One thing really missing from FileZilla though is a scheduler to automatically set transfer times.ĭespite lacking a scheduler, FileZilla is an excellent open source FTP client. The application can guide you when setting up your network and lets you set speed limits in case you don't want to overload your bandwidth.
FileZilla also includes a tool to compare directories in terms of file size or modification time.
You can set both local and remote filters for things like images, explorer files or CVS and SVN directories or even create your own. Advertisement (function() ) įileZilla is known to be fairly fast, and can also resume downloads and handle very big transfers, I'm talking here higher than 4 GB. I also quite like the QuickConnect feature to access your favorite server in seconds. The interface, if not a little ugly, gives you a quick outlook of all your transfers, sites and disks and makes it easy to drag and transfer. If you're looking for a solid FTP client what more could you ask more? In fact, FileZilla is not just limited to FTP, but also handles FTPS and SFTP for secure transfers of multiple files on multiple servers. It's popular, works well and fast, and regularly updated. You could pretty much consider FileZilla an open source success story.