FileZilla Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to FileZilla for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Midnight Commander, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to FileZilla and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to FileZilla are odrive, ExpanDrive, termscp and Faro Client.

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  1. 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.

    133 Midnight Commander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
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  2. odrive icon
     86 likes

    Unify all your storage. odrive makes it easy to access, sync, and share all your files from one place. Integrations to 20+ services, desktop sync, CLI (inc. Linux), placeholders, zero-knowledge-encryption, web client, advanced sharing, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. ExpanDrive icon
     48 likes

    Map or Mount Amazon Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and more as a Network Drive. Seamless access to files without sync.

    59 ExpanDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. termscp icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
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  5. Faro Client icon
     5 likes

    Faro is a modern desktop client for SFTP, FTP, SSH, S3-compatible, WebDAV, and cloud storage. Save a server once,

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
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  6. AeroFTP icon
     6 likes

    A modern, open-source file transfer platform & CLI alternative to FileZilla, Cyberduck, and rclone. Supports 51 cloud providers, 7 transport protocols, AI assistance, cloud sync, and military-grade encryption.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  7. SSH Pilot icon
     4 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.

    67 SSH Pilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. gFTP icon
     19 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...

    45 gFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    • US flagUnited States
    gFTP screenshot 1
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  9. A graphical SFTP, SCP and FTP/FTPS client for Linux, macOS and Windows, inspired by WinSCP. Two panes, drag and drop, resumable transfers. Rust and GTK 4.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

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

    51 Muon SSH/SFTP client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  11. CrossFTP icon
     6 likes

    CrossFTP is an FTP, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and cloud storage client.

    • CrossFTPs main features: Multi-tab Navigation; Unicode support; Bonjour Service Discovery; Archive browsing(.zip,.tar.gz,etc.); Auto-reconnecting and anti-idle; and more.
    • CrossFTP Pro version is availabl.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. 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

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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