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FileZilla

FileZilla is a file transfer program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source

Overview

FileZilla is a file transfer program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Services and protocols mentioned: FTP, SFTP 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
  • “Fast and reliable FTP client” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

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

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

FileZilla is a graphical FTP, FTPS and SFTP client. It is platform independent and supports all major desktop operating systems. Easy to use Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, OSX and more IPv6 support Available in many languages Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue Bookmark Drag and drop support Configurable Speed limits Filename filters Directory Comparison Network configuration wizard The ability to use Notepad or any other program to edit a file online HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support Logging to file Synchronized directory browsing Remote file search

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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