April 20, 2004

Windows FTP Clients

We don’t use Windows on a regular basis, but we have tried various FTP and SCP clients that will help you move files to and from your web server. Here are some to check out.

• WinSCP — This does SCP, not FTP. Make sure your server supports SSH (if you use Pair or Hostbaby, it probably does).
• LeechFTP — A friend of ours thinks this is the cream of the crop for free FTP on Windows.
• SmartFTP — Supports regular FTP.
• FileZilla — Feature-rich and free, but a bit slow in our experience.
• FTP Explorer — Mimics the Windows Explorer.
• WS_FTP LE — Free for educational users. We used this when I was in college.

Posted by Joe