With the odds stacked high in its favor, FileZilla is a truly excellent open source FTP client. One thing really missing from FileZilla though is a scheduler to automatically set transfer times.

The application can guide you when setting up your network and lets you set speed limits in case you don't want to overload your bandwidth. FileZilla also includes a tool to compare directories in terms of file size or modification time. You can set both local and remote filters for things like images, explorer files or CVS and SVN directories or even create your own. Advertisement (function() ) įileZilla is fairly fast, and can resume downloads and handle very big transfers, higher than 4GB. The QuickConnect button - which lets you access your favorite server in seconds - is a great feature. The interface gives you a quick outlook of all your transfers, sites and disks and makes it easy to drag and transfer.

In fact, FileZilla isn't just limited to FTP - it also handles FTPS and SFTP for secure transfers of multiple files on multiple servers.

If you're looking for a file transfer solution, it should be the first program you check out. It's an FTP client that's attractive, reliable, regularly updated and a very good example of it's type. FileZilla is an open-source success story.

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