-to-date Windows 10 already have.
The Microsoft Store keeps Beaver Shell up to date.
Beaver Shell connects only to the servers you enter and sends us nothing. Your sessions and saved passwords stay on your PC: see Privacy.
Using Beaver Shell means you accept the Beaver Shell License Agreement.
The interface is in English and Simplified Chinese.

Questions or problems: write to support@mindigest.com.