Windows SFTP client apps
Specialized applications from connecting to SFTP.
| Application |
Note |
| WinSCP |
Free and open source SFTP GUI client. Despite its name it's not limited to SCP, but works with SFTP and FTP/SSL too. |
| Filezilla Client |
Free and open source FTP, FTP/SSL and SFTP GUI client (beware of adware). |
| Bitvise SSH Client |
SSH tunneling, SSH terminal emulation and SFTP client. Commercial. |
| JSCAPE AnyClient |
Web-based SFTP/FTP/FTPS/WebDAV/S3 client. Commercial with free version. |
| Tectia SSH Client |
SFTP/SSH client from the creators of the SSH protocol. Commercial. |
| VanDyke SecureFX |
SFTP/FTP/SCP client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Commercial. |
| FlashFXP |
SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| FTP Voyager |
FTP/FTP client for Windows. Free. |
| WS_FTP Professional Client |
SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| Axway Secure Client |
SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
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SmartFTP
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SSH, Terminal client. Commercial. |
| GoAnywhere SFTP client for MFT |
SFTP client from creators of GoAnywhere MFT server. Commercial. |
SFTP plugins for popular apps
| Swish (for Windows Explorer) |
Shows SFTP server in Windows Explorer. It's not a filesystem driver, so this sftp drive cannot be used from
command line or from inside another program. Free and open source. |
| SFTP plugin for Total Commander |
Official plugin from the creators of Total Commander. Free. |
| Chrome sFTP Client |
sFTP Client for Google Chrome / Chrome OS. |
Command-line clients
Use those if you want to access SFTP from a script or if you simply prefer command line over GUI.
| PuTTY PSFTP |
PuTTY SFTP tool for those who are not afraid of command line. Available for Windows and Un*x-like systems. Free and open source. |
| OpenSSH |
OpenSSH's "ssh" command is available on most Un*x systems. Free and open source. Windows port is included in CygWin. |
| Bitvise Command-Line SFTP Client |
Advanced command-line SFTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
Map SFTP server as a network drive
Do you want to use a SFTP connection as a Windows mapped drive? Assign it a drive letter and use it from any application?
Try one of those:
| NetDrive |
SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Reverts to a limited free version when the trial is over. Windows. |
| Web Drive |
SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. File system level locking symantics. Synchronization mode and network drive mode. Commercial. Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. |
| ExpandDrive |
SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Windows and Mac. |
| SFTP NET Drive |
SFTP. Commercial. Free for personal use. Windows. |
| win-sshfs |
Maps remote SFTP drive and make it available to all applications. Open source, last updated in 2012.
Works on Windows 7, newer OS versions are not supported.
Several forks exists. |
| WinSshFS 4every1 edition |
Fork of win-sshfs which works on Win10. Free and open source. |
| WinSshFS FiSSH edition |
Fork of win-sshfs focused on UI changes. Free and open source. |
| SSHFS for Linux |
Enables you to mount a remote folder on Linux over SSH. FUSE-based, free and open source. Part of most Linux distros. |
| SSHFS for OS X |
SSH File System for MAC OS X based on FUSE for OS X. Free and open source. |
