What if there was a way to create a hyperlink which launches PuTTY? One would be able to launch PuTTY from email clients, browsers, spreadsheets, etc…Īn example link would be: ssh:// This becomes quite a pain with multiple hosts at once. One may say “Jon, all you need to do is run PuTTY, enter the host name you wish to connect to and provide a user name and password.” This process is certainly fine for a single SSH operation. While it is fairly full featured, it is quite cumbersome for generic SSH use.
For many in the tech industry this tool is absolutely crucial. PuTTY enables Windows users to access *nix machines through SSH.
For awhile now, I have wanted the ability to launch putty from a simple hyperlink.