What Tablif read on Easy SSH's site
Easy SSH describes itself as: “Easy SSH SSH terminal + file transfer inside VS Code and Cursor”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
- Alternative to: Remote-SSH
- How it differs: “Nothing is installed on the server , and no remote editor server is downloaded, so it works on old, small, and locked-down machines where Remote-SSH can't run.”
What it is
Calls itself “SSH client”.
- Calls itself: SSH client
“Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client inside VS Code, Cursor and other VS Code-based editors.”
Where it puts itself
Positions itself as an alternative to Remote-SSH. Rules out “Windows servers”.
- Alternative to: Remote-SSH
- Says it will not: Windows servers
“Nothing is installed on the server , and no remote editor server is downloaded, so it works on old, small, and locked-down machines where Remote-SSH can't run.”
“Windows servers aren't supported.”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever.
- Free plan: free forever
“Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client inside VS Code”
Who it sells to
Sells to developers.
- Sells to: developers
“Your side: VS Code 1.74 or newer, or an editor built on it (Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Trae, Kiro, Antigravity, code-server), on Windows, macOS or Linux.”
How it runs
A browser extension for Linux, Windows and macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Open VSX and Visual Studio Marketplace. No API. Open source.
- Kind: extension
- Runs on: Linux · Windows · macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Distributed via: Open VSX · Visual Studio Marketplace
- API: no
- Open source: yes
“Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client inside VS Code, Cursor and other VS Code-based editors.”
“Your side: VS Code 1.74 or newer, or an editor built on it (Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Trae, Kiro, Antigravity, code-server), on Windows, macOS or Linux.”
What it works with
Built on Antigravity, Cursor, Kiro and 5 more. Plugin for Antigravity, Cursor, Kiro and 5 more.
- Built on: Antigravity · Cursor · Kiro · +5
- Plugin for: Antigravity · Cursor · Kiro · +5
“Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Trae, Kiro, Antigravity, code-server and other editors that install from Open VSX”
“Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client inside VS Code, Cursor and other VS Code-based editors.”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client inside VS Code”
“README.md -> https://github.com/dhlptx00/EasySSH/blob/main/README.md”
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Tablif read these pages, last on 16 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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