FileZilla

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FileZilla
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Version: 3.27.0.1 updated
Upload Date: 2 Sep 17
Developer: Tim Kosse
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 51

Rating: 5.0/5 (Total Votes: 1)

FileZilla is a free, cross-platform and full-featured FTP (File Transfer Protocol) solution for the Linux and Open Source ecosystems. It is also compatible with the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Features at a glance

The application is easy to use, supports multiple languages, and provides users with support for encrypted file transfers, proxy, MODE Z transfer compression, and speed limits. It can be used to transfer files larger than 4GB, as well as to resume transfers. It supports well known file transfer protocols, including FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) and SFTP (SSH FTP). In addition, support for proxy includes SOCKS5, HTTP/1.1 and FTP-proxy.

It also comes with a powerful site manager that allows users to easily organize their FTP connections as they see fit. You will be able to add as many details about a connection as you want, including preferred encryption, logon type, comments, server type, proxy bypass, default local and remote directories, server timezone offset, transfer mode, and character encoding.

Among other unique features, we can mention support for bookmarks, drag and drop support, filename filters, editing of remote files, keep-alive support, remote file search, file logging support, IPv6 support, folder comparison, synchronized directory browsing, and network configuration wizard.

Offers a modern and familiar GUI with tabs

The program provides users with a modern, familiar and tabbed graphical user interface (GUI) that’s comprised of a main toolbar, quick connect bar, message log, local and remote directory trees, and transfer queue.

Although several distributions of Linux include FileZilla in their default software repositories, the project is distributed as source and binary archives, supporting both 64-bit and 32-bit hardware platforms.

Bottom line

It is without no doubt one of the best FTP clients available for the Open Source community. We strongly recommend to use it for all of your file transfer needs, or, if you use Mozilla Firefox, you can get the FireFTP add-on.

What is new in this release:

  • MSW: Add misssing file to .zip binary package
  • MSW: Fix toolchain issues breaking the shell extension

What is new in version 3.26.2:

  • Fixed crash if using master passwords and decrypting very long passwords

What is new in version 3.25.0:

  • New features:
  • OS X: The minimum required OS X version is now 10.9
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • OS X: Disable App Nap during transfers and other operations
  • OS X: Downloaded updates are now stored in the Downloads directory
  • OS X: Fix initial toolbar state on startup if it was hidden when FileZilla was last closed
  • Fix reconnect delay logic which broke in 3.25.0-beta1
  • Fix piecewise creation of remote paths using FTP which broke in 3.25.0-beta1

What is new in version 3.24.1 / 3.25.0 RC1:

  • Fix encryption selection for FTP in the Site Manager which broke in 3.25.0-beta1
  • Small changes to error message texts

What is new in version 3.24.0:

  • Fixed a possible crash if sending FTP commands fails during a directory listing operation
  • *nix: Fixed a scrolling issue in the message log if wxWidgets is built against GTK3

What is new in version 3.23.0.2:

  • Key file paths entered in the Site Manager are now saved to corresponding server entries in the transfer queue
  • MSW: Work around a bug in wxWidgets causing bad icons in the remote directory tree due to wxImageList::GetBitmap errorneously stripping the alpha channel from images
  • Allow relative paths and environment variables in the "Cache directory" setting.

What is new in version 3.22.2.2 / 3.23.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • New high-resolution icons
  • Improvements to the sizing of icons and other user interface elements on high-DPI displays. For technical reasons, existing theme settings have been reverted to their default values. They can be changed again in the settings dialog.
  • Make use of the Unix.ownername and Unix.groupname facts for MLSD if available
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • The bookmarks menu updates again after changing global bookmarks
  • Adding a site to the Site Manager as part of adding a site-specific bookmark no longer fails if sitemanager.xml does not yet exist
  • Strip byte order marks at the beginning of directory listings
  • Add an option to filezilla.xml to control cache ttl

What is new in version 3.22.2.2:

  • Fixed trimming of FEAT response lines leading to incorrectly detected server features.

What is new in version 3.22.0:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Bookmarks with the "Directory comparison" checkbox set now work correctly
  • MSW: Fix background clearing issue on the size format settings page
  • MSW: Toggling the log timestamp option no longer results in wrong log colors
  • Fix for premature queue completion action

What is new in version 3.21.0 / 3.22.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Directory listing filters can now be exported and imported
  • Added the "not all" filter match type to filter out all items not matching all conditions
  • Added the "not all" search match type to search for all items not matching all conditions
  • Building and running FileZilla now depends on libfilezilla >= 0.7.0 (https://lib.filezilla-project.org/).
  • Building and running FileZilla now depends on GnuTLS >= 3.4.15
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Speed up creation of socket and file i/o threads through the use of a thread pool
  • Replace invalid characters in filenames when calculating the local filename for editing remote files
  • The updater can now handle HTTPS servers that redirect to other HTTPS servers
  • SFTP: Try password based login if a password-protected keyfile is rejected by the server instead of failing the login
  • MSW: Tee shell extension now supports long paths on Windows 10

What is new in version 3.21.0:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • Fixed a string format vulnerability introduced in 3.20.0-rc1 when listing directories using SFTP
  • New features:
  • SFTP: Added support for AES-GCM ciphers as implemented in OpenSSH
  • OS X: Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab can now be used to switch forward and backward between opened tabs

What is new in version 3.20.1:

  • Fixed rename file exists action on downloads
  • Fixed possible crash if disabling log abbreviation
  • Official binaries now link against a patched version of GnuTLS so that a better error message can be printed on broken servers that send malformed certificate chains

What is new in version 3.19.0 / 3.20.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Building and running FileZilla now depends on libfilezilla >= 0.6.0 (https://lib.filezilla-project.org/).
  • Building and running FileZilla now depends on GnuTLS 3.4.0 or higher
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed regression introduced in 3.19.0-rc1, reconnecting again uses the last used remote directory instead of the initial default remote directory
  • Fixed crash if creating a new site via the bookmarks dialog
  • Queuing remote directories for transfer no longer exits comparison mode
  • Fixed a rare crash using FTP over TLS if the control connection fails at the same time the data connection gets established
  • Entering invalid regular expressions in filter and search conditions now shows an error message
  • Fixed title of search dialog
  • Stricter certificate chain validation to supplement the Tofu model
  • *nix: Fix initial size of Site Manager dialog with some GTK versions

What is new in version 3.19.0:

  • New features:
  • Building FileZilla now depends on libfilezilla >= 0.5.3 (https://lib.filezilla-project.org/).
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed context menu in search dialog if not connected to server
  • OS X, *nix: Fix displayed text in file list status bar if selecting a single item in the file list out of multiple already selected items

What is new in version 3.18.0:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • *nix: Removed a label on the filter dialog that doesn't apply to *nix builds
  • Fix compilation if Nettle is installed in a custom location
  • Fix potential issues with destruction order when closing FileZilla

What is new in version 3.16.1 / 3.17.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Recursivly queing local files for upload now displays the progress below the local file list
  • MSW: Use dynamic TCP send buffer sizes to improve upload speeds on high-latency connections
  • SFTP: Use hardware-accelerated AES on x86_64 CPUs if available by using the AES implementation from Nettle instead of PuTTY
  • Building FileZilla now depends on the Nettle library, version 3.1 or later
  • Building FileZilla now depends on libfilezilla >= 0.5.0 (https://lib.filezilla-project.org/).
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • MSW: The installer now warns if it detects old versions of FileZilla outside of the installation directory
  • Improve compatibility with directory listings where midnight is represented as 24:00:00 of the prior day
  • SFTP: Failed downloads due to write failures, e.g. due to a full disk, no longer show up as successful
  • SFTP: Fix transfer failures if multiple transfers try to list the same directory
  • SFTP: Updated PuTTY components
  • FTP over TLS: Debug logs now contain additional information about the TLS handshake

What is new in version 3.16.1:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • MSW: Updated installer to NSIS 3.0b3 to prevent DLL hijacking
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • MSW: Fix string conversion functions of MiNGW runtime libraries
  • Updated PuTTY components
  • Updated translations
  • Official binaries now link against GnuTLS 3.4.10
  • Official binaries now link against SQLite 3.11.1

What is new in version 3.16.0:

  • Small fix for remembering queue completion actions

What is new in version 3.14.1:

  • New features:
  • For third-party builds, add configure flag to allow using system ciphers for FTP over TLS. Display a warning if an insecure cipher is negotiated as result of using system ciphers.
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed loading of the directory comparison flag for bookmakrs in the Site Manager
  • Changing the interface layout and icon theme no longer results in an inconsistent UI state
  • Some SFTP servers send additional information on errors. This information is now shown in the message log
  • If the local file cannot be opened on SFTP transfers FileZilla no longer automatically retries
  • Updated SFTP components from PuTTY

What is new in version 3.14.0:

  • When connecting using SFTP, show an error message instead of silently failing when encountering an insecure cipher

What is new in version 3.12.0.2:

  • regression on servers that have MLSD facts disabled by default

What is new in version 3.11.0.1:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • Reject Diffie-Hellman Groups smaller than 1024 bits when using FTP over TLS to protect against the Logjam attack
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Do not bind the source IP address of the data connection if the server is not configured properly
  • Deleting bookmarks from the bookmarks dialog no longer deletes the wrong bookmark
  • Fixed CPU compatibility issues on 64bit binaries

What is new in version 3.10.3:

  • Fixed crash if changing number of simultaneous transfers while transferring files
  • Fixed local filelist statusbar regression introduced in 3.10.3-beta2

What is new in version 3.10.1.1:

  • Fix editing of files with the same name in different directories

What is new in version 3.10.1:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Don't override proxy settings if loading an implicit session from PuTTY
  • Silently delete junk files left behind by some editors in the temporary directory

What is new in version 3.10.1 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Fixed wording of some error messages when using FTP over TLS
  • Display subject alternative names in certificate verification dialog
  • If re-editing multiple files already being edited, add a checkbox to apply action to all selected file
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Editing the same local file multiple times no longer results in an error message
  • Display SHA-256 fingerprints in certificate verification dialog, no longer display MD5 fingerprints.
  • Disable insecure RC4 algorithm in FTP over TLS
  • *nix: Fix assertion when opening the file exists dialog on some multi-display systems
  • Deleting items in the Site Manager now correctly upates the right-hand side of the dialog
  • Dragging items in the Site Manager no longer makes the default port appear in the port input box
  • OS X: Multi-line text edit controls no longer act like rich-text edit controls and no longer perform quote substitution

What is new in version 3.10.0.2:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fix a crash if a keyfile has been configured for SFTP and this file has become missing or corrupted
  • *nix, OS X: Fix permissions on files uploaded via SFTP.

What is new in version 3.10.0.1:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • TLS handshakes no longer stall if the server sends ginormous packets during the handshake that do not fit into a single TLS record
  • Fix loading and saving the same queue item multiple times
  • Post-login commands now work with the protocol set to plain FTP
  • MSW: Allow uploading files that are locally opened for writing by another program
  • OS X: Fix layout issues in search dialog and filter conditions dialog

What is new in version 3.10.0:

  • Fixed default file exists actions broken by rc1

What is new in version 3.10.0 RC2:

  • New features:
  • Added Welsh translation
  • Data type indicator in the status bar now reacts to left-clicks as well
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • MSW: Fix crash when displaying the drive list

What is new in version 3.10.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Reduced memory consumption of large queues
  • Preliminary support for Windows 10 technical preview
  • MSW: FileZilla running on a 64bit Windows can now use up to 4GiB of RAM, up from 2GiB
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed memory leaks in SFTP component
  • Fixed fzsftp crashing on disconnect if using keyfiles
  • Various code cleanup and minor fixes

What is new in version 3.10.0 Beta 3:

  • New features:
  • The search dialog now has checkboxes to only search for files or directories
  • In the file lists, Ctrl+Shift+N can now be used to create new directories
  • Added an additional icon theme
  • Small performance improvements parsing large directory listings
  • Updated SFTP components from PuTTY
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed applying file exists actions to files currently in the queue
  • Don't send the PBSZ and PROT commands to servers that have rejected AUTH TLS/SSL

What is new in version 3.10.0 Beta 2:

  • Fixed uploads constantly timing out
  • Log abbreviation now works correctly when cancelling a pending connection retry
  • Fixed a timing issue in the updater. Users of 3.10.0-beta1 need to update manually.
  • Speed limits no longer reset when opening the settings dialog
  • Fix reporting of transfer progress
  • Theme preview in the settings dialog now properly displays non-standard theme sizes

What is new in version 3.10.0 Beta 1:

  • FTP over TLS is now used by default if the server supports it. Use of plain FTP can be enforced for a server in the Site Manager
  • Connection handling and transferring files has been moved into its own thread to improve GUI responsivenes
  • The message log now only shows abbreviated logs unless an error occurs
  • Added option to pre-allocate disk space when downloading files
  • Files editing can now be started from the search dialog
  • Directory trees and the Site Manager tree can now be drag-scrolled
  • *nix: FileZilla no longer depends on libidn if getaddrinfo supports AI_IDN

What is new in version 3.9.0.5:

  • Fix auto-updater not being able to download updates

What is new in version 3.9.0.4:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • MSW: Fixed crash if starting file rename in an unusual way
  • OS X: Fixed a bug im wxWidgets so that a right-click after a left-click no longer counts as double-click
  • OS X: Fixed pasting of passwords into the "Enter password" dialog
  • OS X: Fixed context menu site manager tree not working
  • *nix, OS X: Fixed context menu of search dialog not working
  • Fixed loading of resources if FileZilla is installed in a directory containing the # character
  • Fixed support for SOCKS4 proxies
  • Attempt reading settings from temporary backup files if loading of settings files fails

What is new in version 3.9.0.3:

  • Fix potential crash on connection failures
  • Fixed navigating through the different controls in FileZilla's main window using the Tab key
  • OS X: If FileZilla becomes the active program, the focus no longer jumps to the quickconnect bar
  • MSW: Improve compatibility with DFS network shares

What is new in version 3.9.0.2:

  • New features:
  • Handle setting files redirected using symbolic links
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • MSW: Updated installer to fix an issue with re-registring the shell extension after a reboot on 32bit system if a another program keeps the extension locked
  • Closing FileZilla during a recursive operation no longer hangs
  • OS X: Manually handle CMD+V and CMD+A for password fields as Cocoa cannot seem to do it by itself
  • OS X: Manually handle CMD+X, CMD+C, CMD+V and CMD+A in the path combo boxes
  • OS X: Creating new tabs selects the newly created tab again
  • Detect some types TLS error conditions earlier instead of waiting for a timeout
  • Small performance imprvement for TLS handshakes
  • Do not show error message if "Create and enter" is used with synchronized browsing enabled

What is new in version 3.9.0 RC3:

  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • OS X: Fix random crashes if adding text to the message log
  • Fixed drag&drop when dropping on local file list and directory tree
  • Fixed assertion when using format specified for date/time formatting
  • Fixed assertion when closing FileZilla in response to system shutdown
  • Various code cleanup

What is new in version 3.9.0 RC1:

  • New features:
  • Binaries are now being built with DEP and ASLR enabled where supported
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • OS X: Fixed creating new tabs
  • OS X: Fixed assertion and crash when renaming files
  • Fixed assertion when sorting by modification time
  • Fixed toolbar button to hide remote directory tree

What is new in version 3.9.0 Beta 3:

  • OS X: Fixed rendering of the main window
  • MSW: Fixed support for right-to-left languages
  • Fixed several small layout problems

What is new in version 3.9.0 Beta 2:

  • Natural sort now also works with directory comparison
  • Toolbar state now updates if directory tree visibility is toggeled by enabling directory comparison
  • *nix: Fixed minimizing to tray not working
  • Fixed background of activity indicators
  • Several dialog layout fixes
  • Removed spurious error message when closing FileZilla

What is new in version 3.9.0 Beta 1:

  • Added natural sort to file name comparison and added option to select which algorithm to use
  • FileZilla now builds against wxWidgets 3.0 instead of wxWidgets 2.8

What is new in version 3.8.1:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • Updated official binaries to use GnuTLS 3.2.15, addressing CVE-2014-3466
  • New features:
  • OS X: Partial support for retina displays
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fixed several small memory leaks

What is new in version 3.8.1 RC3:

  • Fixed bundling of .xrc resources in non-Windows binaries

What is new in version 3.8.0:

  • New features:
  • OS X: Implemented the reboot, shutdown and suspend queue completion actions
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Popup dialogs no longer automatically open if other dialogs are already open. This prevents FileZilla from becoming unresponsive on OS X
  • Fix calculation of current transfer speed. In some situations the transfer speed tooltip over the activity indicators showed negative speeds
  • Fix handling of focus item in local directory listings if connecting to a site with a default local directory

What is new in version 3.8.0 Beta 2:

  • New features:
  • Use Server Name Indication (SNI) With FTP over TLS and HTTP over TLS
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Minor updater improvements to further improve reliability
  • Updated translations

What is new in version 3.8.0 Beta 1:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • Updated GnuTLS to latest version to address vulnerabilities in GnuTLS' certificate validation
  • New features:
  • Redesigned update dialog
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Fix initial state of the 'Enable' item in speed limit menu
  • Date/Time handling routines now carry precision information, this avoids comparisons of timestamps with different accuracy, e.g. 2014-02-01 and 2014-02-01 10:00 now compare as being identical when using the "Overwrite if newer" file exists action
  • MSW: Make handling of FD_CLOSE socket events more robust

What is new in version 3.7.4.1:

  • Fix detection of modified files
  • Additional fixes for site-specific bookmark handling

What is new in version 3.7.4:

  • New features:
  • Added SOCKS4 support
  • Bugfixes and minor changes:
  • Additional bugfix for site-specific bookmarks
  • Improve compatibility with servers sending directory listings in Polish language or in EBCDIC encoding
  • Handle set user id bit when populating permissions dialog.

What is new in version 3.7.4 RC1:

  • Added Corsican and Kabyle translations
  • SFTP now supports the hmac-sha2-256 algorithm

What is new in version 3.7.3:

  • Fixed vulnerabilities:
  • Merge further fixes from PuTTY to address CVE-2013-4206, CVE-2013-4207, CVE-2013-4208

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