May 17, 2004 | View Comments (96) | Category: Our Thoughts
Summary: What FTP client do you use?
For the majority of my sites I use SCP to transfer files, but everyone once in a while I do not have the luxury and this is when FTP comes into play. JC asked me the other day what FTP client I use and I told him FileZilla. It's an OS ftp client that does everything I need it to do, including automatic reconnects if things time out.
What ftp client do you use?
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I use an older pro edition of CuteFTP. WS_Ftp places log files on the server, the worst feature ever, and it has some majorly annoying event sounds. Not to mention that it uses an out-dated interface, that is in much need of an upgrade.
On OS X I use Transmit from www.panic.com.
Colin D. Devroe (http://theubergeeks.net/)
Transmit is my FTP app of choice. Does what I need it to do quick and painlessly.
Todd (http://www.monkeyhouselounge.com/loungeact/)
Win - FTP Voyager. Works just fine.
Mac - Transmit. Works great.
Keith (http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/)
For some reason I have always had a thing for FlashFXP. FTP client is not really a big thing to me, persoanlly I have FlashFXP and SmartFTP on this computer. I like both of them.
But then again I would probably be just as happy using a command prompt with the telnet command as my FTP client.
Ryan (http://www.destroyhope.org)
Transmit here too. Bulletproof FTP when I still used Windows.
Derek (http://www.twotallsocks.com/)
Transmit is excellent on Mac. Bulk uploading, favourites list, a host of sensible prefs choices, drag and drop from a fave folder - and plenty more. Works well with BB Edit too...
Colly (http://www.collylogic.com)
Mostly I use dreamweaver for normal usage, but when I'm doing lots of files at once or need to modify permissions on the server I need an FTP client.
I used to use WS_FTP pro but when I reformatted my old PC I lost the license... no biggie. Switched to LE... worked ok. But I've been having some serious connection issues over the last few weeks (finally stopped having problems this weekend, comcast finally got their sh*t together I guess), and needed to upload several websites worth of files, one of which was a nuke install so it had hundreds of files... huge headache. Finally was ready to give up when I thought... maybe some other software would give a better result? Downloaded CuteFTP's latest version, and had my stuff up there within an hour or so. It may not look technical enough (but after years of the godawful WS_FTP interface, that's fine), but it worked wonderfully.
JC (http://thelionsweb.com/weblog)
Command line FTP for me, using a custom Bash shell I just wrote.
No I'm just kidding, I use Transmit.
Mike (http://phark.typepad.com)
Filezilla works very well for me, nothing too fancy. Active development, stable software. :)
markku (http://rebelpixel.com/)
Transmit on OS X - hands down the best I've used. WS_FTP, for when I have to use the PC.
ant (http://www.amdesign.com)
CuteFTP Pro 6.0
Before I knew anything at all about uploading files, CuteFTP asked me the questions I needed to answer to get started.
Steve (http://www.rodentregatta.com/)
Windows: Leechftp
Linux: gftp/nautilus in gnome, midnight commander or ncftp on command line
Lode
I use Dreamweaver's FTP interface ... its really the only thing I use Dreamweaver for nowadays, so I have to justify the cost of the software somehow :)
Its really simple to use and easy to set up.
cm (http://telerana.f2o.org)
Transmit on Mac (like everybody else)
[off-topic]
Does anyone know of an Applescript droplet one can use in conjunction with Transmit to automatically upload files to a given web server? My coworkers often need to upload small things to our server, and I want to make this process as easy as possible for them to do. (Okay, so I'm tired of uploading misc. pictures for them myself...)
JP
I use SSH Tectia (SFTP). Before I got paranoid I used CuteFTP.
DarkBlue (http://urbanmainframe.com/)
Paul, the "preview" facility is barfing with the following error(s):
An error occurred:
Undefined subroutine &MT::spam_protect called at plugins/\URLTitles.pl line 52.
MT::App::Comments=HASH(0x810ac5c) Use of uninitialized value in sprintf at plugins/\URLTitles.pl line 37.
DarkBlue (http://urbanmainframe.com/)
Scrivs, Transmit is pretty much the only mac FTP client that doesn't crash and works really well. I used ... um ... CyberDuck, or something, but it did simultaneous uploads (which fucked up when you'd upload, say, a folder) and got locked out of my FTP on a regular basis. It also was sort of crash happy.
Transmit is solid, fast (fast fast! surprisingly so.) and interfaces well with external editors like SubEthaEdit and (apparently) BBEdit. Rich developers and their BBEdit. ;)
eric (http://gideondesign.com)
I keep WS_FTP on my MP3 player - it doesn't need to be installed and keeps my settings & passwords in one folder. Plug it in to any USB port and I'm set.
Bryan Peters (http://www.urbandude.com)
Definitely Filezilla. Has all the features of WS_FTP, almost all the features of CuteFTP, and it's open source and free.
Graham (http://www.grahamazon.com/anatomy/)
'Barfing' is an awesome way to describe errors. Just wanted to say.
eric (http://gideondesign.com)
KDE's built-in ftp and ssh/scp functionality is what I use, usually with Konqueror. This also means I can open remote documents straight in my editor, edit and save without even having the document locally...
Ben de Groot (http://www.stijlstek.nl/)
I use Transmit on OS X, for web development.. It's not perfect, but nothing comes close to it on OS X. For everything else, I use yafc in a Terminal window.
Johan Sahlén (http://www.exstyle.nu)
FlashFXP on Windows
The ability to queue file transfers across folders and across multiple host connections is a great feature I could not live without
Jason (http://www.infowit.com/)
Transmit, transmit, transmit, and then some more.
It's also got one of the cutest icons on OS X - the little truck just smiles at me from the dock :)
Seriously, the two-window interface is brilliant, easy to use and intuitive as hell. The bookmarks are easy to use, and the instant connect to nearby rendevouz machines is neat.
Transmit, I want to have your babies!
Brian Andersen (http://www.brian-andersen.dk)
Filezilla. It doesn't add those useless log files in every folder like WS_FTP and they release new versions quite often.
Laura (http://www.blueinstant.com)
I use Panther's Finder. Haven't had a problem yet.
Chris, how? I thought it was read-only?
eric (http://gideondesign.com)
I like both Transmit and NetFinder on Mac OS X. NetFinder was my primary until January, but since January I primarily use Transmit (one of the NetFinder upgrades was unstable). I have always loved that NetFinder handles files as if it were a regular Finder window, except that it allows for pre and post processing. It's just Transmit is more stable under Panther, or so it was, I haven't checked to see if a new version of NetFinder is available yet.
allgood2 (http://www.wide-eyed.org)
On windows - WS-FTP Pro. It has everything including SFTP and great configuration settings.
On the Mac it's Transmit - not as powerful, but it was free.
pixelkitty (http://pixelkitty.net)
I've been a big fan of open source products, so it's Filezilla for me. That's what I use when I'm not able to connect securely through WinSCP.
JonathanB
On Linux I use gFTP.
On Windows I use Crystal FTP Pro.
Both do what I need them to do and that's all I want.
Rick Yribe (http://anythingapplies.com)
I use fetch. I like it because it is extremely simple and clean looking, but has a lot of features.
Alex (http://pixul.net/)
I switched from WSFTPPro to FileZilla about a year ago. It's the best
Joseph Lindsay (http://www.josephlindsay.com/)
Quite often, I'll just use the FTP client that comes with Windows... ftp.exe. There's only a few sites I ever need to work with, and the addresses, passwords and usernames are all easy enough to remember that I don't need any site manager.
If I need to transfer a lot of stuff very quickly, I'll just use Internet Explorer. It's evil, not very full featured, but it gets the job done.
Curt
Tranmit.. its also good for managing invisible files on your hard drive
Colin C (http://colincameron.com)
No one has mentioned RBrowser for OS X. It's great for one main reason: multi-column view, just like the Finder. Once you get used it, it's hard to use anything else. Also convienent is the double-click to edit in BBEdit (or default text editor).
I only wish is was faster and a bit more responsive, but I use it every day nonetheless.
Dan Cederholm (http://www.simplebits.com)
I use AceFTP at the present. I used WS_FTP for a while but hated finding log files on the server as mentioned by an earlier commenter. AceFTP does everything I need with no fuss or complications.
Adrian Rinehart-Balfe (http://www.boogenstein.com/)
Yo Adrian! Don't forget to mention the awesome gong sound Ace makes when the file transfer is complete..."BONGGGGG!"
hass (http://hass.spikehost.net)
I'm all over Transmit. I used CyberDuck and Fugu for a while, but CyberDuck didn't save passwords and Fugu only did SFTP. That may have changed now, but at the time, I needed both FTP/SFTP and keychain support so I paided the money for Transmit have haven't looked back. It is wonderful!
On a PC, I used LeechFTP which was pretty good, however, it is only good when you use a PC, which I never do!
Brent
SmartFTP or WinSCP on Windows. I'm looking at FileZilla, though.
caiuschen (http://fallenearth.org/blogs/caiuschen/)
I used to use LeechFTP, but it kept giving me weird errors, so I switched to SmartFTP, and I'm really happy with it. :)
kristine (http://kadyellebee.com/)
I'm using Core FTP, it does everything I want it to do.
Never heard of FileZilla though, I gonna check it out right away :)
Koen (http://atog.be)
WS_FTP Pro is the client for me; its simple right-click access to CHMOD is a brilliant time saver when working with lots of new directories/files.
Pete F. (http://www.markedup.co.uk/)
Crimson Editor (text editor allows editing documents directly on save)
command line ftp (win)
bash
Heath (http://wbmny.com/blog/trend)
I've been using WS_FTP Lite and I'm really not satisfied with it. Thanks for the thread.
What we really need is a good FTP client import-export tool so that when you switch clients you don't have to manually re-enter dozens of sites.
Will Pate (http://www.willpate.org)
Damn, I don't think I have ever seen a post on here get 69 hits. Thats cool.
Bryan (http://www.gamecubecheats.info)
I don't. I upload my files one by one with the file manager built into my host's admin section. This is because I am stupid.
David House (http://xmouse.ithium.net)
and to top it off, none of them is very long. :-)
Those of you using dreamweaver exclusively -- are you working with an MS server or *nix? Is there a way to chmod in Dreamweaver? I've never seen one, but if there was one, it'd be nice... I hate it when I have to fire up another FTP client just to chmod something.
JC (http://thelionsweb.com/weblog)
Just checked out Filezilla. I'm sicking with it. I have used various other free FTP clients but most are limited in way this certainly is not. Nice full feature set.
waylman (http://achinghead.com)
FileZilla on windows. I tried it once, and have never looked back. Kicks ass over CuteFTP, WS_FTP and My Network Places.
I haven't settled into a FTP client I love on Linux, but the FileZilla developers are working hard on making their program platform independent, so I'll be sure to send a donation their way.
BTW: just kidding about My Network Places... AS-IF!? Barf!
Justin (http://bluealpha.com/)
On a side note, the ability to CHMOD multiple files and folders at once in Transmit is goddamn handy.
eric (http://gideondesign.com)
Don't use FTP. Use SSH, it's safer.
I recomend SSH Secure Shell works with ftp and ssh.
www.ssh.net
Sérgio Nunes
JC: I used to have an extension for Dreamweaver (prior to MX) that did chmod. Sorry, but I can't remember where it came from...
Brent
Panic's Transmit on OS X for my serious web development, and SmartFTP when I am stuck on Windows.
Ryan J. Bonnell (http://www.ryanjbonnell.com/)
Filezilla.
Free, Open Source, Active Development in addition to having all the features one needs in a ftp client.
Sunny
I'm a long-time user of LeechFTP but lately it's been bombing on a certain kind of symbolic link (I'm not sure what it is exactly, but the FreeBSD site uses it a lot), so I've been trying out FileZilla. So far, I'm perfectly happy with it.
Patrick
I too was using LeechFTP, but I switched to FileZilla a few months ago. Now I'm mainly using Linux, so I use gFTP.
Brandon (http://www.radioactiverabbit.com)
I also recently switched from LeechFTP to Filezilla on Windows. On the Mac I've been using Cyberduck.
Marcus Vorwaller (http://www.marcusvorwaller.com)
I have been also using LeechFTP, although the development has been stopped. Tried some other such as SmartFTP, but none is that good as the old LeechFTP.
dusoft (http://www.ambience.sk/)
I have been also using LeechFTP, although the development has been stopped. Tried some other such as SmartFTP, but none is that good as the old LeechFTP.
dusoft (http://www.ambience.sk/)
I've been always a great fan of cuteFTP 4.2 ... until you pointed to filezilla. Thanks guys ... it's a great tool for free! Well, my ISA server still giving me trouble connecting thru proxy.
Raqueeb Hassan (http://man-machine.blogspot.com/)
Core FTP Lite - I found i by accident. I can't even remember when or how. But I love it. I've used WS-FTP and CuteFTP but Core FTP is my favorite so far.
http://coreftp.com/
Sazzy
Transmit 2.6.2 on Mac OS 10.3.4
[off-topic]
re: "Does anyone know of an Applescript droplet one can use in
conjunction with Transmit to automatically upload files to a
given web server?"
Posted by: JP at May 17, 2004 03:47 PM
Yes. Was seaarching for same. Found at a FolderAction
at www.cmerrill.com (no affiliation)
itswhat
gftp on Linux, or Konqueror (lets me drag and drop between two remote sites). I like kde's inbuild ftp features. For a quick edit of a web file, I remotely open it in Kate or Quanta+ and directly save it on the host. Nice.
Used to use WSFtp_Lite on Windows.
chris (http://kastalia.free.fr/serendipity)
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#1
WS_FTP. Nothing else really comes close. All the others are either feature-lite or not technical looking enough to be a proper FTP client!
Bruce