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PuTTY

free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application
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PuTTY

Summary

PuTTY is an application software[1]. PuTTY has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • PuTTY's instance of is recorded as application software[3].
  • PuTTY's instance of is recorded as terminal emulator[4].
  • PuTTY's instance of is recorded as SSH client[5].
  • PuTTY's instance of is recorded as terminal client[6].
  • PuTTY's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[7].
  • PuTTY's developer is recorded as Q93011[8].
  • PuTTY's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[9].
  • PuTTY's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as Windows Mobile[12].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as Symbian[14].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as BSD[15].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • PuTTY's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[17].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.63[18].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.64[19].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.65[20].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.66[21].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.67[22].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.68[23].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.69[24].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.70[25].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.71[26].
  • PuTTY's software version identifier is recorded as 0.72[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include application software[3], terminal emulator[4], SSH client[5], terminal client[6], and free and open-source software[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include SSH client[28], terminal client[29], and terminal emulator[30].

Why It Matters

PuTTY has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . git.tartarus.org. Retrieved . git.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. Retrieved . lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. Retrieved . lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. Retrieved . lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. Retrieved . lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lists.tartarus.org. Retrieved . lists.tartarus.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Retrieved . chiark.greenend.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Shyam222004 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Q93011
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q2290783]]"
  2. 8w ago · JTN · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebsd port → security/putty-gtk2, security/putty-nogtk, security/putty
    Mailing list archive url → https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/
    Windows package manager community package id → PuTTY.PuTTY
    Commons category → PuTTY
    + 57 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.84"
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