# Suggestions for FTP client?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 10, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315 "2015-04-10T11:45:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315/21 "2015-04-12T01:31:04Z")

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I use cyberduck on my Mac. It’s been working for my FTP needs for several years, now. When I got it, it was nag-ware – free, but from time to time we will ask you to pay. At some point, I decided that I used it enough that I ought to pay for it. It might have a memory leak if I leave it open for too long, but that’t a long time. And maybe that’s been fixed, now that I think of it.

I first got it when I was working on a project with “ducklings” in the name, so I was very happy to get it. 😉

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315/22 "2015-04-12T01:48:00Z")

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On the Mac I (still) use NetFinder. I also have a copy of the even-more-venerable Fetch.

I’m only an occasional 2nd-platformish type user of Windows but the FTP app I used that I liked the most was called CoffeeCup FTP. I have the vague impression that they gooped it up with adware in versions subsequent to the one I downloaded as shareware, though.

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**Author:** ![Handond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Handond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Handond)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315/23 "2015-04-15T13:31:08Z")

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Coriolanus,  
I actually use WebDrive where I work and I agree that it is a cool tool. I like how I can connect to all of the sites I edit with a different drive letter, and can also access my OneDrive account. There’s a free trial here: [Download WebDrive WebDAV Client, Cloud Client, FTP Client](http://www.webdrive.com/products/webdrive/download/)

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-ftp-client/717315/24 "2015-04-15T15:14:29Z")

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Since everyone else is mentioning using the command line, I guess I’ll mention that I just use Explorer directly in most cases. Back when I actually used it often enough, I had shortcuts set up with the requisite information.

The only times I couldn’t use it, it was because there was a maximum number of connections, and Explorer makes a new one each time, so I had to use the command line for that.

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