GVfs AlternativesFTP Clients and other similar apps like GVfs

GVfs is described as 'Userspace virtual filesystem implementation for GIO (a library available in GLib). GVfs comes with a set of backends, including trash support, SFTP, SMB, HTTP, DAV, and many others' and is a FTP Client in the file sharing category. There are six alternatives to GVfs for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Xfce, Mac and PortableApps.com apps. The best GVfs alternative is WinSCP , which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GVfs are sshfs, gFTP, Dokan SSHFS and CurlFtpFS.

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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.

    73 WinSCP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  2.  27 likes

    SSHFS allows you to mount a remote filesystem using SFTP. Most SSH servers support and enable this SFTP access by default, so SSHFS is very simple to use - there's nothing to do on the server-side.

    19 sshfs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  3. gFTP icon
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    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...

    40 gFTP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  4.  5 likes

    Dokan SSHFS is a program that mounts remote file systems using SSH. Dokan SSHFS depends on Dokan Library which you can find on the application's website.

    17 Dokan SSHFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. CurlFtpFS icon
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    CurlFtpFS is a filesystem for accessing FTP hosts based on FUSE and libcurl. It is the simplest and very convenient way to work with remote FTP sites. No special FTP GUI apps is necessary and credentials can be stored in Netrc file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. SyncBelt icon
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    Synchronize your sites with SFTP/FTP, skipping files, based on modification date or size, changing permissions, following your set of rules. Manage multiple projects easily and know what exactly is going to happen before committing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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