Putty/Kitty integration? #12384

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opened 2026-01-31 03:14:11 +00:00 by claunia · 5 comments
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Originally created by @Conan179 on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021).

Hello everybody.

I personally work a lot with Putty and the fork kitty.
I just had the idea whether it would be possible to open a tab from the Windows Terminal, where you can then run a Putty / Kitty instance, by which I do not mean that the Putty / Kitty is programmed into the terminal, but one kind of external call and then the terminal is only used as a display.

Would that even be possible?

Greetings Conan

Originally created by @Conan179 on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021). Hello everybody. I personally work a lot with Putty and the fork kitty. I just had the idea whether it would be possible to open a tab from the Windows Terminal, where you can then run a Putty / Kitty instance, by which I do not mean that the Putty / Kitty is programmed into the terminal, but one kind of external call and then the terminal is only used as a display. Would that even be possible? Greetings Conan
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021):

So, you want to embed a kitty instance inside a Windows Terminal window? May I ask why? Is there some feature in particular you're looking for?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021): So, you want to embed a kitty instance _inside_ a Windows Terminal window? May I ask _why_? Is there some feature in particular you're looking for?
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@Conan179 commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021):

Why not?
I am currently working with ubuntu on wsl2, then I would like to do that on my ubuntu server too, click the down arrow, open a new tab, Putty appears, I select my server and can then switch between the tabs.
It just happened to me when I was working on my Linux.

@Conan179 commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021): Why not? I am currently working with ubuntu on wsl2, then I would like to do that on my ubuntu server too, click the down arrow, open a new tab, Putty appears, I select my server and can then switch between the tabs. It just happened to me when I was working on my Linux.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021):

Okay, I don't know why you'd need putty for that though. If you're accessing your server via ssh, you could just create a new profile with a commandline like:

"commandline": "ssh username@myserver.com"

and access the server that way. There would likely be other flags and configurations that you'd want to pass in that commandline, but the principle should remain the same. I'm not sure why we'd need to get putty (a whole terminal emulator) involved here.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021): Okay, I don't know why you'd need putty for that though. If you're accessing your server via ssh, you could just create a new profile with a commandline like: ```json "commandline": "ssh username@myserver.com" ``` and access the server that way. There would likely be other flags and configurations that you'd want to pass in that commandline, but the principle should remain the same. I'm not sure why we'd need to get putty (a whole terminal emulator) involved here.
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@Conan179 commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021):

I close this, there is want an interest in my idea.

@Conan179 commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021): I close this, there is want an interest in my idea.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021):

Alrighty then. Lemme know if you need any help getting that set up!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021): Alrighty then. Lemme know if you need any help getting that set up!
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