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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of [[FTP client]]s. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.


{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2012}}
==General information==
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP) [[client–server model|clients]]. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions, or external programs.
Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, license/price etc.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
==Free and open-source software==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! style="width:12em" |
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! Creator
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! First public release date
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! Latest stable version
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over [[2 GB limit]]<ref name="ubuntuforums">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230949/http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-563507.html ubuntuforums.org: 2007, 2GB data transfer limitation?] Quote: "...The common [[2 GB limit]] is actually a bug in many FTP clients. If he is using Windows, try the latest [[FileZilla]]...", [https://web.archive.org/web/20130113073814/http://kernel.org/faq/#largefiles kernel.org: FAQ: I can't download a file with size greater than 2GB, is your website broken?], [[Comparison of file systems#Limits]]</ref>
! [[Software license]]
! rowspan="2" | Interface
|-
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! [[ALFTP]]
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
| [[ESTsoft]]
| [[2000]]
| 4.1
| [[Freeware]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
|-
|-
! [[Alliance FTP Manager]]
! {{rh}} | [[cURL]]
| Daniel Stenberg
| [[Patrick Townsend & Associates]]
| [[1998]]
| 1998
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q286306|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 4.26
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q286306|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Commercial on request, Free 30 Day Trial
| [[cURL|curl]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! [[Auto FTP Manager]]
! {{rh}} | [[Cyberduck]]
| David V. Kocher
| [http://www.deskshare.com DeskShare, Inc.]
| 2001
| [[2002]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1147137|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 3.60
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1147137|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Commercial ($39.95), Free Trial
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! [[WinFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
| [[Eugene Roshal]] / FAR Group
| [http://www.softtechdesign.com/products/WinFTP/winftp.htm SoftTech Design]
| 1996
| [[2006]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.71
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1386527|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $19.95, free trial
| [[Proprietary software|Shareware]]
| [[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Text-based user interface|TUI]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FileZilla]]
! [[BitKinex|BitKinex FTP]]
| Community
| Barad-Dur, LLC.
| 2001 (January)
| [[2003]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q300662|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.8
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q300662|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $34
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FireFTP]]
! [http://www.bpftp.com/ BulletProof FTP Client]
| Mime Čuvalo
| DigitalCandle, Inc.
| 2004 (September)
| [[1999]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q963280|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.45
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q963280|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $29.95, Free 30 Day Trial
| [[Mozilla Public License|MPL-1.1]], [[Charityware]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}} (since version 2.0.5)
| [[Waterfox]], [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] pre-version 57 [[Add-on (Mozilla)|addon]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
! [[Captain FTP]]
| University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group
| Xnet
| 2003
| [[2001]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q2119346|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 4.5
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q2119346|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $25, $40 (Upgrade Protected)
| Fugu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/copyright.html|title=Fugu license|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219043840/http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/copyright.html|archive-date=2019-02-19}}</ref>
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
|-
! [[CoreFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[gFTP]]
| Core FTP
| Brian Masney
| 1998
| [[2003]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q285397|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 1.3c
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q285397|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free (LE lite version), $25 (Pro Version)
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
| [[GTK+]]
|-
|-
! [[CrossFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[lftp]]
| Alexander V. Lukyanov
| CrossFTP
| 1996 (August)
| [[2005]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q285893|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 1.27
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q285893|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free , $19.95 (Pro Version)
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! [[CuteFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Macfusion]]
| Michael Gorbach
| [[Alex Kunadze]]
| <span style="display: none;">0</span> ?
| [[1994]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q6723289|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 8.0.2
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q6723289|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $39.99 (Home), $59.99 (Pro)
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Apache License|Apache-2.0]]
| {{dunno}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
|-
! [[Cyberduck]]
! {{rh}} | [[NcFTP]]
| NcFTP Software Inc.
| [[David V. Kocher]]
| ?
| 1991
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q955865|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.7.1
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q955865|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| [[Artistic License|ClArtistic]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[net2ftp]]
! [http://www.coffeecup.com/direct-ftp/ Direct FTP]
| David C. Gartner
| [[CoffeeCup]]
| 2003 (January)
| ?
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q10798333|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 6.2
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q10798333|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $34.00, Free 30 Day Trial
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
| [[Web application]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Rclone]]
! [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| Nick Craig-Wood
| [[Fetch Softworks]]
| 2014 (July)
| [[1989]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q56795481|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 5.1
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q56795481|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $25, Free for education
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[MIT License|MIT]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! [[FileZilla]]
! {{rh}} | [[tnftp]]
| Luke Mewburn
| Tim Kosse, ''et al.''
| 1999
| January, [[2001]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q7810787|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.2.29
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q7810787|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free
| [[BSD licenses|BSD-4-Clause]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|-
|-
! [[FireFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[WinSCP]]
| Martin Přikryl
| Mime Čuvalo
| 2000
| September, [[2004]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 0.94.2
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q1160381|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free, [[Charityware]]
| [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]] and [[Command-line interface|CLI]]
|}

==Proprietary [[freeware]]==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2&nbsp;GB<ref name="ubuntuforums"/>
! rowspan="2" | Interface
|-
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP]]
! [http://www.nchsoftware.com/ftp/index.html Fling]
| [http://www.nchsoftware.com/index.html NCH Software]
| CrossFTP Software
| [[2006]]
| 2006
| 1.2.0
| 1.99.2
| 2020-05-23
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Freeware|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[LeechFTP]]
! [[FTP Client for Microsoft Windows]]
| Jan Debis
| Stratolabs Laboratories
| 1998
| September, [[2005]]
| 1.3 (Discontinued)
| 1.0.0
|
| Demo
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{no}}
| GUI
|-
|-
! [[FTP Commander]]
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Voyager]]
| Rhino Software, Inc
| [[InternetSoft Corp.]]
| [[1997]]
| 1997 (January)
| 16.1.0.0
| 7.87 (Pro) 8.72 (Deluxe)
| 2013-08-20
| Free, $29.95 (Pro Version), $49.95 (Deluxe Version)
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|}

==Freeware and commercial editions==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2&nbsp;GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! [http://www.ftpx.com/ FTP Explorer]
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
| FTPx
| ?
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Core FTP]]
| 1.0.1.36
| $29.95
| CoreFTP.com
| 2003
| 2.2 (build 1751)
| 2012-06-27
| [[Freeware]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| [[Fetch Softworks]]
| 1989
| 5.7.7
| 2017-12-02
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[FTP Voyager]]
! {{rh}} | [[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
| Glub Tech
| Rhino Software, Inc.
| 1999
| February, [[1997]]
| 13.0.0.3
| 2.6.2
| 2013-07-27
| $39.95 (Standard), $49.95 (Secure)
| [[Apache License|Apache]]
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Sysax FTP Automation]]
| Codeorigin, LLC
| 2005
| 5.31
| 2012-04-12
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
|}
! [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]

| University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group
==Trials of commercial==
| ?
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
| 1.2.0
|- style="background: #ececec"
| Free
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
| [[BSD]]
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2&nbsp;GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! [[gFTP]]
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
| Brian Masney
| 1998
| 2.0.18
| Free
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[AbsoluteTelnet]]
! [http://www.gigatribe.com GigaTribe]
| Celestial Software
| [http://www.gigatribe.com ShalSoft]
| 1996
| [[2006]]
| 2.19
| 9.49
| 2012-07-02
| Free, $19.95 (Premium Version)
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[Interarchy]]
! {{rh}} | [[Beyond Compare]]
| [[Stairways Software Pty Ltd]]
| Scooter Software
| 1996
| 1993 (as Anarchie)
| 8.2.1
| 5.0.4
| 2024-11-25
| $59.00
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[Kasablanca]]
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| Eltima Software
| Magnus Kulke
| 2002
| 2015
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 0.4.0.2
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q21043313|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP|CrossFTP Pro]]
! [[KFTPGrabber]]
| CrossFTP Software
| Jernej Kos
| 2003
| 2006
| 0.6.2
| 1.98.7
| 2020-05-23
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[lftp]]
! {{rh}} | [[CuteFTP]]
| [[Alex Kunadze]]/[[Globalscape]]
| Alexander V. Lukyanov
| 1994
| August, [[1996]]
| '''macOS:''' 3.1.3<br />'''Windows:''' 9.3.0
| 3.5.4
| 2014-05-02<br />2018-07-11
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[MOVEit Freely]]
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| GPSoftware
| Standard Networks, Inc.
| 1990
| [[2002]]
| 4.0
| 12.28
| 2022-06-03
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[NcFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[FlashFXP]]
| NcFTP Software Inc.
| OpenSight Software, LLC
| 1999
| [[1991]]
| 3.1.9
| 5.4.0.3970
| 2017-04-01
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| Clarified [[Artistic License]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[SmartFTP]]
! [http://www.onebutton.org/ OneButton FTP]
| SmartSoft Ltd
| Aaron Jacobs
| 1998
| [[2004]]
| 0.1.1
| 10.0.3185.0
| 2023-11-15
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
! [[pftp-shit]]
| Christian Ghisler
| Sander de Rijk
| 1993
| [[2003]]
| '''Android:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''Windows:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}
| 1.9
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q94|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q80201|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| [[Freeware]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| as-is
| {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WebDrive]]
! [http://www.sftpdrive.com/ SftpDrive]
| South River Technologies, Inc.
| Magnetk LLC
| 1998
| [[2005]]
| 1.5.2
| 2017
| 2017-06-16
| $39
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WS_FTP]]
! [http://secureftp.glub.com/ Secure FTP]
| Glub Tech, Inc.
| Ipswitch, Inc.
| 1996
| [[1999]]
| 2.5.9
| 12.7
| 2018-11-27
| $25 commercial, Free noncommercial
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{Yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Yummy FTP]]
! [http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/ Secure FTP Applet]
| Yummy Software
| JSCAPE LLC
| [[2004]]
| 2004
| 2.8
| 1.9.0
| 2018-05-10
| $499
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]], [[Setapp]]
| {{dunno}}
|}

==Commercial==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: auto; table-layout: fixed; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Client
! rowspan="2" | Developer
! rowspan="2" | Initial release
! colspan="2" | Latest release
! rowspan="2" | [[Software license|License]]
! rowspan="2" | Copy files over 2&nbsp;GB<ref name="ubuntuforums" />
|-
! Version <!-- stable versions -->
! Date <!-- YYYY-MM-DD / ISO 8601 -->
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ALFTP]]
| [[ESTsoft]]
| 2000
| 5.31
| 2012-02-01
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ExpanDrive]] <small>(formerly SFTPDrive)</small>
! [[SFTPPlus]]
| ExpanDrive, Inc
| Pro:Atria Ltd
| 2005
| 2005
| '''Linux:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''macOS:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309}}<br />'''Windows:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.0
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q388|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q14116|P548=Q2804309|P577}}<br />{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5420736|P348|P400=Q1406|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| Commercial, flexible edu etc.
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
! [[SmartFTP]]
| BinaryNights, LLC
| SmartFTP GmbH
| 2007
| [[2002]]
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 2.0
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q30603625|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $36.95 commercial, Free noncommercial
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[SSH Navigator]]
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Explorer]]
| FTPx Corp.
| [http://www.softtechdesign.com/products/sshNav.htm SoftTech Design]
| October, 1996
| [[2006]]
| 1.02
| 1.0.1.53
| 2012-01
| $19.95, free trial, can run from web page
| [[Proprietary software|Shareware]]
|-
! [http://www.xellsoft.com/SynchronEX.html SynchronEX+]
| Xellsoft
| 2001
| 3.0.7
| $19.95, $29.90 (Pro)
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [https://ftpfiles.app/ FTP Files]
! [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| Anders Borum ApS
| [[Panic (company)|Panic, Inc.]]
| ?
| 2024
| 3.5.5
| 2024.47
| 2024-10-07
| $29.95
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[WinSCP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Interarchy]]
| Nolobe Software Pty Ltd
| Martin Prikryl
| 1993 (as Anarchie)
| May 2000
| 3.8.2
| 10.0.6
| 2014-08-18
| Free
| [[GPL]]
|-
! [[Web Maestro]]
| Croce
| [[2006]]
| 1.6
| Free
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
! [[Webdrive|WebDrive]]
| French Fry, SAS
| [http://www.webdrive.com/ South River Technologies]
| 2012
| [[1998]]
| 7.20
| 1.2.1.1169
| 2017-06-27
| $54.95, free trial
| [[Proprietary software|Shareware]]
|-
! [[WS_FTP]]
| Ipswitch, Inc.
| 1996
| 2007.00
| $39.95 (Home), $54.95 (Pro)
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|- style="background: #ececec"
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
! [[Xftp]]
| NetSarang Computer, Inc.
| [[Panic (company)|Panic, Inc.]]
| ?
| 1998
| 5.6.4
| 1.2 Build 0305
| 2020-04-20
| Free eval, $29.00 to buy
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|- style="background: #ececec"
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WISE-FTP]]
| [http://www.yummysoftware.com/ Yummy]
| AceBIT
| Yummy Software
| ?
| 1998
| 1.5.2
| 7.0 (Build 7.0.4)
| 2012-03-16
| $25
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[edtFTPj]]
! [http://zipdeploy.merge-images.com ZipDeploy]
| Bruce P. Blackshaw
| IET2004
| 2006
| 2000
| {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|Q5340342|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| 1.0
| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|preferred|single|Q5340342|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| $10.00
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|- style="background: #ececec"
|-
!
! Creator
! First public release date
! Latest stable version
! Cost ([[United States dollar|USD]])
! [[Software license]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[edtFTPnet]]
| Bruce P. Blackshaw
| 2003
| 2.2.1
| 2011-08-26
| [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
|}
|}


==Operating system support==
==Operating system support==
The [[operating system]]s the clients can run on.
The [[operating system]]s the clients can run on:
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|- style="background: #ececec"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! style="" | Client
!| Client
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[macOS]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[Linux]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
! [[ChromeOS]]
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[AbsoluteTelnet]]
! pftp-shit
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! [[ALFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ALFTP]]
|-
! [[Auto FTP Manager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[BitKinex]]
! {{rh}} | [[Beyond Compare]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[BulletProof FTP Client]]
! {{rh}} | [[Classic FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Codeanywhere]] (webbased)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[Captain FTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Commander One]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[CoreFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Core FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[CrossFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[CrossFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[CuteFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[cURL]] (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[CuteFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[Cyberduck]]
! {{rh}} | [[Cyberduck]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Directory Opus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[Direct FTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[ExpanDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Far Manager]]
! [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FileZilla]]
! {{rh}} | [[FileZilla]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FireFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[FireFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FlashFXP]]
! {{rh}} | [[FlashFXP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FTP Commander]]
! {{rh}} | [[Fling FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
! [[FTP Explorer]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FTP Client 1]]
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Client]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[FTP Voyager]]
! {{rh}} | FTP Files
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
|-
! [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
! {{rh}} | [[FTP Voyager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[gFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[gFTP]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}[http://cygnome.sourceforge.net/]
| {{yes}}[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gftp]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Interarchy]]
! [http://www.gigatribe.com GigaTribe]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! [[Interarchy]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | [[LeechFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! [[Kasablanca]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[lftp]] (CL)
| {{yes}} ([[cygwin]])
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[KFTPGrabber]]
! {{rh}} | [[Macfusion]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh2}} | [[Mosaic (web browser)|Mosaic]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[lftp]]
! {{rh}} | [[NcFTP]] (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[MOVEit Freely]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[net2ftp]] (web-based)
! [[NcFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[OneButton FTP]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} |PSFTP ([[PuTTY]]) (CL)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[pFTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[Rclone]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
! [http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/ Secure FTP Applet]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[SftpDrive]]
! {{rh}} | [[SmartFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
! [[SFTPPlus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Sysax FTP Automation]]
! [[SmartFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Total Commander]]
! [[SynchronEX+]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[tnftp]] (CL)
| {{yes}} ([[cygwin]])
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
! [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
! {{rh}} | [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[WinSCP]]
! {{rh}} | [[WebDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[WS_FTP]]
! {{rh}} | [[WinSCP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! [[Xftp]]
! {{rh}} | [[WISE-FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|- style="background: #ececec"
! [[http://www.yummysoftware.com/ Yummy]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[WS_FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Yummy FTP]]
! [http://zipdeploy.merge-images.com ZipDeploy]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| {{no}}
!
| {{no}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Client
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
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! [[BSD]]
! [[BSD]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[Unix]]
! [[AmigaOS]]
|-
! [[ChromeOS]]
|}
|}
(CL) Command-Line interface only – no GUI (Graphical user interface)


==Protocol support==
==Protocol support==
Information about what [[internet protocol]]s the clients support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the clients or extensions that provide such functionality.
Information about what [[internet protocol]]s the clients support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the clients or extensions that provide such functionality.
{{sort-under}}
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|+
|- style="background: #ececec"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! |
! Client
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[Secure FTP|Secure FTP (FTP over SSH)]]
! [[FTP over SSH]]
! [[SSH file transfer protocol]]
! [[SSH File Transfer Protocol|SFTP]]
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[Compression]]
! [[Data compression|Compression]]
! Mode Z / Remote Compression
! API / Commandline available
! Resume Download
! Passive mode
! Parallel Transfer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Multi-threaded and Segmented FTP · Whatbox|url=https://whatbox.ca/wiki/Multi-threaded_and_Segmented_FTP#concurrent_transfers|access-date=2020-07-15|website=whatbox.ca}}</ref>
! Segmented Downloads<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[AbsoluteTelnet]]
! pftp-shit
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! [[ALFTP]]
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ALFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Beyond Compare]]
! [[BitKinex]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! [[Captain FTP]]
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Classic FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Codeanywhere]]
! [[CoreFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Commander One]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{no}}
|
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Core FTP]]
! [[CrossFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Core FTP - SFTP client features|url=http://www.coreftp.com/ftp_client_features.html|access-date=2020-07-15|website=coreftp.com}}</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[CrossFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
|
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
|
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[cURL]]
! [[CuteFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (HTTPS - Pro only)
|
|-
! [[Cyberduck]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[CuteFTP]]
! [[Direct FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}} (HTTP(S))
|
|-
! [[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Cyberduck]]
! [[FileZilla]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes }}
| {{yes}} (SFTP only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Directory Opus]]
! [[FireFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ExpanDrive]] (Mac)
! [[FlashFXP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[ExpanDrive]] (Windows)
! [[FTP Voyager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Secure only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Secure only)
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Far Manager]]
! [[FTP Explorer]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fetch (FTP client)|Fetch]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FileZilla]]
! [[FTP Commander]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Deluxe only)
| {{yes}} (Deluxe only)
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
|-
| {{yes}} (basic)
! [[FTP Client 1]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FireFTP]]
! [[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FlashFXP]]
! [[gFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (control connection only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! [[Interarchy]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fling FTP]]
! [[Kasablanca]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ForkLift (file manager)|ForkLift]]
! [[KFTPGrabber]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
Line 863: Line 1,221:
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FTP Client]]
! [[lftp]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
Line 872: Line 1,236:
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Partial)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[FTP Explorer]]
! [[mc]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
|
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
|-
! [[MOVEit Freely]]
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" | [[FTP Voyager]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Fugu (software)|Fugu]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
Line 891: Line 1,283:
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[gFTP]]
! [[NcFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (control connection only)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Interarchy]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{yes}}
|
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[LeechFTP]]
! [[OneButton FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
|
|
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[lftp]]
! [[pFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Partial)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Macfusion]]
! [http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/ Secure FTP Applet]
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Macfusion]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[NcFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |PSFTP ([[PuTTY]])
! [[SftpDrive]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{no}}
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Rclone]]
! [[SFTPPlus]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Secure FTP (software)|Secure FTP]]
! [[SmartFTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[SmartFTP]]
! [[SynchronEX+]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|-
! [[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Steed (FTP client)|Steed]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|
|-
! [[WinSCP]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
|
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Sysax FTP Automation]]
! [[WS_FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|
|-
! [[Xftp]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes }}
|
| {{no}}
|
| {{yes}} (script and command line)
|
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Total Commander]]
! [http://www.yummysoftware.com/ Yummy]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (plugin)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (plugin)
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Transmit (FTP client)|Transmit]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{yes}} (AppleScript)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WebDrive]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Windows 7]] (ftp.exe)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{no}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WinSCP]]
! [http://zipdeploy.merge-images.com ZipDeploy]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (SFTP only)
| {{yes}} (SCP command)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WISE-FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[WS_FTP]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}} (Pro only)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
|-
! {{rh}} class="table-rh" |[[Yummy FTP]]
|- style="background: #ececec"
| {{yes}}
!
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (AppleScript)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Client
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]
! [[Secure FTP|Secure FTP (FTP over SSH)]]
! [[FTP over SSH]]
! [[SSH file transfer protocol]]
! [[SSH file transfer protocol|SFTP]]
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[FTPS|FTPS (FTP over SSL)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[File eXchange Protocol|FXP (Site2site transfer)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[WebDAV|DAV / HTTP(S)]]
! [[Compression]]
! [[Data compression|Compression]]
! Mode Z / Remote Compression
|-
! API / Commandline available
! Resume Download
! Passive mode
! Parallel Transfer
! Segmented Downloads
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[File Transfer Protocol]] (FTP)
*[[:Category:FTP clients]]
* [[Comparison of FTP server software packages]]
* [[Comparison of SSH clients]] – many of these, although not listed here, also have an SFTP capability


==References==
[[Category:Software comparisons|FTP clients]]
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:FTP clients|*]]



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[[Category:FTP clients|*]]
[[Category:Network software comparisons|FTP clients]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 25 November 2024

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) clients. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions, or external programs.

Free and open-source software

[edit]
Client Developer Initial release Latest release License Copy files over 2 GB limit[1] Interface
Version Date
cURL Daniel Stenberg 1998 8.11.1[2] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-12-11 curl Yes CLI
Cyberduck David V. Kocher 2001 9.1.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-12-05 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes GUI and CLI
Far Manager Eugene Roshal / FAR Group 1996 3.0.6364 Edit this on Wikidata 2024-08-24 BSD-3-Clause Yes TUI
FileZilla Community 2001 (January) 3.68.1[4] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-11-04 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes GUI
FireFTP Mime Čuvalo 2004 (September) 2.0.32[5] Edit this on Wikidata 2019-02-01 MPL-1.1, Charityware Yes (since version 2.0.5) Waterfox, Firefox pre-version 57 addon
Fugu University of Michigan Research Systems Unix Group 2003 1.2.0[6] Edit this on Wikidata 2005-05-02 Fugu[7] ? GUI
gFTP Brian Masney 1998 2.0.19[8] Edit this on Wikidata 2008-11-30 GPL-2.0-or-later Yes GTK+
lftp Alexander V. Lukyanov 1996 (August) 4.9.3[9] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-11-08 GPL-3.0-or-later Yes CLI
Macfusion Michael Gorbach 0 ? 2.0.4[10] Edit this on Wikidata 2010-12-03 Apache-2.0 ? GUI
NcFTP NcFTP Software Inc. 1991 ClArtistic Yes CLI
net2ftp David C. Gartner 2003 (January) 1.3[11] Edit this on Wikidata 2019-07-15 GPL-2.0-or-later ? Web application
Rclone Nick Craig-Wood 2014 (July) 1.68.2[12] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-11-15 MIT Yes CLI
tnftp Luke Mewburn 1999 20230507[13] Edit this on Wikidata 2023-05-07 BSD-4-Clause Yes CLI
WinSCP Martin Přikryl 2000 6.3.6[14] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-11-23 GPL-3.0-only Yes GUI and CLI

Proprietary freeware

[edit]
Client Developer Initial release Latest release License Copy files over 2 GB[1] Interface
Version Date
CrossFTP CrossFTP Software 2006 1.99.2 2020-05-23 Proprietary Yes GUI
LeechFTP Jan Debis 1998 1.3 (Discontinued) Proprietary No GUI
FTP Voyager Rhino Software, Inc 1997 (January) 16.1.0.0 2013-08-20 Proprietary Yes GUI

Freeware and commercial editions

[edit]
Client Developer Initial release Latest release License Copy files over 2 GB[1]
Version Date
Core FTP CoreFTP.com 2003 2.2 (build 1751) 2012-06-27 Freeware Yes
Fetch Fetch Softworks 1989 5.7.7 2017-12-02 Proprietary Yes
Secure FTP Glub Tech 1999 2.6.2 2013-07-27 Apache Yes
Sysax FTP Automation Codeorigin, LLC 2005 5.31 2012-04-12 Proprietary Yes

Trials of commercial

[edit]
Client Developer Initial release Latest release License Copy files over 2 GB[1]
Version Date
AbsoluteTelnet Celestial Software 1996 9.49 2012-07-02 Proprietary Yes
Beyond Compare Scooter Software 1996 5.0.4 2024-11-25 Proprietary Yes
Commander One Eltima Software 2015 Proprietary Yes
CrossFTP Pro CrossFTP Software 2006 1.98.7 2020-05-23 Proprietary Yes
CuteFTP Alex Kunadze/Globalscape 1994 macOS: 3.1.3
Windows: 9.3.0 		2014-05-02
2018-07-11 		Proprietary Yes
Directory Opus GPSoftware 1990 12.28 2022-06-03 Proprietary Yes
FlashFXP OpenSight Software, LLC 1999 5.4.0.3970 2017-04-01 Proprietary Yes
SmartFTP SmartSoft Ltd 1998 10.0.3185.0 2023-11-15 Proprietary Yes
Total Commander Christian Ghisler 1993 Android: 3.50[15] Edit this on Wikidata
Windows: 11.03[16] Edit this on Wikidata 		2024-03-27
2024-02-21 		Proprietary Yes
WebDrive South River Technologies, Inc. 1998 2017 2017-06-16 Proprietary Yes
WS_FTP Ipswitch, Inc. 1996 12.7 2018-11-27 Proprietary Yes
Yummy FTP Yummy Software 2004 1.9.0 2018-05-10 Proprietary, Setapp ?

Commercial

[edit]
Client Developer Initial release Latest release License Copy files over 2 GB[1]
Version Date
ALFTP ESTsoft 2000 5.31 2012-02-01 Proprietary ?
ExpanDrive (formerly SFTPDrive) ExpanDrive, Inc 2005 Linux:
macOS:
Windows:

Proprietary Yes
ForkLift BinaryNights, LLC 2007 4.0.7[17] Edit this on Wikidata 2024-01-30 Proprietary Yes
FTP Explorer FTPx Corp. October, 1996 1.0.1.53 2012-01 Proprietary ?
FTP Files Anders Borum ApS 2024 2024.47 2024-10-07 Proprietary Yes
Interarchy Nolobe Software Pty Ltd 1993 (as Anarchie) 10.0.6 2014-08-18 Proprietary Yes
Steed French Fry, SAS 2012 1.2.1.1169 2017-06-27 Proprietary Yes
Transmit Panic, Inc. 1998 5.6.4 2020-04-20 Proprietary Yes
WISE-FTP AceBIT 1998 7.0 (Build 7.0.4) 2012-03-16 Proprietary ?
edtFTPj Bruce P. Blackshaw 2000 2.5.0[18] Edit this on Wikidata 2016-07-06 Proprietary Yes
edtFTPnet Bruce P. Blackshaw 2003 2.2.1 2011-08-26 Proprietary Yes

Operating system support

[edit]

The operating systems the clients can run on:

Client Windows macOS Linux BSD Unix AmigaOS ChromeOS
AbsoluteTelnet Yes No No No No No No
ALFTP Yes No No No No No No
Beyond Compare Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Classic FTP Yes Yes No No No No No
Codeanywhere (webbased) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Commander One No Yes No No No No No
Core FTP Yes No No No No No No
CrossFTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
cURL (CL) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
CuteFTP Yes Yes No No No No No
Cyberduck Yes Yes No No No No No
Directory Opus Yes No No No No Yes No
ExpanDrive Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Far Manager Yes No No No No No No
Fetch No Yes No No No No No
FileZilla Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
FireFTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
FlashFXP Yes No No No No No No
Fling FTP Yes No No No No No No
ForkLift No Yes No No No No No
FTP Client No Yes No No No No No
FTP Explorer Yes No No No No No No
FTP Files No Yes No No No No No
FTP Voyager Yes No No No No No No
Fugu No Yes No No No No No
gFTP No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Interarchy No Yes No No No No No
LeechFTP Yes No No No No No No
lftp (CL) Yes (cygwin) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Macfusion No Yes No No No No No
Mosaic Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No
NcFTP (CL) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
net2ftp (web-based) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
PSFTP (PuTTY) (CL) Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
Rclone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Secure FTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SmartFTP Yes No No No No No No
Steed Yes No No No No No No
Sysax FTP Automation Yes No No No No No No
Total Commander Yes No No No No No No
tnftp (CL) Yes (cygwin) Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Transmit No Yes No No No No No
WebDrive Yes Yes No No No No No
WinSCP Yes No No No No No No
WISE-FTP Yes No No No No No No
WS_FTP Yes No No No No No No
Yummy FTP No Yes No No No No No
Client Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix AmigaOS ChromeOS

(CL) Command-Line interface only – no GUI (Graphical user interface)

Protocol support

[edit]

Information about what internet protocols the clients support. External links lead to information about support in future versions of the clients or extensions that provide such functionality.

Client FTP FTP over SSH SFTP FTPS (FTP over SSL) FXP (Site2site transfer) DAV / HTTP(S) Compression Mode Z / Remote Compression API / Commandline available Resume Download Passive mode Parallel Transfer[19] Segmented Downloads[19]
AbsoluteTelnet No No Yes No No No Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?
ALFTP Yes No No Yes No No No ? ? ? ? ? ?
Beyond Compare Yes No Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) No Yes (Pro only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Classic FTP Yes No No Yes No No No ? ? ? Yes ? ?
Codeanywhere Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Commander One Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes ? ?
Core FTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? ? Yes[20]
CrossFTP Yes Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ?
cURL Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes (Only) Yes Yes ? ?
CuteFTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (HTTP(S)) Yes No ? Yes Yes ? Yes
Cyberduck Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes (SFTP only) Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Directory Opus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes ? ?
ExpanDrive (Mac) Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes ? ? ? ?
ExpanDrive (Windows) Yes No Yes Yes No No ? No ? ? ? ? ?
Far Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No ? ? Yes Yes ? ?
Fetch Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes ? ?
FileZilla Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes (basic) Yes Yes ? No
FireFTP Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes ? ?
FlashFXP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Fling FTP Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
ForkLift Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes ? ?
FTP Client Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes ? ? ?
FTP Explorer Yes No No No ? ? No ? ? ? ? ? ?
FTP Voyager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Fugu No No Yes No No No No ? ? ? ? ? ?
gFTP Yes Yes Yes Yes (control connection only) Yes ? No ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Interarchy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? ? Yes Yes ? ?
LeechFTP Yes No No No No No No ? ? ? ? ? ?
lftp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Partial) No No Yes Yes ? ? Yes
Macfusion Yes ? Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Macfusion Yes ? Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NcFTP Yes No No ? ? ? No ? Yes ? Yes ? ?
PSFTP (PuTTY) No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes ? ? ?
Rclone Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Secure FTP Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
SmartFTP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Steed Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No ? Yes ? ?
Sysax FTP Automation Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes (script and command line) ? ? ? ?
Total Commander Yes Yes Yes (plugin) Yes Yes Yes (plugin) Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Transmit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes (AppleScript) Yes Yes ? ?
WebDrive Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (SFTP) Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Windows 7 (ftp.exe) Yes No No No No No No No No ? No ? ?
WinSCP Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (SFTP only) Yes (SCP command) Yes Yes Yes Yes No
WISE-FTP Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ?
WS_FTP Yes Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes Yes (Pro only) Yes Yes (Pro only) No Yes (Pro only) Yes (Pro only) Yes ? ?
Yummy FTP Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (AppleScript) Yes Yes ? ?
Client FTP FTP over SSH SFTP FTPS (FTP over SSL) FXP (Site2site transfer) DAV / HTTP(S) Compression Mode Z / Remote Compression API / Commandline available Resume Download Passive mode Parallel Transfer Segmented Downloads

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References

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