As a web or graphic designer, you need to send a lot of files to your server, the cloud or your clients. There are a lot of FTP softwares that help you with this task, we’ve picked a few of the best for you.
1. Cyberduck
Platform: Mac, Windows – Price: free – Website
My favorite free editor, really simple to use and powerful. It supports secured FTP, integrates with popular content delivery networks, has synchronization options and much more.
2. Filezilla
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux – Price: free – Website
Fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, with IPv6, tabbed user interface, sites manager and user queue among other things.
3. Transmit
Platform: Mac – Price: $34 – Website
Great user interface, Transmit just got much faster and awesome with the recent release of version 4. Fully integrated with OSX.
4. Direct FTP
Platform: Windows – Price: free or $39 – Website: free version – paid version
Comes with an included file editor (paid version only), bookmarky, easy one-clic archival backups,…
5. SmartFTP
Platform: Windows – Price: starting at $36.95 – Website
Comes with an advanced code editor, multiple connexion, thumbnails view,…
6. Fugu
Platform: Mac – Price: free – Website
External editor support, image previews, ability to create SSH tunnels,…
7. FireFTP
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux (Firefox add-on) – Price: free – Website
If you’re using Firefox as your main working tool, you may be interested in doing FTP via this add-on. Comes with a lot of features and can be used professionally.
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Mirko Humbert
Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.