The Best Open Source FileZilla AlternativesTop FTP Clients & File Managers like FileZilla

The best open source alternative to FileZilla is WinSCP . If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to FileZilla are Cyberduck, Midnight Commander, gFTP and FileZilla Secure.

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  1. WinSCP  icon
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    This powerful, open-source file transfer application supports Windows users with SFTP, FTP, SCP, and WebDAV protocols. It offers different GUI styles and tools for file synchronization and editing. Advanced users can automate and use key authentication with SSH, making it suitable for professionals.

    76 WinSCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
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  2. Cyberduck icon
     470 likes

    A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.

    91 Cyberduck alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  3. Text-mode file manager for terminals with dual-pane interface enables copying, moving, deleting, and searching files locally or via remote shells. Includes internal viewer, text editor, subshell integration, broad terminal compatibility, and works over SSH.

    109 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  4. gFTP icon
     18 likes

    gFTP is a simple GTK+ based ftp client for Linux. Supports the FTP, FTPS (control connection only), HTTP, HTTPS, SSH and FSP protocols, FTP and HTTP proxy server support, supports FXP file transfers (transferring files between 2 remote servers via FTP), UNIX, EPLF, Novell...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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  5. FileZilla Secure is a free FTP client that has all the features of the original FileZilla plus it encrypts your FTP passwords to help protect from hackers stealing them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  6. Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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  7. SSH Pilot icon
     2 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    54 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. lftp icon
     16 likes

    lftp is a command-line file transfer program which besides FTP, also supports FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, HFTP, FISH, and SFTP. A BitTorrent client is also built-in as torrent command.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  9. termscp icon
     1 like

    A feature rich terminal UI file transfer and explorer with support for SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV.

    37 termscp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • BSD
     
  10. FTPbox icon
     17 likes

    FTPbox is an open-source application that allows you to synchronize your files to your own host, via FTP. This way, you can access your files anywhere, without having to pay for disk space on some 3rd-party website!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. AeroFTP icon
     3 likes

    A modern, open-source file manager and client for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and S3, featuring an AI assistant, cloud sync, and military-grade encryption.

    51 AeroFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  12. A web based FTP client. Like really simple, kind of, filezilla, but for your browser. The main goal of this tool is: Install on a server/NAS/synology/raspberry/desktop and use it like a desktop tool.

    22 Web FTP Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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