FileZilla – free ftp client and server for Windows
FileZilla is an open source project to create an ftp client and server systems. FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.
FileZilla supports drag and drop like any other commercial FTP client. It is also light on system and shows you the transfers that were successful, that were failed and those that are being processed. If you are overwriting a file, the same action (rename, overwrite, skip) can be applied to – all of that file type, to the current queue or just the file being processed. Shows Linux style user permissions for Files and Folders
Main features :
* Easy to use
* Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
* Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, OSX and more
* Available in many languages
* Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
* Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
* Drag & drop support
* Configurable Speed limits
* Filename filters
* Network configuration wizard
Pros :
Avilable for almost all platforms, free of cost, extremely user friendly, allows customization to a large extend which includes support for left to right languages like Arabic, the installation file is light and you can select either the default Windows installer or an extractable ZIP archive, users forum provides a large database of how to, support drag and drop, shows ftp commands, website profiles can be created, restoration of transfers.
Cons :
File browser in the user interface could have included a BACK,FORWARD and UP button, does not have a drop down address bar,
Specifications :
Latest release : 3.0.1 release 11|1|2008
Installation : 2.87 Mb
Memory usage : 7116Kb Physical and 72676Kb Virtual
You can find installation files of FileZilla for all the platforms at the FileZilla Download page.
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