FileZilla 3 – FTP Client for Windows, Linux, and Mac
FileZilla 3 was just released and I have to admit that I’m pretty excited to see my favorite FTP client hit this big milestone. This version has spent several years in the making, and even though it doesn’t have many new features over the previous version there is something that is definitely worth noting: it’s now cross-platform! That’s right, it doesn’t matter whether your a Windows, Linux, or Mac user because FileZilla runs on them all.
Making FileZilla 3 cross-platform was no easy task, and it required a complete code rewrite. Unfortunately they also weren’t able to bring back all of the features from FileZilla 2, but I believe that most casual FTP users won’t notice much of a difference. The only thing I’ve found so far that FileZilla 3 is lacking is the synchronization capabilities that FileZilla 2 offered. If you never used that feature I think you should be pleased with the new version.
One of the other great things that I noticed in this version is the organization of queued, failed, and successful transfers into separate tabs at the bottom. This makes it much easier to see how your transfers are going.
Interestingly enough the developer also decided to refresh the FileZilla icon by choosing a different color scheme. It’s not a drastic change from what it was, but it’s enough to make me look twice when trying to find the program in the Start Menu.
Note: The Mac OS X version is currently experiencing some delays.
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FTP?
Yep, it’s an FTP client. I use it to remotely connect to computers at home as well as connect to our site’s server.
It’s also missing the ability to edit remote files directly, the second most important feature for me. That and the remember windows state still doesn’t work at all. I’m gonna keep using 2.x until they get the rest of the features added back to 3.
Hmmm…I never actually knew 2.x had that feature. I may have to take a step back and check that out.
Wonder whether a debian package is available for ubuntu. now that its cross platform, i want to install it on my ubuntu system. i already have it installed under windows 2000. Brilliant program for a casual user like.