Overview
MangoSSH is a cross-platform remote connection manager that puts SSH, RDP, VNC, file transfer and serial consoles in one window.
One desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux that replaces a folder full of separate tools — SSH client, RDP and VNC viewer, SFTP browser, port-forwarding utility and password manager. There is no server component for personal use: the app connects directly to whatever host you point it at.
Key capabilities
- Every protocol in one place — SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP, Telnet, serial consoles and a local terminal, all from the same toolbar.
- Encrypted by default — Your saved host list is encrypted at rest from first launch, with a key held in your operating system's own credential store.
- Thirteen authentication methods — Passwords, SSH keys, agents and FIDO2 security keys, hardware tokens, external secret managers and CA-signed certificates.
- Built for teams — Shared vaults, fleet-wide policy, just-in-time access approval and a tamper-evident audit log.
- Automation — Saved scripts across many hosts, an MCP server for external AI tools, and an in-app assistant that reads terminal output on request.
Quick start
- Download and run the installer for your platform.
- Launch MangoSSH. It opens on the Dashboard with an empty connection list.
- Add your first host, pick an authentication method, and save.
- Click the host to connect. Everything you save is encrypted at rest automatically.
Full detail
Step-by-step instructions, how to check each one worked, and what to do when it did not.
Explore
What's Special
Two editions from one codebase, split at compile time: MangoSSH for the internet, and MangoSSH Secure for an air-gapped enclave — where the network code is absent from the binary rather than switched off.
Getting Started
Install the app, find your way around the window, and save your first connection.
Connections
SSH, RDP, VNC and every other protocol MangoSSH speaks directly, with no external client to install.
Authentication
Thirteen methods, from a saved password to a key that never exists in software at all.
Vault & Security
Four independent encryption tiers and a password manager. Your host list is encrypted from first launch with no setup.
Sessions
Organise saved connections, and work with several open sessions at once.
Monitoring & Audit
Know whether a host is up, what it is doing, and what happened afterwards.
Automation
Run saved scripts across hosts, chain steps into resumable runbooks, and let AI tools operate through MangoSSH under a policy gate.
Zero Trust & Relay
Reach machines with no inbound port open, hide credentials from the people using them, and approve access per request.
Network Tools
Small utilities for the work that surrounds a connection.
Settings & Appearance
Themes, interface mode and the preferences worth knowing about.
Limits & Troubleshooting
Current, deliberate constraints, and where to look when something is wrong.