Access FTP and SFTP Sites With a Real Drive Letter: DriveMaker Freeware. DriveMaker Freeware mounts or maps an FTP, FTPS, or SFTP site to your desktop or Windows Server as a drive letter, for example: D. FTP is a network protocol that is designed specifically for file transfer. To be able to use this protocol, you need both a FTP server on the server side and a FTP client on the client side (PC). FTP is commonly used by webmasters to upload files to server or vice versa, to download files from server to local computer for an offline backup. Download Download SmartFTP Client Setup. Download the newest available version or upgrade your current SmartFTP Client. Your settings and data files will be kept when upgrading. An FTP client is a software which uses the FTP protocol to transfer files to and from a remote computer. FTP is the most widespread transfer protocol used to transfer files from one host to another over the Internet.
Windows SFTP client apps
Specialized applications from connecting to SFTP.
Application | Note |
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WinSCP | Free and open source SFTP GUI client. Despite its name it's not limited to SCP, but works with SFTP and FTP/SSL too. |
Filezilla Client | Free and open source FTP, FTP/SSL and SFTP GUI client (beware of adware). |
Bitvise SSH Client | SSH tunneling, SSH terminal emulation and SFTP client. Commercial. |
JSCAPE AnyClient | Web-based SFTP/FTP/FTPS/WebDAV/S3 client. Commercial with free version. |
Tectia SSH Client | SFTP/SSH client from the creators of the SSH protocol. Commercial. |
VanDyke SecureFX | SFTP/FTP/SCP client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Commercial. |
FlashFXP | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
FTP Voyager | FTP/FTP client for Windows. Free. |
WS_FTP Professional Client | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
Axway Secure Client | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
SmartFTP | FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SSH, Terminal client. Commercial. |
GoAnywhere SFTP client for MFT | SFTP client from creators of GoAnywhere MFT server. Commercial. |
SFTP plugins for popular apps
Swish (for Windows Explorer) | Shows SFTP server in Windows Explorer. It's not a filesystem driver, so this sftp drive cannot be used from command line or from inside another program. Free and open source. |
SFTP plugin for Total Commander | Official plugin from the creators of Total Commander. Free. |
Chrome sFTP Client | sFTP Client for Google Chrome / Chrome OS. |
Ftp Client With Driver
Command-line clients
Use those if you want to access SFTP from a script or if you simply prefer command line over GUI.
Ftp Client App
PuTTY PSFTP | PuTTY SFTP tool for those who are not afraid of command line. Available for Windows and Un*x-like systems. Free and open source. |
OpenSSH | OpenSSH's 'ssh' command is available on most Un*x systems. Free and open source. Windows port is included in CygWin. |
Bitvise Command-Line SFTP Client | Advanced command-line SFTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
Map SFTP server as a network drive
Do you want to use a SFTP connection as a Windows mapped drive? Assign it a drive letter and use it from any application? Try one of those: Windows external hard drive.
NetDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Reverts to a limited free version when the trial is over. Windows. |
Web Drive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. File system level locking symantics. Synchronization mode and network drive mode. Commercial. Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. |
ExpandDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Windows and Mac. |
SFTP NET Drive | SFTP. Commercial. Free for personal use. Windows. |
win-sshfs | Maps remote SFTP drive and make it available to all applications. Open source, last updated in 2012. Works on Windows 7, newer OS versions are not supported. Several forks exists. |
WinSshFS 4every1 edition | Fork of win-sshfs which works on Win10. Free and open source. |
WinSshFS FiSSH edition | Fork of win-sshfs focused on UI changes. Free and open source. |
SSHFS for Linux | Enables you to mount a remote folder on Linux over SSH. FUSE-based, free and open source. Part of most Linux distros. |
SSHFS for OS X | SSH File System for MAC OS X based on FUSE for OS X. Free and open source. |
Using FTP Clients used to mean learning a new interface. WebDrive is the FTP client you already know how to use. Rather than running a separate FTP program, WebDrive becomes part of your Windows or Mac desktop. Access files from within the applications that you use every day, or from the convenience of Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
Ftp Client With Drivers
By mapping a network drive to FTP and SFTP Servers, WebDrive lets you access each server as if it were a drive on your computer. You can even map unique drive letters to different folders on your server.
Supporting both SFTP and FTP/S, WebDrive is a secure ftp client. Stored passwords are also encrypted, to further improve security. And WebDrive's advanced caching makes the software fast, as well as secure.
Although WebDrive is powerful, it's the easiest FTP Program you'll ever use. Setup typically takes less than 5 minutes, and then access to your server files is truly seamless.Try it now!