

For the Windows version, see the PuTTYgen on Windows page.

The standard PuTTY generated key will not work on Linux or Mac OSX, so the key needs to be converted into a standard that will, like OpenSSH. I wanted to use the key I generated using the PuTTYGen tool on my windows laptop, on my now repaired Mac Pro.

You can generate an SSH key pair in Mac OS following these steps. More information on SSH keys is available here.
#PUTTY FOR MAC CHOMIKUJ HOW TO#
How to generate an SSH key pair in Mac OS? SiteGround uses key pairs for SSH authentication purposes, as opposed to plain username and password. After that install putty from source by running brew install –build-from-source –with-gtk+3 putty. First remove the installed putty formula by running brew remove putty. If you want putty then can try installing from source. The pre-built bottle for putty doesn’t include putty, puttytel or pterm. PuTTY is a free, highly configurable and open-source SSH client which makes it convenient to connect to a remote server and transfer files over the network. Download PuTTY for Mac and Installation Guide.
