Any good ftp client for a 9'' netbook?

Question

I currently run FileZilla client but its too large to fit the screen correctly.

Any suggestion?

Answer 1

You can hide a lot of FileZilla's interface parts in the View menu, even the directory trees. Go into Settings > Interface and move the message log next to the transfer queue, if you haven't hidden them both or you want to see them. Select a theme with 16x16 icons.

You can end up with a UI with very little wasted screen space.

Answer 2

Command Line would be the Smallest Method.

However if you have Firefox, and have it tweaked to run on a small screen i Highly Recommend. FireFtp Addon for Firefox.

http://fireftp.mozdev.org/

Answer 3

Command line FTP. Simple, clean, works. The only client I will troubleshoot problems with when a customer complains one of my FTP sites isn't working.

Command line ncFTP if you want something more powerful.

(Although I suspect you are asking for a GUI, not a command line client.)

Answer 4

WinSCP has a nice configurable interface, still useful at small screen sizes. It might be to your liking.

Answer 5

Perhaps an advanced file-manager? Something like Directory Opus, or Midnight Commander will also do FTP. Some of these have long histories and are also designed to be largely keyboard driven, which I find nice on my netbook.

Answer 6

If you happen to use Mozilla Firefox, the FireFTP addon is really nice. Very compact, definitely made for smaller screens.

Answer 7

ncftp from a normal terminal like gnome-terminal would work nicely.

You did not mentioned what os you use, so I assume some Linux dist...

Answer 8

Using built-in tools might work:

• Windows: Windows Explorer (NOT IE)
• Linux: Nautilus or Conquerer

Though, using Windows Explorer can be an ugly pain, because the forgets most of the time the username and password.

Answer 9

There is a lightweight ftp client called ThorFtp. It's efficient so it should work well when resources are scarce.

ThorFtp is an FTP client geared toward developers. While lacking fancy graphics and special effects, this tool is maximized toward functionality and performance to allow a busy developer to be efficient and precise. ThorFtp is a purely Java based product, thus utilizing the Java technology reliability and security in your every day work.

Please click "Download ThorFtp" link in the left panel to download the software package. ThorFtp is a freeware, thus it is allowed to be used free of charge for all personal and commercial purposes.

Once downloaded, the package can be unzipped and placed in any local directory. Please note that this software requires local machine to be Java enabled to execute. Once the package is unzipped, the application can simply be started by double clicking ThorFtp.jar file.