I'm currently using RBrowser Lite and it's UI is absolutely horrid. Any recommendations for a good FTP program (preferably free but I'd pay a nominal fee for a really good program).
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Looking for good (preferably free) FTP software
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Captian FTP
I like capatin FTP it's not free however there is a 15 day free traial. (thats all I have used) However that is getting old and I would like to Also find a good free program.
You can donload Captain FTP from version tracker. ¡Hope this helps!
-Ted
¡Who! ¿Is this cool or what?
I like capatin FTP it's not free however there is a 15 day free traial. (thats all I have used) However that is getting old and I would like to Also find a good free program.
You can donload Captain FTP from version tracker. ¡Hope this helps!
-Ted
¡Who! ¿Is this cool or what?
I also like Transmit a lot. It's free for awhile, when the trial period expires you are limited to 10 min of use. I'm seriously considering paying for it, and I never thought I'd pay for a shareware program.
I feel obligated to point out that regular old FTP is in no way a secure service and that someone sniffing the network can steal your password. If it's an FTP-only account, then that's not as bad, but you really shouldn't ever enable the FTP service on a Mac where you allow remote login. Unfortunately, there is no real consensus over a secure FTP variant. (There's SFTP and FTP with kerberos authentication, and GUI wrappers for SCP, which only needs SSH access.) I mostly just use SCP from the command line to transfer files from my PowerBook to my server...
Fugu
Fugu is my suggestion as well. Much better that CyberDuck which I used before I switched to Fugu.
Fugu is my suggestion as well. Much better that CyberDuck which I used before I switched to Fugu.
If you are ever updating web sites with a remotely complicated file structure, Transmit is 100% the way to go.
The synchronize feature in Transmit is WONDERFUL. It prevents you from being forced to sift through folders to update that ONE file in that folder, then that ONE file in that other folder etc.
Plus it's very fast and intuitive to use. $25 is worth it.
If you don't want to spend $25 on it, don't even download the demo. You probably won't be happy with anything else.
The synchronize feature in Transmit is WONDERFUL. It prevents you from being forced to sift through folders to update that ONE file in that folder, then that ONE file in that other folder etc.
Plus it's very fast and intuitive to use. $25 is worth it.
If you don't want to spend $25 on it, don't even download the demo. You probably won't be happy with anything else.
I third (fourth?) Fugu as currently the best free FTP program (unless you count the command line) for OSX.
That said, I use a paid version of Interarchy for most of my needs. Yes, I realize that most people prefer Transmit (and I like Panic software a lot), but I've been comfortable with Interarchy for years, it's mirror upload seems to work VERY well (the modified file check, even with thousands of files across dozens of embedded directories, only takes a couple of seconds), and I rather like the interface, particularly as of the newest version.
It doens't feel as slick as Transmit, though.
That said, I use a paid version of Interarchy for most of my needs. Yes, I realize that most people prefer Transmit (and I like Panic software a lot), but I've been comfortable with Interarchy for years, it's mirror upload seems to work VERY well (the modified file check, even with thousands of files across dozens of embedded directories, only takes a couple of seconds), and I rather like the interface, particularly as of the newest version.
It doens't feel as slick as Transmit, though.
I just use the built in FTP browser in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX for my website. I occasionaly use RB Browser light when I have to.
What would be cool was if you could connect and put files to a FTP server from a Finder window...
What would be cool was if you could connect and put files to a FTP server from a Finder window...
