Waypoint is a modern connection manager for Windows: RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet & serial, an SFTP/FTP file manager and a built-in REST/API client. One app instead of mstsc, PuTTY, WinSCP and Postman.
The flagship trio: a real terminal, a file manager and an API client, living right next to your servers.
SSH, Telnet and serial run on an embedded xterm.js, the same terminal you already trust, wired into your connection tree.
A dual-pane SFTP / FTP / FTPS manager: local and remote side by side. Rename, preview and delete without leaving the panel; whole folders transfer recursively with progress and a cancel button.
Collections, environments with {{variables}}, request history, Postman import and JavaScript scripts, with secrets kept in Windows Credential Manager.
pm.* APIRDP on Microsoft's official control (mstscax), a collapsible tree, multi-monitor and focus mode, all in one Fluent / Mica app.
Many sessions in one window, or each in its own. Duplicate, reorder and drag tabs; tear one off to another monitor.
RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet, serial (COM), SFTP/FTP and web links: grouped, pinnable and searchable together, with a collapsible sidebar.
Tear a tab into its own window on another screen. Maximize into a distraction-free view: just tabs and the session.
Credentials in Windows Credential Manager (DPAPI), never in app files. Shared credential profiles and a built-in password generator.
Import from mstsc history, .rdp files, mRemoteNG, RDCMan and FileZilla. Export back to .rdp or a full profile.
Clipboard, drives, printers, audio, admin session, Wake-on-LAN and RD Gateway, configurable per server.
Dark / light / system theme with six palette presets, English & Polish, system-tray with a global quick-connect hotkey.
Eight protocols, one tree and one set of habits. Pick a tab to see how each works.
Full Windows Remote Desktop on Microsoft's official ActiveX control. Dynamic resolution that follows the window, clipboard / drive / printer / audio redirection, RD Gateway and multi-monitor.
A real xterm.js terminal with password and private-key auth (with passphrase), host-key verification on first use, port-forwarding tunnels and an SFTP file panel on the same connection.
Connect to any VNC server (Windows, Linux or a Raspberry Pi) right in a tab, next to your RDP and SSH sessions.
Classic Telnet as a terminal session, handy for switches, routers and legacy devices that still speak it.
A serial (COM) console with configurable baud rate. Reach the console port of network gear and embedded boards from the same app.
A dual-pane file manager over SSH: browse local and remote side by side, upload and download files and whole folders recursively, with progress.
The same dual-pane manager for plain FTP and secure FTPS: a lightweight replacement for a separate FTP client, with FileZilla site import.
A Postman-style HTTP client built in: collections and folders, environments with {{variables}}, request history, Postman import and JavaScript scripts.
What you'd normally split across mstsc, PuTTY, an FTP client and Postman, in one modern window.
| Waypoint | mstsc | PuTTY | mRemoteNG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDP + SSH in one app | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| VNC, Telnet & serial | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| SFTP / FTP file manager | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Built-in REST / API client | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Tabbed sessions + groups | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Modern Fluent / Mica UI | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Shared credential profiles | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| Free & open source | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
One .exe, no installer, no .NET to set up. If SmartScreen appears: More info → Run anyway.
Add one by hand or import from mstsc, .rdp, mRemoteNG, RDCMan or FileZilla; pick a protocol and save credentials.
Double-click to open a tab. Group, pin, tag and search your connections as they grow.
Waypoint never writes secrets to its own files. Passwords and API tokens go to Windows Credential Manager (DPAPI, tied to your account), the same vault mstsc uses. RDP server-identity verification is on by default, and SSH host keys are checked on first use (fingerprint prompt, with a warning if a known key ever changes).
Waypoint puts RDP (Microsoft's official control), a real SSH terminal, VNC, an SFTP/FTP file manager and a REST client in one modern, actively-developed app (with tabs, credential profiles and a clean Fluent UI) instead of an aging manager or a terminal-only client.
RDP, SSH, VNC, Telnet and serial (COM) sessions, an SFTP/FTP/FTPS file manager, web-panel links and a built-in REST/API client, all grouped in one tree.
Yes: a Postman-style client with collections, environments and {{variables}}, request history, Postman import, Bearer/Basic auth and JavaScript pre-request/test scripts. A lighter alternative to a separate API tool.
Yes: password and private-key auth (with passphrase), host-key verification on first use, and local port-forwarding tunnels.
No: a single .exe, no .NET install. The embedded terminal uses the WebView2 runtime, already present on up-to-date Windows 10/11.
In Windows Credential Manager (DPAPI, tied to your account), never in the app's own files. The same vault mstsc uses.
One file. Run it and go: no installer, no .NET to install.
Requirements: Windows 10/11 (x64). The file isn't code-signed yet, so on first launch SmartScreen may show a warning. Click More info → Run anyway.
Code signing: remove the SmartScreen warning on first launch.
Connection diagnostics: DNS, ping, port and protocol banner in one click when something will not connect.
Screen capture & recording: screenshots and video of a session.
ARM64 build: native for Windows on ARM.