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Windows FTP Client

by Volker Weber

Please recommend a good FTP client for Windows. Freeware preferred. It has to have a GUI. I was a LeechFTP user but this program is no longer being developed.

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FileZilla is my preferred client

I'd advise FileZilla, simple, effective, has all you want.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla

http://www.smartftp.com ?

I second SmartFTP. It isn't perfect but it has one of the better GUIs.

FileZilla hits the spot. Thank you.

Beate, SmartFTP is Windows hell. Too many buttons, options, functions. Right click a file to download, then Global Quere, Target Directory, Recently Used ... Most annoyingly it prompted me for new options after each restart.

FileZilla, it's fast and simple.

WinSCP never disappointed me (before the magic of destiny beamed me up to a higher world where I can use Fugu.)

WSFtp? Liked it two years ago or so (ftp is a bit like fax to me :) only use it when I have to or should I rather say if I can't find a workaround ...) :: It's not freeware though.
Nevertheless: IPSwitch http://www.wsftp.com/
Good Luck - and as usual, let us know what you pick and stick with.

btw; did you find a windows clock as good looking as your *wow*mac*one*?

I don't use much FTP, but when I do, its FileZilla for me!

JC

My favourite: FileZilla
very handy, very fast...

I usually use WS_FTP LE. GUI is not great but it works very well.

Another vote for SmartFTP

and another vote for SmartFTP from me. Nice GUI, very simple.

Another vote for SmartFTP, the single best FTP client for Windows available at this time.

Volker, juts have a look at the Options and you will see that SmartFTP is _very_ customisable and. Sure this takes some time, perhaps 15 minutes for an advanced user, but it is worth every second of it.

I prefer CuteFTP myself. CuteFTP allows you to upload files from Windows Explorer to any predefined FTP site via a right-click. This is a killer feature for blogger-types who just need to quickly throw an image online as part of a blog entry.

I used FTP Explorer for a while. Now I am using ws_ftp (the 9.0 just came out) - however it's loehnware 35 Euro ;) - it's better for us who grew up with Norton Commander (sigh :)

On my windows box I use WinSCP all the time, as I have quite a few SSH and (S)FTP sites. And of course Putty.

But I'll definetely check out FileZilla - this is what is great about this site, I learn about new stuff I didn't even know existed !

yep, FileZilla it is, i use it all the time...oh and putty

Yep - FileZilla

Rocks

In former times I used PSftp, but then I changed to SmartFTP and WiseFTP, but now I went back to PSftp. Now it is my favirot.

Now I want to link a item in my weblog about different FTP clients. Perhaps you add your screenshot, I would be very pleased.

we are using FileZilla but we changed the ftp prot recently. After that filezilla is not displaying directly listing. Anyone have the same problem?

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