Simon Tatham • 3/12/2025

Iconography of the PuTTY tools

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Simon Tatham details the evolution of the PuTTY suite's iconography, from the original hand-drawn 32x32 pixel icons designed for 1990s display constraints to the modern SVG revamp. The article covers the technical and design challenges for PuTTY, PSCP, Pageant, PuTTYgen, and other tools over decades.

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