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04-01-2009, 11:00 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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What FTP client do you use?
I've had my fill of issues with CuteFTP Pro and I'm ready to switch. What FTP/SFTP client do you use? My only must-haves are that it support FTP AND SFTP, that it have a built-in text editor, and that it have a tabbed interface (So that I can edit multiple files at once).
So far nothing I've demoed has even come close to what I'm looking for. Cost isn't really an issue. I just need a program that works well, and has a similar layout and feature set to CuteFTP.
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04-01-2009, 11:46 PM #2Web Hosting Evangelist
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SmartFTP. not really sure if it has a built in text editor though.
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04-02-2009, 12:07 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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For Windows, IPSwitches WS_FTP and FlashFXP are both good. FlashFXP has a built in editor I believe.
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04-02-2009, 12:18 AM #4WHT Addict
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What don't you like aobut CuteFTP? If you don't mind me asking.
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04-02-2009, 12:21 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Once every couple of weeks I experience some other new issue - Files not uploading completely, even though cuteftp says they were (This one kills me - Sometimes I'll edit a file quickly, save it, and close it, only to find out that it only uploaded 75% of the file...)...Sometimes the transfer queue is completely black and I can't read anything.
Just minor annoyances that really ruin a great piece of software for me..
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04-02-2009, 02:49 AM #6Newbie
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On win32 platforms I use winscp (which supports ftp, sftp, scp, and now ftps). No built in editor, but you set whatever external editor you want (I use winvile). No tabbing, but I use wintabber (the last free version) to simulate tabbing via multiple instances of winscp. I also use wintabber to tab the gazillions of putty sessions I have open.
So this does not exactly match your needs 100%. How I do it is not completely "clean", but winscp and wintabber cause me less grief then many of the commercial stuff I've messed with. Winscp is constantly updated, which is nice. I just wish winscp had a Linux version because Filezilla and gFTP just plain suck for extended usage.
Best of luck in your search...
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04-02-2009, 05:53 AM #7WHT Addict
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Yea, I was in the same boat as you and I tried the others but I got so used to using CuteFTP for such a long time that I made a full circle and came back to it. Hope you have better luck.
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04-02-2009, 06:39 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Filezilla seems excellent from what I've seen of it.
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04-02-2009, 06:53 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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WinSCP is the best client I ever seen
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04-02-2009, 08:45 AM #10Newbie
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I personally prefer Filezilla, Its easy to use and its free.
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04-02-2009, 09:02 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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WS_FTP is one of the oldest and most popular. It's simple and easy, but not free. This should have all the features you are looking for.
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04-02-2009, 01:05 PM #12Design and Hosting Solutions
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i use filezilla myself, and some systems using the filezilla server if they are windows-based
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04-02-2009, 01:08 PM #13Web Hosting Guru
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I use Filezilla for windows and cyberduck for mac both work great and are free.
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04-02-2009, 01:17 PM #14WHT Addict
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w00p...still use my trusted old version of WS_ftp OR sometimes I like to use winSCP....and sometimes command line FTP.
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04-02-2009, 01:21 PM #15Disabled
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SmartFTP and Filezilla are the two that I use. FileZilla is free.
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04-02-2009, 01:33 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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SmartFTP is free from what I remember as well.
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04-02-2009, 02:47 PM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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YEs, I have absolutely same idea. I have been using WS-FTP for years ( Let me think about it.. I guess more than 4-5) and never been regretful and never think about change
But I can say fiezilla is free and good..
Also, txftp is free online ftp that you may want to try..
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04-02-2009, 07:53 PM #18Temporarily Suspended
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I've been using FlashFXP since 2002. They haven't released a new version in quite a year though.
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04-30-2009, 03:22 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Windows.. WinSCP
Linux... wine WinSCP
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04-30-2009, 03:26 PM #20Disabled
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Why not use the one that is built into Windows. Open My Computer and type in the address bar ftp://example.com and it will prompt you for a username and password. Drag and drop files just like you would on your own hard drive.
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04-30-2009, 03:27 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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04-30-2009, 03:36 PM #22Disabled
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Sorry I pretty much just read the subject line.
I use Secure Shell Client http://web.wm.edu/it/index.php?id=2928
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04-30-2009, 05:14 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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I use CuteFTP Pro too.
I like the built it html auto-complete feature of it.
Is there any other client out there to provide all features of CuteFTP Pro?
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04-30-2009, 05:31 PM #24WHT Addict
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CuteFTP for sure .............no doubt
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04-30-2009, 05:40 PM #25Junior Guru
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i use filezilla