Free alternatives to tssh
Free licences, open-source projects and free plans with paid upgrades — each with its licence badge.
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RustDesk87
Purslane Ltd. (RustDesk)
Open-source remote desktop you can self-host
Open source 90 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
Windows Terminal87
Microsoft Corporation
A modern tabbed terminal for Windows
Open source 90 Windows -
DBeaver Community87
DBeaver Corp
Universal database tool
Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
rclone87
rclone (Nick Craig-Wood)
Sync files with 70+ cloud storage services
Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Notepad++87
Notepad++ Team
Lightweight text and code editor for Windows
Open source 88 Windows -
Git87
Git for Windows Project
The leading version-control system
Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Docker Desktop87
Docker Inc.
Run containers on your machine
Free + paid plans 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Visual Studio Code87
Microsoft Corporation
The code editor most developers use
Free 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
Chrome Remote Desktop Host87
Google LLC
The easy way to remotely connect with your home or work computer, or share your screen with others.
Free 82 WindowsmacOS -
Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer87
Microsoft Corporation
Explorer for Azure Storage
Open source 82 WindowsLinuxmacOS -
WinSCP87
Martin Prikryl (WinSCP)
File transfer over SFTP, FTP and S3
Open source 80 Windows -
WireGuard87
WireGuard (Jason A. Donenfeld)
A fast, modern and secure VPN protocol
Open source 80 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid -
APM – Agent Package Manager87
Microsoft Corporation
The package manager for AI-Native Development.
Open source 77 Windows -
April 2026 GDK Update 587
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimat
Free 77 Windows -
Az87
Microsoft Corporation
PowerShell cmdlets for developers and administrators to develop, deploy, administer, and manage Microsoft Azure resources.
Open source 77 Windows -
AzCopy v1087
Microsoft Corporation
AzCopy v10 is a command-line utility that you can use to copy data to and from containers and file shares in Azure Storage accounts.
Open source 77 Windows -
Azure CLI87
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0
Open source 77 WindowsmacOS -
Black87
Python Software Foundation
The uncompromising Python code formatter
Open source 77 Windows -
Docker Buildx87
Docker Inc.
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
Open source 77 Windows -
Docker Compose87
Docker Inc.
docker-compose plugin for docker cli
Open source 77 Windows -
GVFS87
Microsoft Corporation
Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.
Open source 77 Windows -
Intelligent Terminal87
Microsoft Corporation
Intelligent Terminal is an experimental terminal with native agent integration, forked from Windows Terminal.
Open source 77 Windows -
Kile87
KDE e.V.
LaTeX Frontend
Open source 77 Windows -
Lokalize87
KDE e.V.
Computer-Aided Translation System
Open source 77 Windows -
MFCMapi87
Microsoft Corporation
Provides access to MAPI stores to facilitate investigation of Exchange and Outlook issues and to provide developers with a sample for MAPI development.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.087
Microsoft Corporation
.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.
Open source 77 WindowsLinux -
Microsoft Azure Kubelogin87
Microsoft Corporation
A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Quick Review87
Microsoft Corporation
A tool to check compliance of Azure resources with Azure best practices and recommendations.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric SDK87
Microsoft Corporation
To build and run Azure Service Fabric applications on your Windows development machine, install the Service Fabric runtime, SDK, and tools.
Open source 77 Windows -
Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator87
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Azure Storage Emulator is a tool that emulates the Azure Blob, Queue, and Table services for local development purposes.
Free 77 Windows
