12 Favourite and FREE FTP Clients for your Mac
With the vast majority of FTP clients available, here's a compiled list of the favourite and free FTP clients for the mac.
1. Classic FTP
Provided by NCH Software, Classic FTP is an easy to use ftp client that allows users to view, edit, upload, download and delete files from a remote server (website) or network for free.Classic FTP, has been specifically designed to look and feel like a typical ftp client. Whilst offering all the same features as other ftp clients, Classic FTP is perfect for both advanced and novice website administrators. But best of all, Classic FTP is completely free. Offered free in the hope that users will download and try other NCH Software great software titles. http://www.nchsoftware.com/ftp/index.html
2. Fetch
Specifically build for the Mac, Fetch is an easy-to-use, full-featured FTP and SFTP client. Fetch is a Universal binary meaning that it is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on Intel and PowerPC.To get the application free, you must apply for Education/Charitable License. http://www.fetchsoftworks.com
3. FileZilla
FileZilla Client is easy to use, fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), and available in many languages. http://filezilla-project.org4. FireFTP
FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.Transfer files quickly and efficiently, FireFTP also includes advanced features such as: directory comparison, directory syncing while navigating, SSL encryption, search/filtering, integrity checks, remote editing, drag & drop, file hashing, and much more!
http://fireftp.mozdev.org
5. Fugu
Developed by the University of Michigan\'s Research Systems Unix Group (RSUG), Fugu is an SFTP (Secure FTP) client for Mac OS X . Fugu also includes support for SCP file transfers, and the ability to create secure tunnels via SSH. http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/6. gFTP
gFTP is a free multithreaded file transfer that supports the FTP, FTPS (control connection only), HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and FSP protocols. Distributed under the terms of the GNU Public License Agreement, abd fully Internationalized being available in multiple languages. http://gftp.seul.org7. Glub Tech Secure FTP
Provided by Glub Tech, Inc. Secure FTP is a client application/applet that allows for a 128-bit encrypted secure connection to servers that supports FTP over SSL (or FTPS).Run ia the graphical user interface or from the command-line interface (CLI), making it ideal for both novice and advanced users. http://www.glub.com/products/secureftp
8. LFTP
A sophisticated command-line ftp/http client, file transfer program that supporting a number of network protocols. Like BASH, it has job control and uses readline library for input. It has bookmarks, built-in mirror, can transfer several files in parallel. It was designed with reliability in mind. LFTP is free software, distributed under GNU GPL license. http://lftp.yar.ru9. MacFusion
MacFusion tries to be transparent making the files and folders displayed as just another \"Volume\" in the computer. Makes use of the open source technology FUSE ported by Google to the Mac platform. Supports public/private key authentication using SSH. http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/08/mgorbach/MacFusionWeb10. NcFTP Client
NcFTP Client is a set of FREE application programs implementing the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) via the command-line.Been in service on UNIX systems since 1991 and has been a popular alternative to the standard FTP program, /usr/bin/ftp. NcFTP offers many ease-of-use and performance enhancements over the stock ftp client, and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms as well as operating systems such Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X. http://www.ncftp.com
