ssh · sftp · scp · ftp · serial · local — one exe
Every protocol.
One process.
Dshh is a tabbed SSH, SFTP, SCP, FTP and serial client for Windows — with a built-in local terminal. Every protocol is implemented in-process, in Rust, inside a single portable executable — nothing shelled out, nothing on your PATH, no installer.
v1.1.0 · portable · win64 · no installer · no admin rights
protocols
Six ways in. Zero child processes.
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SSHrussh
Real xterm terminal with buffer search, session logging, highlight rules and port forwarding.
~/
SFTPrussh-sftp
File browser over your existing SSH hosts — one click from any terminal session.
⇄
SCPrussh
Copy files to/from a server over the SSH channel — for hosts with SFTP disabled.
⇅
FTPsuppaftp
Plain FTP for the legacy boxes you can't decommission yet.
⌁
Serialserialport
COM ports at any baud rate — bench rigs, switches, embedded consoles.
▣
Localportable-pty
cmd & PowerShell in a tab. Run-as-Admin opens elevated in its own window.
why in-process
One exe. The whole client.
✓Single process. Every protocol is a Rust crate compiled into dshh.exe. Nothing spawned, nothing on PATH.
✓Saved profiles. Grouped connections with duplicate and quick reconnect — not a PowerShell history.
✓Tabs + split pane. Terminals stay mounted across tab switches; buffers survive.
✓Compose + broadcast. Quick command chips, a Ctrl+K compose bar, and one-keystroke broadcast to every connected host.
download
Get Dshh for Windows
v1.1.0
latest
jul 2026
Dshh 1.1.0 — portable
win64
unzip & run dshh.exe · no installer, no admin
uninstall = delete the file
uninstall = delete the file
checking github for the latest release…
updates
You'll know when there's a new build
01 on launch, dshh checks GitHub Releases
02 compares the tag against the running build
03 newer? a quiet in-app notification — your call
✓
You're up to date
dshh 0.2.0 · checked on launch
Checking for updates…
GET api.github.com/…/releases/latest
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Downloading dshh 0.3.0
Dshh-portable.exe0%
✓
Ready — dshh 0.3.0 downloaded
saved next to dshh.exe · restart to apply
▶ simulate update check
↺ replay
No background service, nothing silent. This page reads the same feed — it always shows the newest release.
changelog
What's new
docs
Up and running in 30 seconds
Quickstart
01download Dshh-portable.zip
02unzip it anywhere — a USB stick works
03run dshh.exe and add your first host with +
No installer, no admin rights, no services. Windows SmartScreen may ask once — the exe is unsigned for now.
Keyboard & commands
Ctrl + Kfocus the compose bar from anywhere
Ctrl + Fsearch the terminal buffer
Enterrun the composed command in the active tab
broadcastsend one command to every connected host
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dshh — in-process multi-protocol client