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 .FileZilla
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Open Source
- FTP Client
70 alternatives to FileZilla- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
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.
FileZilla Features
BundlewareBe 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
greenseekerContrary 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.
2mcgiwerNo support for SCP, SSH and some other protocols supported by WinSCP
-1filezilla is only ftp no SSH/SCP
-1It's not an SCP client, just (S)FTP
6FileZilla only does FTP/SFTP. It does not do SCP
5muCommander
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- File Manager
98 alternatives to muCommander- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Java
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...).
muCommander Features
muCommander vs WinSCP opinions
Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake)
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
18 alternatives to Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake)- Windows
- Linux
Graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities.
Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake) Features
Muon SSH/SFTP client (formerly Snowflake) vs WinSCP opinions
Simplest SFTP client out there!
0trolCommander
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- File Manager
59 alternatives to trolCommander- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
trolCommander - fork of the free and opensource muCommander filemanager.
trolCommander Features
DiscontinuedLast update is from December 29th, 2016.
Gigolo
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo5 alternatives to Gigolo- Free • Open Source
- Linux
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.
gFTP
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
38 alternatives to gFTP- Linux
- Xfce
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...
gFTP Features
CrossFTP
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- FTP Client
- File Sync Tool
56 alternatives to CrossFTP- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
CrossFTP Features
LAN-Share
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
60 alternatives to LAN-Share- Windows
- Linux
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.
LAN-Share Features
PAC Manager
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Terminal Emulator
- SSH Client
- Remote Desktop Tool
46 alternatives to PAC Manager- Linux
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.
PAC Manager Features
DiscontinuedThe 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
Do you think this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- File Manager
10 alternatives to Far2l- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Native port of Far Manager to Linux and MacOS.
Far2l Features