FileZilla Client

FileZilla is an open-source cross-platform FTP client. This, together with its high speed is the source of its popularity. FileZilla supports file transfer protocol (FTP), FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS), and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).

This client offers two different ways to connect to an FTP, depending on where the server is located – either on your LAN, or on the Internet. The Site Manager options are helpful when you are going to store and configure some settings regarding the target FTP. The QuickConnect function, as its name implies, is used to perform establish connections on the fly.

The initial interface might look a bit clumsy, but you can configure its appearance to better fit your preferences. You can set the type of files that want to see, and restrict those you do not need. Besides, you can decide which files will be transferred via filename filters. The filters extend up to attribute level, allowing you to fully customize the visibility of specific files and their transfer options.

The program's Directory Comparison functionality allows you to synchronize your local directory’s contents with any remote site. This feature allows you to compare the file sizes, the modification times, and to hide identical files. You can export your Site Manager entries, Settings, and Queues into an XML document.

version 3.6 beta

New features:

Auto-scroll file lists if dragging an item near the top or bottom
Add option to create empty files to the remote file list context menu
Support legacy servers sending directory listings in EBCDIC
Added Tango icon set
First-time users now get prompted whether they want to save passwords when first using the quickconnect bar
Greatly improve TLS performance by updating to GnuTLS 3.1.x with Nettle backend

Bugfixes and minor changes:

FTP proxies now work with IPv6 addresses as proxy address
Handle expired TLS sessions when trying to reuse a session
TLS session reusing no longer fails with newer GnuTLS versions due to changed semantics of gnutls_session_get_data
Directory listings no longer sporadically fail if two connections try to list the same directory in parallel
Partially work around a Ubuntu-specific problem with modal dialogs not being modal resulting in crashes

version 3.3

Remember location of update download directory.