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Faro

Free, open-source file transfer and SSH client for Windows, macOS & Linux. Browse SFTP, FTP and S3, edit remote files, and preview directory syncs. An alternative to WinSCP, FileZilla and PuTTY.

  • Completely free
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Faro is a remote access program.

Services and protocols mentioned: SFTP, FTP, S3, WebDAV and SSH.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Free, open-source file transfer and SSH client for Windows, macOS & Linux.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Faro is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 10 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub jhd3197/Faro (MIT)

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