Open Source WinSCP Alternatives for Mac

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   FileZilla

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   Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

   78 FileZilla alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • FTP Client
   • File Manager

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Bundleware

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS
   • Haiku

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

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   Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine.

   FileZilla vs WinSCP Comments

   Top Positive Comment by greenseeker · Mar 2, 2022

   Contrary to many of the comments here, Filezilla does support SFTP. Both SFTP and SCP are SSH-based file transfer protocols and usually when you can use one, you can use both. SCP doesn't allow browsing the filesystem, it's transfer only, so WinSCP is actually using a hacky workaround: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/requirements#scp

   I prefer WinSCP, personally, but Filezilla is a perfectly good alternative.

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jul 3, 2020

   It's not an SCP client, just (S)FTP

   Positive comment by Tiziano · Feb 24, 2026

   They accomplish similar goals by presenting information and allowing actions to be taken in similar ways. WinSCP has the edge because it integrates PuTTy and the UI is a little more intuitive and versatile. The only reason i stopped using Filezilla and adopted WinSCP was simply because with Filezilla you have to wait until a file operation has completed (such as recursive directory deletion or file transfer), whereas WinSCP allows you to work asyncronously. Both have done nothing but improve over the years, so my comments may not be valid for long..!

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   • FileZilla is Freemium and Open SourceWinSCP is Free and Open Source
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   Cyberduck

    474 likes

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

   98 Cyberduck alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • FTP Client
   • File Manager

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows

   • Switzerland

   

   

   

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   Cyberduck vs WinSCP Comments

   Negative comment by vglist · Mar 9, 2022

   Does not support ssh sudo su

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 21, 2019

   Some AVs block FileZilla on macOS for some reason and I couldn't use it. Cyberduck is excellent alternative Open Source as it is very similar to all of them.

   Negative comment by Guest · Mar 22, 2016

   ssssh in command line not GUI

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   • Cyberduck is Freemium and Open SourceWinSCP is Free and Open Source
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   muCommander

    126 likes

   muCommander is a lightweight, cross-platform file manager with a dual-pane interface. It runs on any operating system with Java support (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris...).

   120 muCommander alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • File Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • BSD
   • Java

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   FileZilla

   Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

   https://filezilla-project.org

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   termscp

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   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

   • FTP Client

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • FreeBSD
   • NetBSD
   • BSD

   • Switzerland

   

   

   

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   Faro Client

    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

   • FTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Ubuntu

   • United States

   

   

   

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   AeroFTP

    5 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

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • FTP Client

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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    FileZilla Secure

     17 likes

    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

    • FTP Client

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    

    

    

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    trolCommander

     53 likes

    trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • File Manager

    Origin

    • Russia

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Russia

    

    

    

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    QuickDAV

     3 likes

    Network file and folder transfer app. Simple and easy upload, download, and management of your files and folders from any other device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Far2l

     3 likes

    Native port of Far Manager to Linux, MacOS and BSD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • File Manager
    • FTP Client

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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    Portside

     1 like

    Portside is a session manager and terminal for operators who run fleets of Linux servers — plus their containers, Kubernetes pods, serial consoles, and legacy telnet endpoints — from a Mac. Connect over OpenSSH or mosh, plug into a switch with a native serial bridge, and keep...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

    

    

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    CurlFtpFS

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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

    

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