---
title: "Tabby - a terminal for a more modern age"
source: "https://tabby.sh/about/features"
author:
published:
created: 2026-04-17
description: "Tabby is a free and open source SSH, local and Telnet terminal with everything you'll ever need."
tags:
  - "clippings"
---
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## Features

![[313070fb08f7b2d4a518ca34112cb90b_MD5.png]]

##### Smart tabs

Tabs that detect progress and can notify you when a process is done.

![[5559772b272a40f9cda1aaa70aafb066_MD5.png]]

##### 24-bit color

Support for True Color and base16 infrastructure, as well as over 150 community ANSI color schemes.

![[5301df323543981595e1612b60107872_MD5.png]]

##### Customizable hotkeys

Freely customizable single and multi-chord shortcuts.

![[5543d00b294bfcd3eef5768b87600084_MD5.png]]

##### SSH and the kitchen sink

A built-in SSH client with profiles, SFTP, key management, jump hosts, X11 and the rest.

![[3a150028f594c9a9591ff77f27e7d002_MD5.png]]

##### Persistent port forwards

Preconfigure often-used port forwarding setups.

![[08b2d982c9f0e647af596db7d1bfc776_MD5.png]]

##### Zmodem transfers

Send and receive files directly from the prompt in SSH, telnet and serial session.

![[f2c9b059eb0fced7c75f0f520588d893_MD5.png]]

##### Quake mode

Dock on the side of the screen? Check. Spawn with a key? Sure. Tabs on bottom? No problem.

![[7256506a2324a89f259d4e6df789cdd2_MD5.png]]

##### Split tabs

Freely rearrangeable split panes which you can also save as a profile.

![[fdedeb5338913d8714b35aecf914cb65_MD5.png]]

##### Profile manager

Save all your configured options into hotkey-assignable profiles.

![[71bd1f3629e03a9404272cdb574c779e_MD5.png]]

##### Delicate fontwork

Ligature support, Powerline and Nerd Fonts, emoji, pixel-perfect boxes.

![[b62db995b71fd47626b6c5820cb91c47_MD5.png]]

##### Persistent history and tabs

Tabby remembers your open tabs, and when you accidentally close them, restores the complete terminal state.

![[4e2bcd986d8ae9d0aa0e0743e19938a9_MD5.png]]

##### Careful pasting

Multi-line paste warnings and bracketed paste support prevent accidentaly executing stuff when pasting multiple lines.