Five free FTP clients to use on Windows 10

Developers and administrators those who deal in file transferring they know the true importance of FTP client. Although I don’t need to tell what are the popular free FTP clients available to use because most of us know that. Still, just to help the beginners, here we are with the list of best free FTP clients to use on Windows 10.

Well, security is a major concern always while sending and receiving files, and in the case of FTP to enhance the security there was an arrival of secure protocols such as SFTP since then the use of the classic protocol has been falling into disuse. However, we can still find many FTP servers or hosting services that allow the transfer of files without security to upload or download. Thus, free FTP clients are still very useful.

 

Best Free FTP clients to use on Windows 10

1. FileZilla- popular one

We can’t complete the best free FTP software list without adding the popular Filezilla client to it. It is free and open-source software that is also available for Linux systems apart from Windows. However, the server version of Filezilla that helps users to create their own FTP server is only available for Windows. But wait, there is always a way to install Windows software on Linux via Wine, thus if you want then see our article on how to run FileZilla server on Linux systems. FileZilla client supports FTP, SFTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL / TSL) protocols.

This free FTP client software is straightforward and very easy to understand. Once the user gets used to it, it is very practical and comfortable to perform most of the operations.  Here is the official website to download it.

 

2. WinSCP FTP client

Another free open source FTP client in the list available only for 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows 10/8/7.  WinSCP launched in 2000 and, since then, it keeps working and timely gets updates with the addition of new features. It offers an integrated text editor for quick modifications to the files that we want to upload and/or download; supports FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV, and S3 protocols; Automating File Transfers or Synchronization, and more…  To download WinSCP, the readers can visit its official website.

 

3. Cyberduck

Earlier Cyberduck was an exclusive macOS program, however, later it is available for Windows as well. In addition to FTP and SFTP, it also supports transferring of files from WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox.

CyberDuck interface is not much different from other best FTP clients mentioned in this list, thus being a familiar way to handle files, it is also one of the simplest of the free FTP clients on this list. Cyberduck is available to download at its official website.

 

4. Mobaxterm–  Multipurpose FTP client

Those who don’t want a dedicated FTP client software can try out Mobaxterm. It is a single solution for multiple requirements such FTP client & server, XRDP, Remote desktop (RDP, VNC, Xdmcp), Amazon S3, Remote terminal (SSH, telnet, rlogin, Mosh), and more…  Whether you are a professional, a developer, or a regular user, it comes with all the necessary tools we need for day-to-day server handling and networking.

Mobaxterm comes with Plugin support that can further enhance its capabilities. Even Windows 10 WSL can directly be accessed using the MobaXterm. For those who are looking for a free FTP server, it is also inbuilt along with TFTP, SSH/SFTP, Telnet, NFS, VNC, Cron, Iperf, and HTTP servers. Official website. 

 

5. SolarWinds FTP Voyager

SolarWinds FTP client comes with an impressive interface. FTP Voyager is also a free Windows 10 FTP client and looks similar to FileZilla however with big icons and overall modern design. Multiple tabs are supported to connect multiple servers; drag and drop are there, automatically synchronize folders and supported protocols are FTP, FTPS, and SFTP.

The user can also schedule transfers to initiate them automatically at some specific given time.  Furthermore, it is possible to transfer files into specific folders using their file extensions including file preview. Official website to download this FTP Voyager client.