Migrate from MobaXterm

Your MobaXterm sessions, imported in one step

Tempest reads MobaXterm's own .mxtsessions export directly. Point it at the file and the whole session list comes across — no retyping, no copy-pasting hostnames out of a sidebar you have been growing for years.

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Tempest host list after importing a MobaXterm session file

Two minutes, start to finish

Export from MobaXterm, import into Tempest

MobaXterm already knows how to hand over its session list — Tempest just knows how to read it.

In MobaXterm: right-click the Sessions root (or the folder you want) and choose Export sessions, saving a .mxtsessions file.
In Tempest: open the host list, choose Import, pick MobaXterm, and select that file.
You get a preview before anything is written — untick anything you do not want and import the rest.
Tempest workspace with several imported sessions open at once

The honest part

What carries over, and what you type once

MobaXterm keeps credentials in its own encrypted store, and an exported session file does not contain them. Everything that identifies a host comes across; the secrets you re-enter once — and then never again on any device.

Comes across: session name, hostname or IP, port, and username for each SSH session.
Does not: saved passwords, private keys, and passphrases — they are not in the export file at all.
Re-enter a credential once and it syncs zero-knowledge encrypted to every machine and phone you sign in on. How E2EE sync works
Have hundreds of hosts with passwords to move? Use the spreadsheet importer instead — it takes credentials and folders in one sheet.

After the move

What changes once you are across

The reason to move is not the import — it is the week after it.

The same host list on macOS and Linux, not just the Windows box MobaXterm is installed on.
SFTP browser and editor attached to the session, with bookmarks and a follow-the-terminal mode. SFTP file manager
Jump-host chains saved on the host instead of rebuilt in a gateway dialog each time. Jump host guide
The same sessions on Android and iOS, already signed in.
Terminal and SFTP file manager side by side in one Tempest window

Frequently asked questions

Where does MobaXterm keep its sessions file?
You do not need to find it — export it. Right-click the Sessions root in MobaXterm's sidebar, choose Export sessions, and save the .mxtsessions file anywhere; that is the file Tempest reads.
Do my saved passwords come across?
No. MobaXterm's exported session file contains no credentials, so Tempest cannot read what is not there. You re-enter each one once, after which it syncs encrypted to all your devices.
Can I import only some of the sessions?
Yes — the import shows every host it parsed and lets you untick the ones you do not want before anything is saved.
Does Tempest include an X server like MobaXterm?
No, and we would rather say so plainly. Tempest does X11 forwarding to an X server you already run — XQuartz on macOS, VcXsrv or the WSLg server on Windows. If a bundled X server is the reason you use MobaXterm, keep it for that. X11 forwarding guide
Can I keep MobaXterm installed while I try this?
Yes. The import reads a copy of your exported file and changes nothing on the MobaXterm side — run both for a week and keep whichever you reach for.

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