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, whole folders transferred recursively with progress.
Collections, environments with {{variables}}, request history, Postman import and JavaScript scripts — 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, 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.
Split-screen sessions — two connections side by side in one tab.
Screen capture & recording — screenshots and transcripts of a session.
ARM64 build — native for Windows on ARM.