FileZilla Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to FileZilla for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Cyberduck, 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to FileZilla are Midnight Commander, Transmit, odrive and FileZilla Secure.

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FileZilla alternatives page was last updated Apr 2, 2025
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  1. Cyberduck icon

    Cyberduck

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

    85 Cyberduck alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Cyberduck screenshot 1

    Top Cyberduck Features

    Features

    1.  Support for FTP
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  S3 storage support
    4.  Cloud browser
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Openstack swift integration
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Support for scripting
    9. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    12. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration

    Cyberduck VS FileZilla

     
    Comments about Cyberduck as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Top Positive Comment
    Léana
    Jul 1, 2022
    2

    Free, open source and well designed!

    Most Recent Comment
    Sebastian
    Positive •Jul 26, 2023
    1

    Great FTP Client software.

    Paul
    Positive •Mar 27, 2020
    -1

    Cyberduck is a good FTP/SFTP client for macOS and Windows. It's been my go-to FTP software for years, and it has a much more modern and clean interface compared to FileZilla. The only drawback is that it's not available for Linux.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Cyberduck is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Cyberduck is the most popular Mac alternative to FileZilla.

    • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceFileZilla is also Freemium and Open Source
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    Midnight Commander

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    GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software. Its a feature rich full-screen text mode application that allows you to copy, move and delete files and whole directory trees, search for files...

    108 Midnight Commander alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
    Midnight Commander screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Console-based
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Two panels
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  SSH
    7.  Mounting drives

    Midnight Commander VS FileZilla

     

    • Midnight Commander is the most popular Linux alternative to FileZilla.

    • Midnight Commander is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
    • Midnight Commander is LightweightFileZilla is not according to our users
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    Transmit

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    Transmit is a fast and wonderful file transfer app. It supports every major cloud storage provider, and it looks awfully nice.

    47 Transmit alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Transmit screenshot 1

    Transmit Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Miller columns
    6.  SSL
    7.  Mount FTP drives

    Transmit VS FileZilla

     
    Comments about Transmit as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Paul
    Positive •Mar 27, 2020
    0

    Definitely the best alternative to FileZilla with Cyberduck. It has a very clean and modern interface with lots of useful features, but it costs a few bucks. So, if you want something free, go with Cyberduck or FileZilla, but if you're ready to spend some $ in a good software, then buy Transmit.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Transmit is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • Transmit is the most popular commercial alternative to FileZilla.

    • Transmit is Paid and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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    odrive

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    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.

    64 odrive alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
    odrive screenshot 1

    odrive Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Connect multiple accounts
    3.  Multiple cloud drive sync
    4.  Sync with Google Drive
    5. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Sync with Onedrive
    6.  Sync with Backblaze B2
    7.  WebDAV Support
    8.  Gmail
    9.  Support for SFTP
    10. Facebook icon  Facebook integration

    odrive VS FileZilla

     

    • odrive is the most popular Web-based alternative to FileZilla.

    • odrive is Freemium and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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    FileZilla Secure

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Setting New Master Password
    Warning

    It has been clearly 'replaced' by the original FileZilla, see https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64&start=1005#p156191

    Discontinued

    FileZilla now has support for this: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64&start=1005#p156191

    FileZilla Secure Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Password encryption
    4.  Master Password

    FileZilla Secure VS FileZilla

     
    Comments about FileZilla Secure as an Alternative to FileZilla
    John Fastman
    Positive •Jan 9, 2017
    -4

    FileZilla Secure is ABSOLUTELY the best alternative to FileZilla. FileZilla stores passwords in plain text which is an unforgiveable security flaw. FileZilla Secure fixes this. Unfortunately, FileZilla Secure is available for Windows only at the moment. Linux and Mac versions are on the way, we are told. Let's hope.

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    • Most users think FileZilla Secure is a great FileZilla alternative.

    • FileZilla Secure is Free and Open SourceFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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    Mountain Duck

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    Mountain Duck lets you mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder on macOS and the File Explorer on Windows. Open remote files with any application and work like on a local volume.

    34 Mountain Duck alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Mountain Duck screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting drives
    2.  Network Folders
    3.  End-to-End Encryption
    4.  Cloud Services Managment
    5.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    6.  No Root Required
    7.  Mount remote filesystems

    Mountain Duck VS FileZilla

     
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    CrossFTP

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    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.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main Window

    CrossFTP Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  Directory sync
    3.  FXP
    4.  Synchronized browsing

    CrossFTP VS FileZilla

     
    Comments about CrossFTP as an Alternative to FileZilla
    Rishabh Istwal
    Positive •Nov 24, 2018
    1

    Dosen't require to be much more technical to use.Excellent User Interface.And more and fast than FileZilla.

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    • CrossFTP is Paid and ProprietaryFileZilla is Freemium and Open Source
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    CuteFTP

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    Cute FTP is an utility for transferring files between your computer and a remote File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server anywhere on the Internet.

    53 CuteFTP alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    CuteFTP screenshot 1

    CuteFTP Features

    1.  Support for Multiple threads

    CuteFTP VS FileZilla

     
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    ExpanDrive

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    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.

    49 ExpanDrive alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ExpanDrive screenshot 1

    Top ExpanDrive Features

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Mounting drives
    3. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    4. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    5.  Virtual filesystem
    6.  Openstack swift integration
    7.  Upload directly to Mega
    8.  Support for Amazon S3
    9. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
    10. Microsoft Active Directory icon  Active Directory integration
    11.  SSH

    ExpanDrive VS FileZilla

     
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