What FTP program do you use?

33 Comments By Chris Tingom on June 7, 2006

Over the years I’ve tried CuteFTP, BulletProof FTP, SmartFTP, Panic’s Transmit, and WS FTP. Despite this list (plus a few others) I’ve never found one I really like. What are you using?

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  • Comment posted by Freq
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  • I use IE, actually. I’ve used CuteFTP, BulletProof FTP, and some other ones, but really all I need to do is put file A on server B. It also helps me remember where IE is, incase I want to check for Windows updates.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 1:37 pm

  • Comment posted by Mark
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  • I use Filezilla. It’s a nice little app, and easy to manage.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 1:41 pm

  • Comment posted by Edward O'Connor
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  • I really only use FTP for downloading things, and then usually in a browser or with wget(1). I don’t remember the last time I actually fired up ftp(1) with the intent to upload. Then again, I don’t remember the last system I used which allowed non-anonymous FTP; it’s just too great a security risk.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 1:57 pm

  • Comment posted by Gareth Brown
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  • I use CuteFtp at work but FileZilla is perfect for home use. Although CuteFtp is the better of the two.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 2:26 pm

  • Comment posted by Mark
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  • I’ve tried CuteFTP years ago, and had a difficult time trying to figure out the interface at first. My preference is WS_FTP Pro. It’s pretty straight foward in it’s approach.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 2:31 pm

  • Comment posted by Ilija Studen
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  • Total Commander has excellent FTP client + its the bast tool for file manipulation I’ve ever seen. For SFTP I use WinSCP (Norton Commander layout).

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 2:33 pm

  • Comment posted by Tim Zappe
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  • On Windows I use WebDrive which I find to be super easy to use despite having to dish out a little dough.

    It allows you to “map” and FTP server as though it’s a drive. All you have to do is save the file “locally” and it’s uploaded to your server for you.

    On Mac I use Fetch. It’s alright but nothing special.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 2:34 pm

  • Comment posted by Brandon
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  • I’ve used Panic’s Transmit for a few years and it just keeps getting better and better.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 2:44 pm

  • Comment posted by Hugh
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  • I have been a graphic designer for 25 years and a Mac user since the MacPlus back in 1988. Since I started using OSX I have been Cyberduck. I have used Fetch over the years but I find Cyberduck a wonderful program. Stable, easy to use and free.

    Just my 2 cents worth.

    Best Regards

    Hugh

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 3:46 pm

  • Comment posted by Grillo
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  • smart ftp

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 4:06 pm

  • Comment posted by Chris Galfi
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  • FileZilla is the best ftp program I’ve ever used. I haven’t tried Cute FTP.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 4:16 pm

  • Comment posted by Bryan
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  • Smart FTP and gFTP. Want to start a flame? Ask what editor they use.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 4:34 pm

  • Comment posted by mel
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  • I’ve always been a fan of WS_FTP Pro but it’s never been something I’ve ooh’d or aah’d over. I wish I could find one that had that effect!

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 5:04 pm

  • Comment posted by Mike
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  • We’ve used YummyFTP (dumb name, great program) for some time at work. It has great file management and integrates nicley with BBEdit, SubEtha Edit, TextWrangler, etc…

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 6:49 pm

  • Comment posted by Dale Cruse
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  • Transmit. Who needs anything else?

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 6:52 pm

  • Comment posted by potato
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  • smartFTP
    it’s the most similar to windows explorer (filezilla and ws_ftp are ugly and have some drag&drop issues)
    doesn’t hang like IE does on some big files for me
    it’s really not much different from cuteFTP
    and the nag screen has never bothered me

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 7:58 pm

  • Comment posted by mark
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  • I use SmartFTP

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 8:19 pm

  • Comment posted by Jeff Schinella
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  • Transport on the Mac was wonderful, Now that I’m on a PC most of the time, I use Dreamweavers built in File Manager, and Explorer when I just need to put/get a quick file or two.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 8:29 pm

  • Comment posted by Tim McCormack
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  • FireFTP extension for Firefox, anywhere.

    On my linux machine, I don’t use a client, per se — Ubuntu Linux has built-in FTP support for the file manager.

    On windows machines, I often use the ftp command in the DOS window. Fast and simple.

The previous Comment was posted on June 7, 2006 at 9:03 pm

  • Comment posted by Gary
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  • On windows, just the basic DOS command, and linux ditto the basic shell command. What more do you need really? All you gain from a GUI is a progress bar, but ‘hash’ marking is useful enough.

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 1:43 am

  • Comment posted by Grant Hutchins
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  • I’m on a Mac, and nothing is nearly as good as Cyberduck. The best part is that it supports double-clicking on a file to bring it into a text editor of your choice, and then once you save your copy, it immediately uploads it. It also supports SFTP to boot!

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 1:43 am

  • Comment posted by Karsten W. Rohrbach
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  • FTP is deprecated. All of the boxes in my vicinity have SSH, so I can use tools such as WinSCP.

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 1:45 am

  • Comment posted by Scott
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  • FlashFXP is by far the best one I’ve used to date.

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 5:16 am

  • Comment posted by Michael Wilson
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  • I also use FlashFXP and agree with Scott; its the best I’ve used to date.

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 7:49 am

  • Comment posted by Hugh
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  • Transmit.

The previous Comment was posted on June 8, 2006 at 1:21 pm

  • Comment posted by steve mcfarland
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  • Fetch. Free for students. People always put down Fetch (apparently the most widely-used FTP client for OS X) when they’re touting Transmit – which I’m sure is awesome – but I’ve never really understood how one client can be astoundingly better than another: I just want it to upload files!

    Anyone care to enlighten me?

The previous Comment was posted on June 9, 2006 at 12:21 am

  • Comment posted by Nathan
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  • Transmit. Open any file in any application and reupload on save. I never thought I would ever edit a psd file live over ftp before.

The previous Comment was posted on June 9, 2006 at 4:43 am

  • Comment posted by Marko
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  • I use Igloo FTP Pro :D

The previous Comment was posted on June 10, 2006 at 4:04 am

  • Comment posted by Emil
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  • FireFTP. It’s just a tiny Firefox extension, really easy to setup and use, it can do everything I need to, and it’s free.

The previous Comment was posted on June 10, 2006 at 8:44 pm

  • Comment posted by Mark Hutton
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  • I’ve used FlashFXP for about 6 years or so now, most excellent FTP client

The previous Comment was posted on June 11, 2006 at 10:20 am

  • Comment posted by Corentin
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  • Interarchy (MacOS X). Whenever I need a serious application to transfer files (FTP, secure FTP, WebDAV, http…) that’s the one I use. It also comes with very useful traffic monitoring tools that come handy when you need to troubleshoot something.
    http://www.interarchy.com/main/

The previous Comment was posted on June 12, 2006 at 8:02 am

  • Comment posted by Ruslan
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  • I use smartFTP. I think its the best, I’ve tried all kinds of ftp programs you can imagine.

The previous Comment was posted on June 17, 2006 at 11:23 pm

  • Comment posted by Scott
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  • I use Outlook, and usually when I use FTP its because the file is too big for me to attach to my email. I started using new ftp utility called OutDisk. It integrates FTP into Outlook, and routes my big attachments to a web host via FTP. Then it inserts a http link into my email for download. I like it because its really simple (like me) and it keeps my emails from bouncing. No more cutting and pasting urls into my emails, and best of all, no more bounced emails. Free trial at http://www.encryptomatic.com/outdisk

The previous Comment was posted on June 28, 2006 at 11:41 am

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