WinSCP Alternatives for Linux

WinSCP is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinSCP and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinSCP are muCommander, Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake), trolCommander and Gigolo.

WinSCP alternatives are mainly FTP Clients but may also be File Managers or Terminal Emulators. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinSCP .

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FileZilla
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Freemium • Open Source
FTP Client
Mac
Windows
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ReactOS
70 alternatives to FileZilla
FileZilla is a powerful FTP-client. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable.
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FileZilla Features
1. Ad-freeFileZilla doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableFileZilla can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightFileZilla consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for SFTP
Dedicated Server Hosting
Mounting drives
Bundleware
Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine. See this thread on the FileZilla forum: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48441

FileZilla vs WinSCP opinions
Some users think FileZilla is a great alternative to WinSCP , some don't.
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greenseeker
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.
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mcgiwer
No support for SCP, SSH and some other protocols supported by WinSCP
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Guest
filezilla is only ftp no SSH/SCP
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Guest
It's not an SCP client, just (S)FTP
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Guest
FileZilla only does FTP/SFTP. It does not do SCP
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muCommander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
BSD
Java
98 alternatives to muCommander
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...).
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muCommander Features
1. Dark ModemuCommander supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in muCommander without registration.
3. PortablemuCommander can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Dual Pane Support
SSH
muCommander vs WinSCP opinions
Most users think muCommander is a great alternative to WinSCP .
Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake)
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
18 alternatives to Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake)
Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.
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Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake) Features
Linux-based
Support for SFTP
Java based
SSH
Secure Copy (SCP)
Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake) vs WinSCP opinions
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Guest
Simplest SFTP client out there!
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trolCommander
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
59 alternatives to trolCommander
trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.
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trolCommander Features
1. Built-in viewertrolCommander shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
2. LightweighttrolCommander consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Syntax HighlightingtrolCommander supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
Support for SFTP
Built-in terminal emulation
Tabbed interface
Dual Pane Support
Support for FTP
Discontinued
Last update is from December 29th, 2016.
Gigolo
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Free • Open Source
Linux
5 alternatives to Gigolo
Gigolo is a frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to quickly connect/mount a remote filesystem and manage bookmarks of such.

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gFTP
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Xfce
38 alternatives to gFTP
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...
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gFTP Features
FXP
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CrossFTP
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Paid • Proprietary
FTP Client
File Sync Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
56 alternatives to CrossFTP
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.
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CrossFTP Features
Support for SFTP
Directory sync
FXP
Synchronized browsing
LAN-Share
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
60 alternatives to LAN-Share
LAN Share is a cross platform local area network file transfer application, built using Qt GUI framework. It can be used to transfer a whole folder, one or more files, large or small immediately without any additional configuration.
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LAN-Share Features
LAN
PAC Manager
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Remote Desktop Tool
Linux
46 alternatives to PAC Manager
PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.
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PAC Manager Features
Tabbed interface
VNC Support
RDP
Support for Multiple protocols
Group connections
Gtk
SSH
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 4.5.5.7, released in November 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Far2l
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Mac
Linux
BSD
10 alternatives to Far2l
Native port of Far Manager to Linux and MacOS.
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Far2l Features
Integrated FTP client