Any good, free ftp client? [closed]

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Best opensource FTP software?

I've been using the free naggy version of Smart FTP for a while. It's very good, but then it became shareware only.

So I was wondering, are there any other good FTP clients for Windows?

The ones I tried but didn't like was:

CoreFTP
FileZilla (this one was especially bad :( )

Take a look at Null FTP vwsolutions.com/NullFTP for a free server and client.
I've had lots of problems with Filezilla not refreshing the server with Microsoft FTP servers. This has been going on for months even with new updates. It also drops files into completely the wrong location.
Duplicate of superuser.com/questions/12869/best-opensource-ftp-software (voted to close). Plus, this should really be community wiki as it is really down to personal preference!
@Kez, it's not a duplicate. @paan is not asking for open source; wants a good, free ftp client. Could be proprietary or full-function demo, etc. Besides, the accepted answer over there is FileZilla, which is obviously not true here.
@bill weaver: See superuser.com/questions/23807/free-ftp-software-for-windows. This is a duplicate of that duplicate which was closed by a moderator... closed as duplicate which covers the same grounds of the original question :-) Most of the answers aren't actually open source anyway.

2 revs, 2 users 81% D2VIANT · Answer 1 · 2011-10-20 04:20:13Z

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WinSCP

http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

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Scott Bennett-McLeish · Answer 2 · 2008-09-03 07:27:15Z

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You can't go past Filezilla, it just works!

What didn't you like about it? Perhaps you had an older version?

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I've been a fan of Filezilla for years, but the latest version is really slow. There's a big pause between each transfer. – Cory House Nov 8 '08 at 4:05

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Favio · Answer 3 · 2008-09-03 07:38:03Z

I would suggest buying SmartFTP (if it's very good, why not just buy it), or going with FileZilla (open source, it's being worked on actively, so it will probably get better with time).

However, I think it's a matter of personal preference, but, more important, a matter of how you integrate this process (uploading/downloading files) to whatever your main goal is. So this raises a question: in your case, what is the main purpose of using a FTP client? updating websites, downloading movies, synchronizing repositories, etc.?

I used to use SmartFTP. I like the old versions, the new versions tweaked the UI to where it just looks too complex at default settings.

brian newman · Answer 4 · 2008-09-03 14:13:57Z

If you use Firefox it would be worth your time checking out FireFTP (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684). Even though it is an extension it is like a full blown FTP client. Runs on any platform Firefox runs on. Only a few hundred k in size as well!

user16725 · Answer 5 · 2008-09-03 08:13:42Z

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LeechFTP(620KB). Free lightweight and fast.

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Gatorhall · Answer 6 · 2008-11-21 01:18:50Z

What is a good FTP tool depends on personal tastes. In my experience, some best free FTP tools are: FileZilla (all platform), CrossFTP (all platform), FireFTP (all platform), WinSCP (windows), and Cyberduck (Mac).

Cd-MaN · Answer 7 · 2008-09-03 07:31:36Z

FAR manager, which is now open source, includes a built in FTP client. The same is true for Total Commander. I've also used FileZilla and had good experience with it and use the server product daily and had no problem.

Joel Coehoorn · Answer 8 · 2008-09-03 12:47:49Z

There's also an ftp client built into the windows file manager. Just open a folder and type an ftp url into the address bar. Of course, it doesn't have a lot of options, but it will serve in many situations.

DAC · Answer 9 · 2008-09-03 12:56:54Z

Under Windows I like "Net Drive" from Novell, as it allows you to mount a FTP location as a drive and you can then treat the files as if they are local. It's also free.

check out: http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2005/10/map-drive-via-ftp-or-webdav.html