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title: How to get an SSH client?
description: "To access your account via SSH, you should download and install one of available [SSH](https://washahost.com/tutorials/what-is-ssh/) clients. You can find the list of free SSH clients in the table below. If you have Windows, we recommend to use **PuTTY** as your SSH client.…"
url: "https://www.washahost.com/kbs/how-to-get-an-ssh-client/"
updated: "2023-05-11"
category: Hosting
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# How to get an SSH client?

To access your account via SSH, you should download and install one of available [SSH](https://washahost.com/tutorials/what-is-ssh/) clients. You can find the list of free SSH clients in the table below. If you have Windows, we recommend to use **PuTTY** as your SSH client.

| **SSH Client** | **Operating Systems Supported** | **Download** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PuTTY | Windows and Unix | [Download PuTTY](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html) |
| WinSCP | Windows (SCP and SFTP, no SSH) | [Download WinSCP](http://sourceforge.net/projects/winscp/files/WinSCP/4.2.9/winscp429setup.exe/download) |
| Fugu | Macintosh | [Download Fugu](https://fugu.en.softonic.com/mac) |