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.
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SCPrussh
Copy files to/from a server over the SSH channel — for hosts with SFTP disabled.
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FTPsuppaftp
Plain FTP for the legacy boxes you can't decommission yet.
⌁
Serialserialport
COM ports at any baud rate — bench rigs, switches, embedded consoles.
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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.
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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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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
Release history
v1.1.1latest
aug 2026
Reorder quick commands and macros
- Quick commands can be reordered — drag a row by its grip in the manage dialog and the chips above the compose bar follow that order, so the ones you actually use sit where your eye lands
- Macros get the same handle, reordered the same way
- Both lists also move with the keyboard: focus a grip and press the up or down arrow, which beats dragging inside a scrolling dialog
v1.1.0
aug 2026
Paste guard, transfer progress, file owners
- Pasting two or more lines now asks first, listing the exact numbered lines that would run — every newline is an Enter to the shell, so a stray copy used to execute commands with no warning. Covers Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Shift+V, Shift+Insert and right-click paste; switch it off in Settings › Terminal
- Uploads and downloads show a real progress bar with bytes moved, percentage and position in a multi-file batch, in the SFTP/FTP browser and the SCP dialog. Servers that won't report a size get an indeterminate bar rather than a fake percentage
- The file browser has an owner column. SFTP resolves numeric uids against the server's own /etc/passwd, so you see root and www-data rather than 0 and 33; FTP reads the names straight out of its listing
v1.0.1
aug 2026
Right-click copy and paste
- Right-clicking the terminal now pastes the clipboard. Select text first and the same right-click copies it instead — so select, right-click, right-click again copies a line and pastes it back without touching the keyboard
- Fixed: a quick command typed into the new-row fields is saved when you press Done, instead of being discarded unless you started a second one
v1.0.0
jul 2026
1.0 — forwarding in every direction, macros, agent auth
- Port forwarding now covers all three OpenSSH directions: local (-L), remote (-R, where the server listens on your behalf) and dynamic (-D), which runs a built-in SOCKS5 proxy
- Every running forward shows live byte counters and an indicator that flashes on real traffic, so you can tell an idle tunnel from a busy one
- SSH agent authentication — the private key never enters Dshh. Uses the Windows OpenSSH agent service, falling back to Pageant
- Macros: record the commands you type in a terminal, name them, and replay the sequence into any session from the bottom dock
- Optional terminal status bar with the target, time connected, grid size and encoding, plus indicators for logging, macro recording and running forwards
- Optional Windows 11 Mica or acrylic backdrop behind the app chrome. The terminal itself stays opaque
- Tabs carry a per-protocol icon, so a long row of sessions is scannable without reading labels
- Settings is now organised into four tabs — General, Terminal, Output & logs, Security — instead of one long scroll
- Font and line height are dropdowns rather than free text. The font list shows only the monospace faces actually installed on your machine, each rendered in its own face
- Session logs default to a logs folder inside the portable data folder, so they travel with the app and auto-logging works without picking a folder first
- The portable download is now a folder — dshh.exe beside its own data/ — so settings and saved connections travel with it to another machine or a USB stick
- Upgrading from a non-portable build carries your existing settings and saved connections across on first run, leaving the originals untouched
v0.5.3
jul 2026
Type a path to jump there
- The file-browser address bar is now editable — type a directory and press Enter instead of clicking down one level at a time. Works on both the remote and local panes
- SFTP sessions show the real starting directory (e.g. /home/you) instead of a bare "."
v0.5.2
jul 2026
Transfer & dialog fixes
- Fixed: SFTP/FTP uploads keep the file's exact name and extension — the local folder path is no longer part of the uploaded filename
- Fixed: the connection editor and other dialogs no longer close when a text selection started inside a field ends outside the box
v0.5.1
jul 2026
Readable session logs & more terminal color
- Recorded session logs are now clean, readable text — colour codes stripped, backspace / delete / progress-bar rewrites applied, proper UTF-8
- Telnet sessions can record logs too
- Richer terminal palette and more built-in highlight keywords (fatal, refused, timeout, completed, listening, …)
v0.5.0
jul 2026
File browser overhaul & zip downloads
- Dual-pane split view — local disk next to the remote listing, drag & drop both ways to upload / download
- File-type icons in the SFTP/FTP browser
- Fixed: downloads keep the original file type in the save dialog; folders no longer render as plain files
- The portable build now ships as Dshh-portable.zip
v0.4.0
jul 2026
Telnet, jump hosts, multi-exec & self-update
- Telnet sessions and one-hop SSH jump hosts (bastion)
- Multi-exec — broadcast typed input to several SSH tabs at once
- Drag & drop upload into the file browser; edit remote files in your local editor with auto re-upload
- Optional master-password encryption for saved credentials
- In-app self-update from GitHub Releases; SCP tilde/quote fixes
v0.2.0
jul 2026
Local terminal, SCP & a terminal fix
- Local terminal — cmd & PowerShell in a tab (portable-pty / ConPTY); Run-as-Admin opens elevated in its own window
- SCP file transfer over the SSH channel (upload / download), for hosts with SFTP disabled
- Fixed a PTY width desync that smeared line editing (arrows, history) after the font loaded
v0.1.0
jul 2026
Initial release
- SSH, SFTP, FTP and serial — all in-process (russh · russh-sftp · suppaftp · serialport)
- Tabbed workspace with split pane; terminals survive tab switches
- Saved connection profiles with groups
- Quick command chips, Ctrl+K compose bar, broadcast to all connected hosts
- Buffer search (Ctrl+F), session logging, ANSI highlight rules, SSH port forwarding
unreleased
known-hosts verification (host keys are currently trust-on-first-use) · recursive transfers · multi-file drag select
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