PuTTY

All PuTTY releases at a glance: release dates, number of versions, latest version, LTS status and the end-of-life (EOL) visualisation

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📅 Last update on 2026-10-12

What is PuTTY?

Automate product release and end-of-life management

PuTTY is a free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

PuTTY release and version history

Release	Release date	Versions	Latest version	Latest version date	LTS
0	1999-01-22	42	0.85	2026-08-14	No

Data as of 12 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

The entire lifecycle of the product PuTTY

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of PuTTY. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.

PuTTY (Simon Tatham) release, version and end-of-life information

Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product PuTTY (Simon Tatham)

Facts and figures about PuTTY

Product	PuTTY
Vendor	Simon Tatham
Latest version	0.85
Number of releases	1
Number of versions	42
Number of unstable versions	1
Number of versions affected by CVE	39
Licence	MIT
Licence details	https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/licence.html
Version command	winget list --id PuTTY.PuTTY

Frequently asked questions about PuTTY end of life

What is the latest version of PuTTY?

The latest version of PuTTY is 0.85, released as part of the 0 release on 22 January 1999.

Does PuTTY have a fixed end-of-life schedule?

No. PuTTY does not publish fixed end-of-life dates. It follows a "latest version" model: only 0 is considered current.

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