One of the specialized software solutions that aims to provide all the needed utilities for such activities is MobaXterm. This package offers loads of functions and applications that are tailored for programmers, web designers, administrators and pretty much all users who need to handle lots of remote jobs in a more simple fashion.

Through a nice looking and neatly organized interface, you will have access to all the features and commands. First of all, MobaXterm attracts many users thanks to its built-in X11 server and multi-tabbed interface that makes it possible to execute several tasks concurrently, on more than one remote device.

Insofar as the remote clients are concerned, you will be glad to know that with this program you can create numerous types of sessions. More precisely, it supports SSH, Telnet, RDP, VNC, FTP, SFTP, Rlogin, XDMCP and Serial connections.

The integrated Terminal is quite advanced and can run Unix commands through its bash shell script. Should you need to view digital images, write text or code, perform file or directory comparisons and other actions, it's worth knowing that MobaXterm comes with dedicated tools for them.

Its session manager and macro recoding feature add more value to the package, not to mention the fun factor that is also present in the form of several terminal games.

To sum things up, it is clear that MobaXterm succeeds in giving the power user or administrator the upper hand when it comes to remote management. The solid set of functions and the numerous customizations and tools brought by this application place it among the top utilities in its category.

FEATURES
Free X server fully configured (based on Xorg)
Tab-based terminal with antialiased fonts and macro support
Easy DISPLAY exportation from any remote host
X11-Forwarding capability in OpenSSH

Changelog version 8.3 (2015-10-31)
Security fix: in previous releases, some remote users could spy on X11 connections when Access Control was turned off (thanks to cert.org for the information). This has been changed in current version by activating Access Control by default with an authorization prompt when a remote program requests local display connection.
New feature: added full TrueColor (24-bit) support in MobaXterm terminal (can be tested using the "lscolors" command)
New feature: added a tooltip containing columns / rows values when resizing a terminal
Improvement: xterm-256color is now properly supported with a proper 256 colors palette
Improvement: when "User" field is left blank for SSH gateway, MobaXterm will use the default username configured in your global settings
Improvement: improved focus behaviour with RDP sessions: clicking on RDP session when another window overlaps it should raise MobaXterm
Improvement: added a new option to leave audio at remote computer in RDP sessions
Improvement: pressing RETURN key while browsing sessions now starts the selected session
Improvement: you can now press RETURN key in the "store password" prompt in order to quickly accept
Improvement: added some more inline information and tooltips
Improvement: added sessions details in tooltips when hovering nodes in the main sessions tree
Improvement: disabled automatic completion for DLL libraries
Improvement: improved resize function in "MultiExec" mode
Improvement: MobaXterm now detects at startup if another different version of MobaXterm is running and shows a warning in this case
Bugfix: Alt+Tab now brings focus to MobaXterm even when a modal window is in foreground
Bugfix: in RDP sessions, the "Disconnect" button now performs a proper RDP disconnection instead of killing RDP session
Bugfix: paste shortcut was sent to the incorrect terminal when used in a detached form with another tabbed terminal active
Bugfix: with some specific folder priviledges, Mosh session did not start properly
Bugfix: some checkbox settings in RDP sessions were overlapped on high DPI monitors
Bugfix: added a workaround in order to avoid a warning message caused by an old install of "MIT Kerberos" application
Bugfix: ssh agent forwarding was not properly disabled when "Forward agents" was unchecked in global settings
Bugfix: bash completion (using tab key) for ssh commands deleted @ character