Best FTP software for OS X

[wazowski]

I used to be a cute ftp and filezilla user on Windows. I tried cyberduck for OS X. It's a neat tool but it doesn't give the local machine files and remote machines file side by side. I have to open a finder window to transfer files.

Please advice which are the good (other) freeware tools available, does mac osx provide anything already?

regards,
Shalin

 

[fryke]

If you're not TOO scared of the Terminal, get ncftp (client) installed. It's great and free. If you _are_ scared of the Terminal, my advice is to get Fetch 5. It's free if you're a student or teacher, btw. - and totally worth its price, if you have to pay for the license.
But I see that strangely, you want a "local" view in the FTP client. (I never understand that, since the Finder is a much better place to find the local stuff, since you optically know where things are... So Transmit might suit you better. Also RBrowser comes as a free version, might try that...

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

I second the vote for Transmit as the easiest, cleanest FTP client out there.

I can also recommend Fetch for basic, straightforward FTP functionality -- it's free for educational customers as well, whereas Transmit is not.

 

[fryke]

You can't second that vote, since I personally find FETCH to be the easiest, cleanest FTP client out there.

 

[perfessor101]

You can't second that vote, since I personally find FETCH to be the easiest, cleanest FTP client out there.

Okay then, I will second ElDiabloConCaca's recommendation of Transmit as being the easiest and cleanest FTP client out there for OS X.

 

[jonparadise]

And I'll second ElDiabloConcas and third perfessor101 on Transmit. Great little app.

This could go on all day.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

You can't second that vote, since I personally find FETCH to be the easiest, cleanest FTP client out there.

Oops -- read your post wrong! My mistake!

Well, while we're at it, can I fourth my own vote?

 

[Cat]

No Cyberduck fans here? Works great for me ...

 

[fryke]

We should maybe have a poll... What should be the competitors in this poll? I'll add it later. So far I see:

- Terminal (ftp, ncftp...)
- Fetch
- Transmit
- RBrowser
- Cyberduck

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

...Captain FTP...

 

[Cat]

A poll sounds like a good idea. Perhaps also include info on license/price.

 

[gooseman]

If anyone's interested in secure FTP clients, try Fugu:

http://eq.rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/

 

[adambyte]

Althought the best app is Transmit, it also costs $30. If you're looking for the best "Freeware" app, I'd go for RBrowser, which can be used for free for FTP (but not SFTP).

 

[fryke]

Guess this either is too old a discussion or people aren't using FTP anymore.

 

[xuratoth]

Transmit. Well worth the money, in my opinion.

 

[Viro]

Cyberduck. It's free, it works, what more could I want?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Cyberduck. It's free, it works, what more could I want?

The same could be said of Linux -- but I'd happily pay $130 to use Mac OS X over Linux anyday.

 

[smolz]

I really like Yummy FTP, its the only os x ftp client that comes close to the functionality i was getting on flashfxp on the windows side

 

[mdnky]

Transmit...it hasn't let me down yet and definitely worth the money IMO.

 

[scruffy]

Cyberduck is a nice one - it's just not an FTP client. I use ftp or sftp in the terminal, as it's just quicker. However, Cyberduck is nice for those that don't want to use the terminal.

I prefer the ugliest SFTP client over the prettiest FTP client any day, as long as I have the choice to connect to an SFTP server. Fugu just ain't an FTP client, so I'm not sure why it's in the poll...