Windows SFTP client apps
Specialized applications from connecting to SFTP.
| Application | Note |
|---|---|
| WinSCP | Free and open source SFTP GUI client. Despite its name it's not limited to SCP, but works with SFTP and FTP/SSL too. |
| Filezilla Client | Free and open source FTP, FTP/SSL and SFTP GUI client (beware of adware). |
| Bitvise SSH Client | SSH tunneling, SSH terminal emulation and SFTP client. Commercial. |
| JSCAPE AnyClient | Web-based SFTP/FTP/FTPS/WebDAV/S3 client. Commercial with free version. |
| Tectia SSH Client | SFTP/SSH client from the creators of the SSH protocol. Commercial. |
| VanDyke SecureFX | SFTP/FTP/SCP client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Commercial. |
| FlashFXP | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| FTP Voyager | FTP/FTP client for Windows. Free. |
| WS_FTP Professional Client | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| Axway Secure Client | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| SmartFTP | FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SSH, Terminal client. Commercial. |
| GoAnywhere SFTP client for MFT | SFTP client from creators of GoAnywhere MFT server. Commercial. |
SFTP plugins for popular apps
| Swish (for Windows Explorer) | Shows SFTP server in Windows Explorer. It's not a filesystem driver, so this sftp drive cannot be used from command line or from inside another program. Free and open source. |
| SFTP plugin for Total Commander | Official plugin from the creators of Total Commander. Free. |
| Chrome sFTP Client | sFTP Client for Google Chrome / Chrome OS. |
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Command-line clients
ZOC provides features of client-side SSH key generator, SCP file transfer, and SSH Keep-Alive. It will allow SSH Agent and PuTTY agent forwarding between the client and the server. The latest encryptions like ED25519 SHA256, SHA2, or AES-256ctr are supported. The PuTTY Secure Copy client (PSCP) is a command line tool that you can use to transfer files between your Windows computer and your Linux instance. If you prefer a graphical user interface (GUI), you can use an open source GUI tool named WinSCP. MobaXterm X server and SSH client MobaXterm is your ultimate toolbox for remote computing. In a single Windows application, it provides loads of functions that are tailored for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators and pretty much all users who need to.
Use those if you want to access SFTP from a script or if you simply prefer command line over GUI.
| PuTTY PSFTP | PuTTY SFTP tool for those who are not afraid of command line. Available for Windows and Un*x-like systems. Free and open source. |
| OpenSSH | OpenSSH's 'ssh' command is available on most Un*x systems. Free and open source. Windows port is included in CygWin. |
| Bitvise Command-Line SFTP Client | Advanced command-line SFTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
Map SFTP server as a network drive
Do you want to use a SFTP connection as a Windows mapped drive? Assign it a drive letter and use it from any application? Try one of those:
| NetDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Reverts to a limited free version when the trial is over. Windows. |
| Web Drive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. File system level locking symantics. Synchronization mode and network drive mode. Commercial. Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. |
| ExpandDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Windows and Mac. |
| SFTP NET Drive | SFTP. Commercial. Free for personal use. Windows. |
| win-sshfs | Maps remote SFTP drive and make it available to all applications. Open source, last updated in 2012. Works on Windows 7, newer OS versions are not supported. Several forks exists. |
| WinSshFS 4every1 edition | Fork of win-sshfs which works on Win10. Free and open source. |
| WinSshFS FiSSH edition | Fork of win-sshfs focused on UI changes. Free and open source. |
| SSHFS for Linux | Enables you to mount a remote folder on Linux over SSH. FUSE-based, free and open source. Part of most Linux distros. |
| SSHFS for OS X | SSH File System for MAC OS X based on FUSE for OS X. Free and open source. |
MobaXterm is your ultimate toolbox for remote computing. In a single Windows application, it provides loads of functions that are tailored for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators and pretty much all users who need to handle their remote jobs in a more simple fashion.
MobaXterm provides all the important remote network tools (SSH, X11, RDP, VNC, FTP, MOSH, ...) and Unix commands (bash, ls, cat, sed, grep, awk, rsync, ...) to Windows desktop, in a single portable exe file which works out of the box. More info on supported network protocols
There are many advantages of having an All-In-One network application for your remote tasks, e.g. when you use SSH to connect to a remote server, a graphical SFTP browser will automatically pop up in order to directly edit your remote files. Your remote applications will also display seamlessly on your Windows desktop using the embedded X server. See demo
Mac Scp Gui Client
You can download and use MobaXterm Home Edition for free. If you want to use it inside your company, you should consider subscribing to MobaXterm Professional Edition: this will give you access to much more features and the 'Customizer' software. Features comparison
When developing MobaXterm, we focused on a simple aim: proposing an intuitive user interface in order for you to efficiently access remote servers through different networks or systems. Screenshots
Macos Scp Gui Client
MobaXterm is being actively developed and frequently updated by Mobatek.