Help with FTP program selection
September 22, 2005 10:34 AM Subscribe
Can someone suggest a user-friendly and free FTP program?
I'm currently using the FireFTP for firefox, but it's driving me nutty. Everytime I try to load an image to my site, firefox crashes. I've tried everything from shutting down all other programs, to not opening anything on Firefox except the FTP tab. But no. Snake eyes every damn time. I'm not a power user. I have just one dinky site and I'll be uploading infrequently, so I don't need something unweildly. But I'm very much a visual learner, so the interface needs to be something I can look at and understand. Not a thousand buttons with weird pictures that don't give a clue to its function as a bomb launcher.
Help?
I'm currently using the FireFTP for firefox, but it's driving me nutty. Everytime I try to load an image to my site, firefox crashes. I've tried everything from shutting down all other programs, to not opening anything on Firefox except the FTP tab. But no. Snake eyes every damn time. I'm not a power user. I have just one dinky site and I'll be uploading infrequently, so I don't need something unweildly. But I'm very much a visual learner, so the interface needs to be something I can look at and understand. Not a thousand buttons with weird pictures that don't give a clue to its function as a bomb launcher.
Help?
I'd second, er, third Filezilla and also recommend Tango DropBox for simple uploads.
posted by Loser at 10:47 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by Loser at 10:47 AM on September 22, 2005
fourth filezilla... just 'cause I like it and was too slow to suggest it first
posted by srw12 at 10:55 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by srw12 at 10:55 AM on September 22, 2005
it's old but I still use leechftp.
posted by horseblind at 11:02 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by horseblind at 11:02 AM on September 22, 2005
FireFTP extension for Firefox, if you swing that way
posted by rxrfrx at 11:11 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by rxrfrx at 11:11 AM on September 22, 2005
Fifth Filezilla. I'd never used FTP before I got it, and found it very easy.
posted by altolinguistic at 11:27 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by altolinguistic at 11:27 AM on September 22, 2005
Have they updated the free version of WS_FTP since it was first released in like 1995 or so? I used it up until I found Filezilla, and then dropped WS_FTP like a hot rock after comparing the two.
posted by caution live frogs at 12:19 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by caution live frogs at 12:19 PM on September 22, 2005
I'll second SmartFTP. I've used it for ages and its very nice. Beats the heck out of ws_ftp.
posted by walljm at 12:31 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by walljm at 12:31 PM on September 22, 2005
I have used CuteFTP for quite a while, it is very straightforward like the old MSDOS Shell or Nero. Just drag and drop between windows to upload from your HD to the server folder.
posted by JJ86 at 12:39 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by JJ86 at 12:39 PM on September 22, 2005
I'm currently using the FireFTP for firefox, but it's driving me nutty.
FireFTP extension for Firefox, if you swing that way
:cough: :ahem:
Anyway, count me as another vote for FileZilla, by the way, as if you didn't already have enough of them.
AFAIK the newer versions of WS_FTP are very much like the old ones.
posted by musicinmybrain at 1:00 PM on September 22, 2005
FireFTP extension for Firefox, if you swing that way
:cough: :ahem:
Anyway, count me as another vote for FileZilla, by the way, as if you didn't already have enough of them.
AFAIK the newer versions of WS_FTP are very much like the old ones.
posted by musicinmybrain at 1:00 PM on September 22, 2005
Filezilla.
posted by adampsyche at 1:02 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by adampsyche at 1:02 PM on September 22, 2005
i use CyberDuck on OS X and Bitbeamer on Windows.
posted by hummercash at 1:03 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by hummercash at 1:03 PM on September 22, 2005
I'm guessing you're not on a Mac, but for those who are, Transmit rocks. It's one of the very few pieces of software I've liked enough to pay to get rid of the nags and time limits.
posted by DakotaPaul at 1:21 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by DakotaPaul at 1:21 PM on September 22, 2005
If you can get SFTP access to your account that'd be much better all round. And then you could use eg. WinSCP.
Also, have you tried Windows Explorer's built-in FTP support? Just bang a url ftp://user@server.example.com/ in the address bar and off you go.
posted by BobInce at 1:33 PM on September 22, 2005
Also, have you tried Windows Explorer's built-in FTP support? Just bang a url ftp://user@server.example.com/ in the address bar and off you go.
posted by BobInce at 1:33 PM on September 22, 2005
Another vote for CoreFTP but I'm off to investigate FileZilla based on these multiple replies. I have an old license for the most excellent CuteFTP on one machine but as far as I know they don't offer a free version for home users.
posted by ceri richard at 3:35 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by ceri richard at 3:35 PM on September 22, 2005
I vote SmartFTP. FileZilla seems more for a poweruser whereas SmartFTP is just straight up. However, FileZilla is open source, if that's important to you.
posted by panoptican at 5:34 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by panoptican at 5:34 PM on September 22, 2005
FileZilla also supports SFTP, if you care (and it's a very cool app). And if you are on a Mac, Transmit really does rock.
posted by wheat at 5:43 PM on September 22, 2005
posted by wheat at 5:43 PM on September 22, 2005
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posted by phredhead at 10:41 AM on September 22, 2005