Mohsin Rasool - IAM & IGA Consultant

Best Free Open Source FTP Client is FileZilla

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Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla  

I am using Filezilla now and it is awesome when it comes to FTP tasks. So download it and use it as it is BEST free FTP software which is also OPEN SOURCE and constantly being updated by the great programmers!

Update: Oct 27, 2014

FileZilla tips you need to master:

  • Bookmarks
  • Synchronized browsing
  • File Filters , MENU View -> File Filters (to hide all configuration directories in local machine, very hand time saving filter with the same name!)

 

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Yes this is fact what i have written in the subject line.

SmartFtp was suggested by a friend of mine as a good ftp client online. I tried it a lot. it worked fine for me in many situations but failed at many other tasks. It was impossible for me to upload a big script to my server using this crap client. It never completed the upload. So i started to research for other ftp client which can upload big files, many files at a time at maximum speed.

Till now, i have tried many other ftp clients, but for now FTP Commander is working best. [Note: as per above update i recommend Filezilla!] Yeah it is FREEWARE, it is speedy uploader, and it is able to upload big folder with so many files without any problem. Thats it. Maybe it help you in difficult situation!

wishes

Mohsin

Update: Dec 1, 2007 As FTP commander guys has stopped offering free version. My recommendation goes to OPEN SOURCE free and Best FTP client Filezilla  

I am using Filezilla now and it is awesome when it comes to FTP tasks. So download it and use it as it is BEST free FTP software which is also OPEN SOURCE and constantly being updated by the great programmers!

Comments

  1. Hi Mohsin,

    I am also having some difficulties in FTPing in some occassions. I’ve tried Cuteftp and WSFTP but they have their own weaknesses too. Is this the FTP Commander http://www.ftpcommander.com/ you are talking about? Its not a freeware, perhaps you were referring to a different one.

    Thanks!

  2. Hi Hisham,

    One which i am currently using is a freewar.
    The site address given in About menu of this tool is http://www.internet-soft.com FTP Commander V 7.40 Freeware, 1998-2005.

    But I think now they have stopped to offer the freeware. As i cannot see this at their site anymore.

    Quick search of
    “FTP Commander V 7.40 Freeware, 2005” in google brings many sites where it is still listed as freeware. Maybe you can try to locate one from there.

    Wishes
    Mohsin

  3. Update:
    Please discard above comment about FTP Commander… as it is no more free.. and also no more the best in my list.

    I use everyday and recommend FileZilla!
    It is FREE, The BEST, Open Source and Easy to use!
    Google : FileZilla FTP
    and you will be taken to right page!

    Regards,
    Mohsin