Mintty is actually based on PuTTY's terminal emulation and Windows frontend parts, but it's tailored specifically for Cygwin. This results in smaller size and a

Mintty is actually based on PuTTY's terminal emulation and Windows frontend parts, but it's tailored specifically for Cygwin. This results in smaller size and a simpler UI. It also improves on PuTTY's terminal emulation in various ways, in order to make it more xterm-compatible. For example, it supports xterm keycodes for modifier key combinations such as Ctrl+Arrow. There are also a few additional features such as mousewheel scrolling in 'less', window transparency, and the ability to place the command line cursor with a mouse click. Mintty can be used for remote connections too, by simply running the likes of 'ssh' or 'telnet' inside it.