What are the various? Have you ever uploaded videos, pictures or other files to a hosting using FTP? If you are reading this article, then definitely yes. What is ftp, ssh, sftp and what is RDP used for? About it . Next, consider the most popular and easy-to-use FTP clients.
What are FTP clients mainly used for? :
1) Placement of site pages on the Internet server by the developer;
2) Downloading music and various programs by Internet users. Often this is not even recognized by many people on the Web as using an FTP client and protocol, since many public servers do not require additional data for authentication, and Internet browsers (which are also FTP clients) download files without additional installations.
FTP clients have their pros and cons, just like most programs. They are all similar to each other with a set of functions and even an interface. But which ones are the most popular?
FTP clients:
FileZilla- a convenient and most importantly free FTP manager that will do the work with files
simple and understandable. Supports most languages (including Russian) and has the ability to adjust the transfer speed. FileZilla will help you download and upload files from any FTP servers. A large number of settings will make your work convenient. In addition, FileZilla is available for different operating systems, and the nice interface is an added bonus.
You can find the program and download it without any problems on the sites filezilla.ru and filezilla-project.org.
Cyberduck- An FTP client that supports, in addition to the main protocol, encrypted SFTP and other less common ones, such as WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Docs, including the protocol for iPhone and iPad - SSH.
For FTP connections developers can use the bookmark manager, there is 
automatic resumption of transmission when the connection is lost, support for various encodings, the ability to self-assign the default program for the FTP connection, built-in log.Cyberduck is a useful tool that will allow you to connect to remote hosts and upload or download the files you need. The program has many features and a friendly minimalistic interface that is pleasant to use.
WinSCPis an equally well-known FTP client that helps you securely move files from your local computer to a server. True, it is slightly inferior in speed to previous FTP managers, but it has a convenient feature - it searches for files throughout the server.
The WinSCP FTP client supports the following protocols: SFTP, SCP, SSH-1, SSH-2, which also differs from analogues. WinSCP is multilingual, including support for the Russian language. The program runs on Windows OS.
SmartFTPis a powerful and reliable program for transferring files between a local computer and a server on the Internet using the FTP protocol. A compact and secure program will make it possible to use it for publishing and maintaining websites, uploading images, documents, movies and music, sharing files between like-minded people, creating backups of local or remote files. It is worth noting that the program is paid and is intended only for Windows.
Core FTPis a free yet feature rich FTP client. In addition to FTP, the program also supports HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TLS, SSH, SFTP protocols.
The standard graphical shell and the presence of only English does not affect the simplicity and ease of use of this program.
FTP client with flexible settings, easily integrated into browsers, supports resuming interrupted transfers, allows you to send files directly from one remote server to another, etc.
FlashFXPis a functional and convenient FTP manager that has high performance and supports the technologies necessary for the developer. With it, you can work through a proxy without any problems, the program has no restrictions on the size of the downloaded file, it can import server lists from most common programs, it supports /TLS authorization and much more.
Using the program, it is very convenient to upload files that are located in different folders or even on different FTP servers. The graphical shell of FlashFXP is simple and understandable for the user.
In addition, FlashFXP has the ability to manage file transfers between servers (FXP).
These and many other FTP clients are used for more convenient and high-quality work on the Internet. If the FTP client you use is not on this list, share your opinion in the comments why you chose this particular FTP manager.
The second part of our review - this SSH Clients. Why do you need an SSH client? SSH is an application layer network protocol that allows remote control of the operating system and tunneling of TCP connections (wikipedia). An SSH client is needed to work over SSH. The client is used to log into a remote machine and execute the necessary commands.
Let's take a look at the most popular and commonly used SSH clients. If you are using some other SSH client that is not on our list, write about it in the comments. Perhaps your advice will help blog readers make a choice.
SSH Clients:
Let's start with a free programputty,which is used for remote work with servers, FreeBSD, *BSD. Useful and handy program has great opportunities to connect to the server mainly via the SSH protocol, but it is also possible to use the telnet protocol.
Significant advantages of the program are a high degree of reliability and flexible program settings. The main disadvantage is a rather complicated interface for inexperienced users, which is difficult to understand due to the lack of documentation for the program.
PuTTY makes it possible to connect and manage a remote node - a server.
xshell– the client supports many necessary protocols and works on all Windows operating systems. All actions are performed using the command line, which allows you to connect to Unix and Linux.
There is no Russian language in the interface, but Russian encodings are supported. A flexible graphical shell makes working with this program convenient and enjoyable for professional use.
Kittyis a compact SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client, a modified version of PuTTY version 0.64, one of the best telnet / SSH clients in the world, which runs on Windows platform. It differs from similar programs in rich functionality: a built-in console chat server that works through port 1987, ZModem, support for links, tools for changing the appearance of the terminal and the ability to integrate into CygWin.
Free open source program source code is very popular among users.
And to complete the list of popular SSH clients -zoc,which supports telnet, SSH, SSH2, and ISDN. The paid program has great functionality and works withUnix and Windows. The ZOC program supports vt102, vt220, as well as several types of ansi and Wyse, TVI, TN3270, TN5250, Sun's CDE. The ZOC program works with file transfer protocols, including X-, Y-, Zmodem, Kermit Protocol, etc.
For daily work enough of the above features, but the actual functionality of ZOC is much richer. Free trial period - 30 days.
Powerful scripting language and automatic triggering of actions based on typed text are the main unique features ZOC.
What is the best to use? Due to its ease of use and reliability, most users recommend PuTTY for Windows, but choosing an SSH client depends on what functionality you need.
If we consider FTP and SSH clients in the context of hosting, appropriate access is required to use them, so ftp access is issued when ordering any , and SSH access when ordering or
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Free SSH client for secure access to FTP servers via secure SFTP protocol.
This application allows two-way file transfer and synchronization between local PC and remote server.
At the same time, WinSCP supports not only a simple FTP protocol, but also a secure (SFTP), as well as somewhat outdated today (used mostly to access UNIX servers) SCP.
In terms of its capabilities, WinSCP is almost as good as the paid FTP client CuteFTP Professional:
Comparison of the WinSCP SSH client with the paid analog of CuteFTP
The main disadvantage of WinSCP is that it does not support scheduling. Otherwise, the program is quite convenient and provides a good tool for everyday work with FTP.
Installing WinSCP
WinSCP comes in two flavors:
- portable (portable);
- and with the installer.
For the portable version to work, just unpack all the contents of the archive and run exe file. True, then it will be in English.
To Russify the program, we get the file from our archive WinSCP.ru and put it in the folder where WinSCP was unpacked.
1. After starting the installer, the first window with the choice of the program language will appear. By default, Russian will already be indicated there, so just click "OK".
2. In the next window, we will be greeted by the Installation Wizard. There is nothing complicated here, just click "Next".
Click "OK" and now we have a complete ready-made connection!
It remains only to "Login" to the server. We press the corresponding button and we get a warning.
Authentication- confirmation of rights to access the system.
If you are connecting to a reliable server (for example, to your website), then simply click "Yes" so that the program remembers this key and saves it to its cache.
Otherwise, click "No".
Authentication will start on the server and the program will ask for a password (if we did not save it in the program for security reasons).
Enter the password and click "OK".
If you didn’t make a mistake anywhere, then the main window of WinSCP will open before us.
WinSCP Interface
As we chose during installation, the program will have a two-pane interface, reminiscent of a classic file manager.
In the left panel is our local computer, and in the right panel is a folder on the server with the site stored in it.
Transferring files can be done either by simply dragging them from one panel to another, or through the context menu and using the "hot keys" common for such programs:
- F5 - copy;
- F6 - move;
- Delete - delete, etc.
For example, copy the file readme.html from server to computer. We grab it with the mouse in the right panel and drag it to the left.
Before the first copy, the program will clarify whether we really want to do this?
This is done to prevent accidental corruption of important files. If you are confident enough in your actions, you can turn off this prompt by checking the "Do not show this window again" checkbox before clicking "OK".
If such a file is already in the destination folder, then another window with a question will appear.
By the way, if you need to copy or replace several files, then in order not to answer "Yes" for each, you can use the "down" arrow to the right of this button and select the "Yes to all" option, or hold down the Shift key before pressing "Yes".
But here you need to be even more careful not to accidentally overwrite the new file with the old one. And then there is already a tick "Do not ask again" - it is better not to put it ever.
WinSCP Settings
If you still accidentally ticked the above checkbox, then you can always turn it off in the menu "Settings" - "Settings" - "Appearance" - "Confirm the following actions" - "Overwrite files".
As you can see, here you can customize anything, from notifications to the design style.
If the "native" settings do not suit you, here you can always customize the program for yourself.
Filters in WinSCP
Let's go back to the main window and see how you can further simplify your work with SFTP in WinSCP.
For example, when updating a site via FTP, you often have to download and upload to the server a lot of files with a certain extension. These can be PNG images or some js files with scripts.
When their number goes over a hundred, it becomes rather dull to work without filtering functions.
In this case, the easiest way is to use the "Filter" function, which has a button that looks like a funnel above each panel.
Click on it and in the window that opens, enter a mask to select the desired files.
As a result, we get in the desired panel only those files that are of interest to us.
You can find out about file filtering rules by clicking the "examples of masks" link under the filter line:
- The symbol "*" replaces any number of printed characters.
- "?" replaces a single character (one letter or number).
- Masks are separated by commas or semicolons, etc.
Using a filter, you can significantly speed up your work with files, regardless of their number.
Directory Comparison
Using the compare tool, you can highlight different files in both panels.
The comparison is based on the name, size and update date.
Directory Synchronization
The next tool - "Server Folder Synchronization" - allows you to configure automatic monitoring of the FTP server for the selected folder. local folder and copying all new files from it:
If you do not trust automation, WinSCP allows you to perform synchronization in manual mode.
To do this, simply click the next button - "Synchronize local directory and directory on the server".
Script Commands
Like many advanced FTP clients, WinSCP claims to support script commands.
They are implemented:
PuTTY- Free client for various remote access protocols.- through the built-in command line, also called Console or Terminal;
- or an add-on PuTTY module.
Let's see how it works on the command line example. Press the "Open Terminal" button and read the warning.
We press "OK" and we get to the Console window, where you can enter your commands in the upper field and get the result in the lower one.
Advantages and disadvantages of WinSCP
- convenient and simple interface;
- support for secure file transfer protocols;
- the ability to filter files by masks;
- automated file synchronization;
- extensive customization options.
- small slowdowns with very large lists of files (more than 1000 in one folder);
- no task scheduler.
conclusions
WinSCP won the favor of thousands of users around the world for a reason. This small SSH client allows you to perform tasks that are often only possible with much more powerful and cumbersome (and most importantly paid) counterparts.
At the same time, it works quite quickly even on older PCs. And if you add here the ability to work from a USB drive, then we get the perfect tool to maintain your own website anytime, anywhere!
Afterword
If you have your own website, then you have probably thought more than once about how to optimize the work of uploading various content to it.
Today, many hosting providers provide us with special web interfaces called admin panels. Their advantage is that no additional applications are required to work with files on a remote server - all operations can be performed directly in the browser window.
However, almost all admin panels provide only basic functionality. For example, they do not support the simultaneous download of multiple files and require you to select each subsequent file manually. I'm not talking about synchronization functions and the like.
Therefore, to fully work with files on remote servers, a special protocol was created - FTP. Despite being over 40 years old, the file transfer protocol is still quite popular today.
In addition to the already mentioned use this protocol in working with websites, FTP is often used to distribute various kinds of applications and even operating systems(for example, some operating systems of the Linux family).
Modern browsers allow you to open file storages based on the FTP protocol and download files from there, however, in order to be able to upload content to remote servers yourself, you need special applications - FTP clients.
There are a lot of both paid and free FTP clients, however, based on the specifics of our site, today we have reviewed one of the best free SSH clients - WinSCP.
P.S. It is allowed to freely copy and quote this article, provided that an open active link to the source is indicated and the authorship of Ruslan Tertyshny is preserved.
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WinSCP - Free file manager , works with SFTP and SCP protocols, free graphical client for SFTP and SCP protocols, works only on Windows. Available online under the GNU GPL. With it, you will be sure that all your files are protected when copied. Of course, if the computer and the server work on these protocols. Distributed under the GNU GPL license. Provides secure copying of files between a computer and servers that support these protocols.
The main features of the program:
- It has a graphical interface similar to Norton Commander.
- All operations with files are available - saving, deleting, etc.
- Everything works automatically, with the help of scripts
- Integration with Pageant (PuTTY Agent) with support for public key authorization.
- Integration with Windows (support for Drag&Drop, shortcuts, support for URL schemes).
- Has a built-in text editor. Can work with SSH keys and protocol versions.
- You can log in with a password, public key authentication, or Kerberos.
- You can save connection settings.
- Synchronization of folders using several automatic and semi-automatic algorithms.
- WinSCP supports SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2, except for this FTP.
- It has a plugin that supports the SFTP protocol in the FAR Manager program.
Nowadays, any PC connected to the Internet via any data transfer protocol needs protection. Today, this is no longer an opinion - it is a rule, and not only the convenience of the user, but also his peace of mind and safety depend on its observance.
Moreover, this security must be ensured for all functions, all programs and all actions that are not even immediately clear at first glance. So even if the SCP and SFTP protocols do not tell you anything, which, in turn, run on top of other protocols, SSH-1 and SSH-2, you still remember that data needs protection. The Windows Winscp client uses these protocols in secure file copy processes between a computer and servers that support these protocols. This is the main function of the Winscp program, but far from the only one.
The developer company provides an opportunity free download winscp in Russian. At the same time, as updates are released, the program in automatic mode will download and install them for free.
The program is positioned as an easy-to-learn and work protected file manager. A very convenient and simple tool for working with remote Linux servers. Winscp allows you to fully work with files on the server - it performs the entire range of basic operations: deleting, editing and creating. It allows you to move and copy, create directories and shortcuts, and, of course, change properties (change rights and owner recursively).
Program interface:
Interface Winscp programs It is offered in two versions - which is more familiar to whom. The first option is an ageless computer classic in the style of Norton Commander, focused on the category of users who do not like mice, but agree with keyboards perfectly. Suitable for experienced and advanced administrators, as well as other specialists in the field of server administration.The second option is modern style Internet Explorer
, and it is usually chosen by connoisseurs of the Windows line of operating systems or young administrators. Each interface option offers a wide range of a wide variety of settings, and the choice in favor of one or the other is made when installing the software - which, however, does not negate the possibility of changing it later during use.
Winscp provides the user with a full range of tools for synchronizing directories in automatic or semi-automatic mode, and also has a wide range of integrated text editor that can be replaced with any other. Can be used to manage and command line, but scripts allow you to significantly improve the control functionality - with their help, a number of operations can be performed automatically without constantly scoring the user with clarifying questions.
If the capabilities of scripts for solving the tasks were not enough, then the program developers suggest using the more advanced WinSCP.NET solution, which allows you to use such high-level programming languages as C# and VB.NET.
The program is provided with a quite comprehensive help file, which can be accessed via the About button, which opens links to the application's help desk.
Initially, the program was limited to English language, but now this is no longer a problem, you can download Winscp on our website for free in Russian. Although, it is possible to download the crack and separately.
Additional features and capabilities of the program:
- simple and clear interface, similar in appearance with the Windows file manager;
- convenient sftp client for windows;
- work with portable information carriers;
- export your own connection settings;
- the ability to work not with the registry, but with the configuration file.
When you buy remote server on Linux, whether dedicated or virtual, the provider will usually provide a minimal configuration without additional software, with access to the server via SSH.
It is known that there are several ways to copy data to the server, via FTP, using a web file manager, and so on. But all these methods require the installation of additional programs. For example hosting control panels or ftp servers.
But what if the remote server is not intended for web hosting? Do not install an FTP server for the sake of downloading.
As it turned out, if you have access to the server via SSH, then this is quite enough to copy data to it, as well as merge files from it. For this we use free program winscp. It is an open source graphical SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) client for Windows. The program is designed for secure copying of files between a computer and servers that support these protocols.
In order to copy files to or from a server, you only need to know your SSH login and password.
By running the program you will get a two-window file manager in the style of windows explorer and Norton Commander. 
With WinSCP you can not only copy data, but also set permissions on folders and files, create documents and directories, as well as edit files and create symbolic links and shortcuts.
WinSCP Security
Using WinSCP, you can connect to an SSH (Secure Shell) server using the protocol
