Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

SillyCactus reviewed v3.48.1 on May 28, 2020

Pros: This Best free FTP / FTPS / SFTP tool. I have been using it for years now.

Cons:

Bottom Line: Works like a charm.

sweathog reviewed v3.30.0 on Jan 10, 2018

Pros: Don't use it.

Cons: See summary

Bottom Line: I have no ax to grind. But I'm curious, why this over WinSCP given the malware issue and the fact that the program did not have the option to encrypt passwords until last May?

Picasso reviewed v3.18.0 on May 29, 2016

Very good!

uberfly reviewed v3.14.1 on Oct 19, 2015

Best free FTP / FTPS / SFTP there is. Works great.

FatBastard reviewed v3.11.0.1 on May 23, 2015

If you're afraid of malware in the installer just download the portable zip-file from the project homepage.

ShawnDevin reviewed v3.10.1.1 on Feb 2, 2015

Great program but most websites _ INCLUDING THIS ONE _, installs it with some nasty malware.

uberfly reviewed v3.9.0.6 on Nov 30, 2014

Advisory: Malware downloads on third-party websites
https://forum.filezilla-...pic.php?f=1&t=31935

In other words, this is a great tool, just get it from trusted sources.

jkauff reviewed v3.9.0.6 on Oct 16, 2014

This version installs some nasty malware that attempts to disable anti-virus protection. Avoid at all costs.

anonswgeek reviewed v3.9.0.5 on Sep 8, 2014

no longer works on XP. i'm still running 3.9.0.1

some guy reviewed v3.9.0 Beta 3 on Jul 1, 2014

https://www.virustotal.c...d89/analysis/1404259391/

BANDIT- reviewed v3.8.0 on May 7, 2014

Very, VERY fast transfer. Never a Problem.
Neat layout. Very fast "Search" thru Remote files. Great. 5*
BTW.. Easy to make portable...There "is" a portable version @ff.beta
http://fileforum.betanew...a-Portable/1132399535/1

17 may [edit] .. I ONLY use this app for transfer of files from PC to a
dual boot multi-satellite system. I wouldn't use it (PC to PC).

Filezilla is a (clean App) for the "false positive" guys .. [edit] ... ~_^

krgood reviewed v3.8.0 on Mar 29, 2014

AVG reports that the file contains a trojan and deleted it from my download area, I thought the files on betanews had been scanned for this type of junk..am I wrong in that??

TGB72 reviewed v3.8.0 on Mar 28, 2014

Excellent FTP client, and as far as I know it's totally clean and free (it's under GPL licence). Regards to the author for spend his time in the development of this app, I think that's is all the opposite to arrogance.

uberfly reviewed v3.8.0 Beta 2 on Mar 14, 2014

Na, check your browser. Filezilla contains no malware/adware.

https://forum.filezilla-...pic.php?f=1&t=31935

Cuelebre reviewed v3.7.4 on Feb 10, 2014

Link directs to Sourceforge adware bundle installer. I see no way of downloading the real standalone installer.

FatBastard reviewed v3.7.4 on Feb 10, 2014

Very nice program.
I'd like a 64-bit build please.

DrTeeth reviewed v3.7.3 on Aug 9, 2013

Nice program, shame about the plain text password issue. Developer arrogant.

nvic reviewed v3.7.3 on Aug 8, 2013

Works as advertised. Wouldn't recommend saving passwords though (others have pointed that out).

Also, download it through the link here. If you go to their website, you need to choose "Additional download options" and then the name of the EXE to get a clean installer. The "recommended" link has adware :(

Monkey_Punch reviewed v3.6.0 on Nov 12, 2012

As a basic and free FTP solution, FileZilla was great. I'd been using FileZilla for years until around 2009 when it came to my attention there was a *GAPING* security problem with it. If you're using it on a personal computer I'd say you're safe if no one ever gets at your machine (root, remote, or otherwise) but in a kiosk or public PC environment, you would be nuts to use it. FileZilla's Achilles Heel is the fact that is stores password in *plain text* in a file called sitemanager.xml? The author had commented on why he didn't want to *fix* this problem by hashing or encrypting the passwords. He's basically said he'll never fix this problem, deal with it. Yeah, no thanks. I switched to WinSCP for SFTP stuff and never looked back. There is NO excuse for passwords in plaintext in known directory/folder locations that can be readily exploited by hackers and thieves. If he ever fixes it, I will change my rating to 5 stars.

coolticker reviewed v3.5.2 on Nov 10, 2011

AGree with @stisev FileZilla V2 is better.

stisev reviewed v3.5.2 RC1 on Nov 5, 2011

GARBAGE.

FileZilla 2.x used to be the best. Thanks to the stubborn author and clearly poor programming and regressing bugs, FileZilla 3.x is irreparably ruined. A damn shame.

Use alternatives like WinSCP.

Monkey_Punch reviewed v3.5.1 RC1 on Aug 22, 2011

I used to be a big proponent of FileZilla until it was brought to my attention that it will store passwords in cleartext in a file (sitemanager.xml) that any user with access to the machine can harvest. That is bad and the author says it's by design. As a client, it does the job, but for that security hole that is many, many years old, it gets epic fail. If the author ever fixes the security hole, I would be happy to give it 5 stars. But for continuing to make the excuse of "by design", two stars off.

stisev reviewed v3.5.0 on Jul 26, 2011

Important warning!
If you are using your comp unprotected, FileZilla now SAVES YOUR PASSWORDS IN PLAINTEXT!!!!

See here!
http://unsharptech.com/2...rds-stored-in-plaintext/

tranglos reviewed v3.3.4.1 on Sep 17, 2010

Nice, reliable transfers, and for some reason it uploads faster than any other ftp client I've tried.

Substracted 1 star for three reasons:

1. If I get an ftp URL in email from a client of mine, in the form of
ftp://user:pass@ftp.host.com/some/path/file.txt
I cannot just paste the URL and have the download start (the way I can in Total Commander, for example). You have to manually aplit the URL into part and create a new site in the site manager first. This is a task for software, not human fingers.

2. You can add frequent locations to bookmarks, but there is no "recent connections" feature. Most of the time you have to go through the site manager again. At least do away with the modal dialog implementation and put the sites in a side panel in the main window, so that it can be accessed and browsed quicker, without the modality.

3. The "Network configuration wizard" always ends up with a failure for me, which would suggest that there's something wrong with my connection - but the actual real-life connections and downloads work flawlessly. So why does the wizard spell gloom and doom?

RoSmecher reviewed v3.3.2.1 on Apr 25, 2010

A good client... and to answer your question. lots of people use FTP, for example if you have a web site you use FTP to upload. Child please!

emanresU deriseD reviewed v3.3.2 RC2 on Feb 16, 2010

Who uses FTP? Are you serious? If you're downloading lots of files from an FTP server, you're sometimes better off doing it with a full FTP client. The same is true when you have to navigate lots of directories to find file(s) you need. And if you have your own web server, you need an FTP client to get the files there in the first place...

Aegis69 reviewed v3.3.0.1 on Nov 17, 2009

testman

I can and do use my sense, however my clients are all computer ret***s and hate getting notifications every 3 days for an upgrade they don't need. I do set the update frequency to 365 days when I remember to do it.

SizzlechestXXX reviewed v3.3.0.1 on Nov 16, 2009

Fatbas****, I use it for ssh transfers all the time.

FatBastard reviewed v3.3.0 on Nov 10, 2009

This is a great app but who uses FTP nowadays??

testman reviewed v3.3.0 on Nov 9, 2009

Excellent FTP app.

Aegis69, use your sense. You can turn off the update checking yourself in the settings! No one is forcing you to update every single time, just turn it off then you can update it at any interval you like.

Aegis69 reviewed v3.3.0 on Nov 9, 2009

Great program, I put all my clients on it.

TOO many updates, it annoys my clients to get an update reminder once a week. Unless there is a major security hole, do upgrades in larger jumps please.

Nighted reviewed v3.3.0-rc1 on Nov 3, 2009

Tabs? Finally! WOOT!!! :D

reddy.shyam reviewed v3.3.0 Beta 2 on Oct 30, 2009

Changelog

New features:
Give choice to abort old connection or to open a new tab when trying to connect while already connected
Double-click on empty space in tabbar opens new tab
Middle-click on tab closes it
Use splitter positions and filelist column setup of previous tab when opening new one
Make betas and release candidates check daily for new versions

Bugfixes and minor changes:
Fix crash when leaving settings dialog after tabs have been closed
Fix crash on changing tabs if old tab has site-specific bookmarks but new one doesn't
Layout of tabs no longer changes after leaving settings
Fix issues with remembering last used server
Don't use bold font for active tab
Recursive operations now working in all tabs

reddy.shyam reviewed v3.3 Beta 1 on Oct 28, 2009

Tabbed interface is a cool feature.

2009-10-27 - changelog

New features:
Tabbed interface to connect to multiple server at the same time
New welcome screen
Add Open to local directory tree context menu

Bugfixes and minor changes:
Fix mismatch of displayed and actually performed default file exists action
MSW: Update mingwm10.dll to fix a crash at initialization
MSW: FTP over TLS no longer crashes for users of VIA CPUs
*nix: Fix crashes due to race condition in dbus code
Fix SHA-512 calculating incorrect hashes on 64bit systems, used by SFTP and the update wizard

emanresU deriseD reviewed v3.2.7-rc3 on Aug 7, 2009

Well, krgood, I registered FTP Voyager back when I needed it for mainframe (MVS) support. It had that and worked well. (I'm no longer a software engineer, and I have no idea how well FileZilla would work in that regard.)

The FTP Voyager interface is also much more customizable--I realize that this may not mean much to you, but it does to me. This does not mean "It doesn't look as pretty"; it means it's not as easy to use. There is a search function in FZ, but it can't work in the background; when you're using it, that instance of FileZilla is tied up, too bad for you. Synching? Again, not up to par. And so on.

So you can keep your inane quips about "suckers" to yourself. (And by the way, it was P.T. Barnum who said that, not C.W Fields, whoever that is.)

But as I've said before and elsewhere, I give the FileZilla author credit for quality. I dumped FTP Voyager a long time ago because it's an irredeemable bugbucket.

dink reviewed v3.2.7-rc2 on Aug 4, 2009

I use only the FileZilla Server. It has never failed a connection. As for the client, FireFTP is easier for me to use, being that it's a Firefox extension.

krgood reviewed v3.2.7-rc1 on Aug 3, 2009

emanresU deriseD,
Please inform us of the journey this poor inapt application has to make to soar with it's shareware counterparts. I have used most of the "sareware" clients and this one still reigns king. It is simple, easy to set up and use and does an excellent job not to mention that it is free. Paying for a program does not make it exceptional...only profitable. What was it CW Fields said " There is one born every minute". Awked Ark!

jp_ext reviewed v3.2.4.1 on May 20, 2009

Highly recommend this one! Easy to learn and does everything you need.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.2.4.1 on Apr 28, 2009

Bugfixes and minor changes:

* Allow empty fact values in MLSD listings as allowed by the specifications
* Recognize symlink entries in MLSD listings
* Fix redundant file exists prompts after chosing rename file exists action
* Update item in queue after rename file exists action
* Fix reconnect delays in case login failed with 5yz reply code

darusha reviewed v3.2.4 on Apr 27, 2009

Very best FTP app I know off, and it is free too.

bigmama reviewed v3.2.4 on Apr 22, 2009

very good!
could be even better...

emanresU deriseD reviewed v3.2.3.1 on Mar 25, 2009

Yeah, FileZilla loads that quickly (if not even more quickly) on my system. I'm not sure if newer versions are improved in that regard, or if I just never noticed it. Sorry about that.

This utility may be reliable, but it has a long way to go to catch up with its full-featured shareware competitors.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.2.3.1 on Mar 25, 2009

New features:

* Add context menu to data type indicator in status bar
* Do not display file exists dialog after confirming to upload a changed, edited file

Bugfixes and minor changes:

* Classic theme wasn't remembered
* OS X: Option to auto-remove successful transfers in queue could not be toggled
* *nix, OS X: "Remove all" context menu item did not work if no item was selected in successful and failed queue tabs
* MSW: Search PATH environment variable for associated editor if needed
* Fix problems with double-quoted paths with containing single quotes in associations

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.2.3 on Mar 23, 2009

Nice skin change.

boaz reviewed v3.2.2.1 on Feb 23, 2009

A very good, open source, FTP program. One of the better free FTP program alternatives. Not that I'm complaining, but there are lots of updates.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.2.2.1 on Feb 23, 2009

Would be nice to get an option to load a default ftp site on startup.

I don't care whether you think I am lying or not. I just made a video on my machine showing it load:

http://indeego.com/filezilla_load_time.avi

This is cached, of course, and 90% of the time I use filezilla it will be cached.

emanresU deriseD reviewed v3.2.2 on Feb 22, 2009

Loads in less than 1 second... What a liar.

It's a decent client, but that doesn't make it better, it just makes it ... cheaper.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.2.2 on Feb 21, 2009

Something is wrong with your system. e8400 vista 32 3G it takes under 1 sec for me.

Cionno reviewed v3.2.2 on Feb 21, 2009

excellent but...

but why does it take so long to loadup....?
on an intel e8400 4gbram (intel chipset) it takes about 6 secs to show UI ... on an xp machine

fixed changing local site startup folder (simply selecting) from my computer to c: or other hard drive letter speeded its loadup to instant loadup ... bit annoying but now is kinda ok, this had to do with the floppy drive not present on my machine but with drivers loaded (a: was shown on my computer), i disebled it from control panel and now no problem at all

Nighted reviewed v3.2.0 on Jan 8, 2009

3.2.0 Portable: http://stashbox.org/3548...5B3.2.0-Portable%5D.rar

adamlau reviewed v3.1.6 on Dec 6, 2008

You can always set "Config Location" in fzdefaults.xml to a TrueCrypt container to protect yourself from prying eyes. Four out of five for taking so much installation footprint over 2.x.

noBuddy reviewed v3.1.6 on Dec 3, 2008

Yes, fast and nice.
But I don´t like it, that passwords are stored as plain text.
C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\Application Data\FileZilla
xml - files -huh !

Not everyone touching my PC has to know the password....

Nighted reviewed v3.1.6 on Dec 3, 2008

Great! :)

Portable: http://stashbox.org/3123...5B3.1.6-Portable%5D.rar

pjafrombbay reviewed v3.1.6 on Dec 2, 2008

DrTeeth

You really ought to read what people say before you shoot your loud mouth off. This is what mdmower really said about updating FileZilla and I think its a really good idea for a future version:

"I only rate down a point due to the mechanism of distributing updates. While I love frequent updates, I dislike having to download the entire package each time and running install. A real updater inside the application would be very useful."

He is talking about incremental up-dating, like the Mozilla packages do. Life is a bit short for your type of behaviour.

Back to FileZilla; a fantastic piece of software, thanks to those who spend so much time developing it.

Regards,
Peter

DrTeeth reviewed v3.1.6 RC1 on Nov 26, 2008

The people who complain about too many updates are usually those who are the first to conplain when there are not enough. I am happy that the program is being actively developed and can only say to the moaners, "Sod off"!

kindbud1 reviewed v3.1.5.1 on Nov 17, 2008

First app I install on any new system.

mdmower reviewed v3.1.4.1 on Oct 17, 2008

Wonderful FTP client with plenty of advanced options and all the encryption mechanisms that I desire. I only rate down a point due to the mechanism of distributing updates. While I love frequent updates, I dislike having to download the entire package each time and running install. A real updater inside the application would be very useful.

Kei-chan reviewed v3.1.4.1 on Oct 16, 2008

Re: the constant updates

Unless there's a bug that's directly affecting you, or a critical update is released, you don't *have* to update every time a new version or beta is released, do you? Just update, say, once a month, or every few weeks. :)

I don't mind 'constant' updates, or nightly builds/etc. - I just take it as an indication the devs are actively working on the program, good or bad. :D

BB88 reviewed v3.1.4.1 on Oct 16, 2008

Great free FTP client. Better than many so-called "professional" $$$ ones.

Can an admin remove the duplicate reviews from p2062007?

claussendb reviewed v3.1.4.1 on Oct 16, 2008

Listen, I have been using Filezilla for years. I have recommended it to many friends in the tech field. But, this "update every few days" dealie has got to stop. It is Thursday and this will be my second install of FZ this week.

Love ya Tim, but please - fewer updates.

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

SFTP speed limits fixed sort of. It works now, but either doesn't report progress correctly, or has poor performance.

2008-10-15 - FileZilla Client 3.1.4 released
Bugfixes and minor changes:

*nix and OS X: Avoid SIGPIPE if socket gets closed during uploads
* Fix SFTP speed limits
* Avoid reduntant refreshes of local file lists on some drag&drop operations
* Send user agent with requests if using HTTP proxy
* MSW: Add checkbox to start FileZilla to finish page of intaller
* Reselect previously set default file exists action if reopening dialog on a queue item
* OS X: Do not check /net whether it has subdirectories, it is extremely slow
* Upon reconnecting, fall back to list current directory if last used directory is no longer accessible

2008-10-08 - FileZilla Client 3.1.4-rc1 released
New features:

* Configurable number of decimal places for filesize formatting
* Allow editing of files with identical name but different remote paths
* File changed notification displays more information
* Manual transfer dialog
* Quickconnect bar can be hidden
* MSW: React to added or removed drive letters

Bugfixes and minor changes:

* Downloading updates should no longer randomly freeze the client after HTTP redirects
* Huge queues should save slightly faster

Ain Soph Aur reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

for me the best open source ftp client. it works very good - i have no problems with it.

also if you dont like the interface icons, you can change them in the preferenzes.

kindbud1 reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

It's friggen hilarious how "p2062007" does nothing but b*tch about this AWESOME program, but for some reason he is one of the first to hate on it EVERY time a new version is released! :)

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

With every new version it works less stable and more sluggish. Bugs are no fixed and transfer speed extremely poor. I don't want to even mention the user interface from Jurassic Park.

Aegis69 reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

I have said it many times, it works perfectly in Windows 2000.

And, that non-issue aside, its a near perfect FTP client. The Server version is so good its been ported to Linux.. (never seen that before) and also works perfectly in Ubuntu, we use it here in the office.

The greatest thing about it is the cross platform aspect, I can run the server on Ubuntu, and the server monitor on my Windows machine and see in real time whats going on with the server. Genius.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.1.4 on Oct 15, 2008

Few issues, if ever. Would rather see updates released quarterly and tested better instead of weekly.

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.4 RC1 on Oct 15, 2008

I love this program, but the last several version have something wrong with SFTP. When the speed is throttled, transfers don't work at all.

kindbud1 reviewed v3.1.4 RC1 on Oct 9, 2008

50 bucks says "p2062007" is a developer for a competing, payware FTP client.

OR he was just dumb enough to buy some other FTP software and is now trying desperately to justify the purchase to himself.

FileZilla rocks.

Jotnar reviewed v3.1.4 RC1 on Oct 8, 2008

- No support for a 10 year old OS anymore
- Great FTP client that also happens to be Free
- Transfer speeds as fast as your server allows
- Familiar FTP client interface
- Never had a single issue with SFTP/FTP transfers
- You can create icon themes with diff sizes
- A developer who will listen to suggestions

In short a 5/5 quality software

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.4 RC1 on Oct 8, 2008

- No Windows 2000 Support
- Highly overrated because it is free
- Slow transfer speeds
- Regular timeouts
- Broken transfers and crashes frequently

Banquo reviewed v3.1.3.1 on Sep 29, 2008

Agreed, p2062007's review was ridiculous and most of what he said is simply not true; the rest his opinion (which I don't hold in very high regard). This is one of if not the best free FTP clients available, and it works fine on Windows 2000.

kindbud1 reviewed v3.1.3.1 on Sep 29, 2008

You'd have to be retarded to rate this < 5.

Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, p2062007.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.1.3 on Sep 22, 2008

Please report bugs every single freaking start of an upgrade, still.

Can you imagine if you browser nagged you like this?

Otherwise, it's free and OSS, so I shouldn't biznitch.

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.3 on Sep 22, 2008

- No Windows 2000 support
- Crashes regulary
- Extremly poor SFTP performance
- No innovation.
- Horrible user interface

Undesired Username reviewed v3.1.3 on Sep 22, 2008

You'd have to be "a complete retard" to give FileZilla less than a 5, just because it's free? Let's see...

How often I've looked for a program in a particular category, and come to a site like this one. Sometimes I am not willing to pay for the software, but often, I just want whatever is best, whether or not I have to pay for it. I prefer using really good software, not just really cheap software.

So what happens is that I sort by rating, and invariably at the top are all the freeware titles. I look at them one-by-one, and often see that although they're free, they lack the features and often the stability of their shareware counterparts. So I have to keep searching... Another software title... Oops, that one is also overrated because it's free, keep looking...

FileZilla generally works well, but it's not so close to perfect that I'd give it a 5. I think you'd have to be "a complete retard" not to agree.

Aegis69 reviewed v3.1.3 on Sep 22, 2008

Just tested it in Windows 2000, works perfectly.

I have never seen it crash in 5 years, even beta versions.

My performance is incredible, FileZilla never fails to max out the connection. I think p2062007 should check out his computer..

5 Stars

kindbud1 reviewed v3.1.3 on Sep 22, 2008

Considering that FileZilla is free, you'd have to be a complete retard to give it less than 5.

poisonu reviewed v3.1.3 RC1 on Sep 15, 2008

Very Good FTP client....
I still prefer FlashFXP, but if u don't need a rock solid FTP client, then FileZilla is a Very Good Free alternative....

some guy reviewed v3.1.3 RC1 on Sep 15, 2008

free dose what the shareware ones do
how can you not like it.

windows 2000 lol

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.1.2 on Sep 3, 2008

Haven't seen a need to switch. Needs a tad more stability, we seem to get a new build every week and have for a year.

marians reviewed v3.1.2 on Sep 2, 2008

@all the lame reviewers arguing on "the best/worst/bla-bla" software:

THIS is the BEST, I repeat, THE BEST OPEN SOURCE , MULTIPLATFORM, STANDALONE ftp client AVAILABLE today.

I use it on a regular basis on Windows, OSX and Linux AND it's SOLID ROCK. An application you can TRUST and USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Take ALL the facts into account when REVIEWING, don't just throw a lame "I've seen better".
It's a FTP client, for god's sake ! Don't ask for wings on a submarine and propellers on a duck ! Get real.

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.2 on Sep 1, 2008

No Windows 2000 Support
No Smart card Support
Crashes sporadically
No Support
Very basic SFTP implementation
Slow performance
User interface from the last century

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.2 on Sep 1, 2008

More features != more professional; It does however usually equal bloated and useless. How many of your "professional" ftp clients support using pageant for authentication?

lrbarbosa reviewed v3.1.1 RC1 on Aug 5, 2008

@ p2062007
I bet you still use Windows ME at home, don't you? ;)

This is a nice FTP client, but not the best one. There are some annoying bugs on it, but overall its a very good client. And, it's freeware ;)

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.1 RC1 on Aug 5, 2008

Best FTP client? Maybe the best ftp client you know but certainly far away from what professional FTP clients have to offer. Just search for FTP client and test the first 5 and you will notice the differences.

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.0.1 on Jul 27, 2008

Since when is active development a negative? IMHO it's the best FTP client there is, but doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

Dreimanis reviewed v3.1.0.1 on Jul 25, 2008

this is getting ridiculous. every day a new version appears.

mackley reviewed v3.1.0.1 on Jul 25, 2008

@p2062007 .... Windows 2000 is dead !

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.0.1 on Jul 24, 2008

No Windows 2000 support.

pihug12 reviewed v3.1.0.1 on Jul 24, 2008

Changes:
3.1.0.1 (2008-07-24)

! Do not report success on SSL/TLS transfers if server did not perform orderly SSL/TLS shutdown. Previously, an attacker could cause truncated files with FileZilla thinking the transfer was successful. All versions prior to this were affected
- Fix infinite loop in new socket class
- Fix file descriptor/handle leak in new socket class
- Fix locking error if cancelling an operation waiting for a lock held by a different engine
- MSW: In rare cases, initial read event was not triggered on transfer sockets
- Add missing icon in LonE theme

chris34 reviewed v3.1.0 on Jul 23, 2008

windows 2000 not supported anymore

bigmama reviewed v3.1.0 on Jul 23, 2008

good
a face lift is required

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.0 RC2 on Jul 21, 2008

Has run fine in Vista since 2.x. Wish people would try before they review.

Undesired Username reviewed v3.1.0 RC1 on Jul 18, 2008

I love how angry Defenders of Freeware get when anyone criticizes their pet software, or has the audacity to claim that some for-pay software title may be equal or better.

Listed by increasing importance, I like my FTP client to have (1) a directory synchronization feature, (2) an automatic edit-and-upload feature, and (3) the ability to search FTP directories (searching is kind of an obvious capability to have, no?). But I guess this means I don't have a clue. Perhaps "clue" is Latin for "damaged brain".

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.0 RC1 on Jul 18, 2008

No Vista support. Very user unfriendly. Application looks like it has been developed for Windows 95. Slow performance for SFTP. Only SFTP 3 support. No synchronization. Overwrite/resume logic is broken or non existant. Poor security features. etc.

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.0 RC1 on Jul 17, 2008

I've noticed most people define professional as anything you pay for. Honestly though, all these other so called "professional" ftp clients are bloated pieces of garbage, and most of their features are stuff you wouldn't want in an GUI ftp client if you actually had a clue.

Changes:
3.1.0-rc1 (2008-07-17)

+ SOCKS5 and HTTP/1.1 proxy support
+ The "Open" item in local directory listing context menu will open the system's file browser if a directory is selected
+ New iconset: LonE
+ 2 new file exists actions

3.1.0-beta2 (2008-07-12)

- Filecount in statusbar no longer count upwards if deleting files
- MSW: Call WSAStartup, fixes WSANOTINITIALISED problem
- MSW: Use closesocket(fd) instead of close(fd), the latter caused uploads to hang at the end
- MSW: Fix socket hang after changing event handler. Use a better way to resend events

3.1.0-beta1 (2008-07-10)

+ IPv6 support
+ Add option to reopen file if trying to edit a file already being edited
- Fix SFTP file descriptor leak on some transfer failures
- Fix crash if remote directory gets cleared between opening context menu and selecting view/edit item

BoNeLeSS reviewed v3.1.0 RC1 on Jul 17, 2008

@ previous poster: define "professional client". At my work all sysyadmins and developers use filezilla and does all what they need without bloat. Same old bugs? Care to ellaborate? Report them, or go and submit a patch. Is FOSS :)

p2062007 reviewed v3.1.0 Beta 2 on Jul 15, 2008

Still same bugs and instability issues on Windows Vista. Hihgly overrated. Just because something is FOSS doesn't make it necessary good. Every professional FTP client offers more than Filezilla.

tp reviewed v3.1.0 Beta 2 on Jul 14, 2008

I've always liked filezilla but just wish they'd throw in http tunneling support so i could completely dump flashfxp..

NunjaBusiness reviewed v3.1.0 Beta 1 on Jul 12, 2008

I agree. This is phenomenally good for general FTP needs. The only issue I have is that it disconnects fairly quickly if you aren't active.

Ian C. reviewed v3.1.0 Beta 1 on Jul 12, 2008

Funny how so many people say this has a bad interface, but it looks like BPFTP is trying to copy it.

pjb reviewed v3.1.0 Beta 1 on Jul 11, 2008

Works really well. Nice application.

mmatheny reviewed v3.0.11.1 on Jul 7, 2008

However, BPFTP is not free!

Captain Hook reviewed v3.0.11.1 on Jul 7, 2008

Version when downloading is still version 3.0.11 and NOT version 3.0.11.1.

The info You get is: 3.0.11 (2008-06-15)

BAD INFORMATION HERE!!!

mcolgin reviewed v3.0.11.1 on Jul 7, 2008

BPFTP Server/Client are way better: http://www.bpftp.com

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.11 RC1 on Jun 10, 2008

I've never seen it crash, and isn't giving it a 3 because you didn't feel like looking up a change log a little harsh? Glad to see some of the minor little features making it back into v3. Although I was glad to give them up for the otherwise major improvements in v3.

p2062007 reviewed v3.0.11 RC1 on Jun 10, 2008

Crash with SFTP and Vandyke still not fixed. And still only SFTP version 3 support.

BoNeLeSS reviewed v3.0.11 RC1 on Jun 10, 2008

3.0.11-rc1 (2008-06-09)
14
15 + File list status bars showing number of (selected) files and directories along with total filesize
16 + MSW: Installer improvements. The installer now remembers the installation options.
17 + The update wizard now shows a list of changes in the new version
18 - Fix sorting issues of file lists
19 - Reduce CPU load if deleting or uploading many files
20 - MSW: Prefix search in file lists did not work with all characters
21 - OS X: SFTP didn't work if full bundle path contained spaces
22 - OS X: Fix odd dialog sizes

xpi3000 reviewed v3.0.11 RC1 on Jun 10, 2008

i am sorry, but without a list of changes
the info is pretty useless.

Mr-X reviewed v3.0.10 on May 21, 2008

Still not good usable for me and still missing important features like it is in v2.x (how many files and size is in the directory or selected).
v2.x is good but has a big problem with many files.
So both versions I can't unfortunately recommend it at the moment.
I hope >v3.1.0 will be "usable".

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.10 on May 21, 2008

p2062007

filezilla has never crashed for me, and all I use it for is sftp, two sites a day, connecting constantly.

MickyFoley reviewed v3.0.10 on May 20, 2008

3.0.10 (2008-05-20)

- Precompiled binaries available from filezilla-project.org now link against GnuTLS 2.2.5 due to security vulnerabilities in previous GnuTLS versions, see http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html

3.0.10-rc2 (2008-05-15)

- MSW: Performance improvements. Windows is inherently flawed since it does not cache directory contents.

3.0.10-rc1 (2008-05-14)

+ Commandline arguments, see manpage for details
+ Columns in file lists can be reordered or hidden by right-clicking the column header
+ Added some useful links to help menu
- Don't send redundant MKD commands to server if multiple transfers want to create the same directory multiple times
- Fix sizing problems with some interface layouts

p2062007 reviewed v3.0.10 RC2 on May 16, 2008

Still suffers from same stability issues as previous versions (constantly crashes with SFTP). GUI is very user unfriendly. Overrated because it is FOSS.

boaz reviewed v3.0.10 RC2 on May 15, 2008

Excellent FTP program, with a lot of features. Supports standard, and secure FTP services. I have been using it for a long time.

madmike reviewed v3.0.10 RC2 on May 15, 2008

top stuff:)

Diam0nd reviewed v3.0.10 RC2 on May 15, 2008

One of the #1 free clients. GUI sucks big time though.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.10 RC1 on May 15, 2008

WinSCP would definitely be a competitor with this for my usage, accept that it doesn't support bandwidth throttling. This is the most well rounded, and bloat free FTP client available.

@cowgaR:
How can you complain about lack of eye candy in FileZilla, then praise WinSCP? It is every bit as plain and eye candyless as this. Also WinSCP has no FTPS support.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.9.2 on Apr 21, 2008

Filezilla has always supported sftp. Craziness below.

Ain Soph Aur reviewed v3.0.9.2 on Apr 20, 2008

you must be completely crazy... its the best ftp client out there!

cowgaR reviewed v3.0.9.2 on Apr 19, 2008

I am using only secure connection to any webserver/ftp I use, so at least for me no reason for this app...

When I want a free alternative, WinSCP can't really be compared to this one...its 10 times better with 1000 times better interface.
http://fileforum.betanew...tail/WinSCP/972999301/1

When I want payed alternative or simple FTP access, there's no reason for me not to use best file manager in solar system (Total Commander 7) with its plugins (not needed thought).

So 3 basically, +1 for being free, -1 for the low feature set, -1 for the stability issues (there are dozen of more robust application on a market in its competition field) and -100 for the ugly as hell interface in the year 2008.

So I'm glad I gave it 3 in the end.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.9.1 on Apr 8, 2008

No crashing here. I connected to several ftp and sftp sites.

roj reviewed v3.0.9.1 on Apr 8, 2008

Crashes on exit.

3.0.8.1 didn't.

You connect fine, do your thing and all is when. Then you exit and lo-and-behold Dr. Watson appears.

EDIT:

If you uninstall the previous 3.0.8.1 version and delete the two folders in both Program Files and under your User Name\Application directories and THEN install the new version it doesn't crash. There must be some holdover dependency from the previous version that conflicts.

Upgrade to FOUR stars - that holdover needs to be addressed.

frankwick reviewed v3.0.9.1 on Apr 8, 2008

I love this product and use it as my only FTP client. I upgrade every few weeks when a new version comes out, but honestly, what is updated??? It looks and acts the same as it did 18 months ago.

AntiochMedia reviewed v3.0.9.1 on Apr 7, 2008

Great client. I use LeapFTP and for me, the simplicity of the interface and quick start up time are the most important factors in an FTP client. I do not believe that an FTP program should have a complicated, fancy interface - it should just be streamlined, easy to use, and fast.

Filezilla is excellent and the best choice. I do, however, use LeapFTP for one reason still -- the fact that the transfer window and system messages window are able to appear below the local and remote file listings at 50% each - thus my program has 4 windows in a perfect 2x2 grid.

It would be so simple for this to be added and I'd then make the switch.

CyberDog reviewed v3.0.8.1 on Mar 19, 2008

Funny how fanboy reviews avoid discussing the product in favor of attacking its critics.

I downloaded the latest version when it was released a couple days ago. I deleted it shortly thereafter, because the feature set was just as disappointing as it was in the older versions. Maybe, just maybe, the negative reviews are the same version after version because very few of the complaints are being addressed. Nah...

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.8.1 on Mar 18, 2008

Funny how all the bad reviews are always an exact copy of their previous review. They never give it another shot, just here to troll.

CyberDog reviewed v3.0.8 on Mar 17, 2008

Still waiting for all the features they removed with version 3 to return, let alone the features I would have liked to see in version 2.

improvelence reviewed v3.0.8 on Mar 17, 2008

p2062007, name one?

reddy.shyam reviewed v3.0.8 on Mar 17, 2008

mjm01010101: You get that only first time after you install it, so its not an issue at all and infact helping the author helps rest to enjoy such a great freeware.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.8 on Mar 17, 2008

Would be nice to get rid of the splash screen that says "please report any bugs that you encounter." Why as an end-user am I responsible for doing that for them when I'm not a tester?

reddy.shyam (above) I get it every time I run the installer executable on first run of the program.

p2062007 reviewed v3.0.8 RC1 on Mar 10, 2008

Unstable (crashes frequently on Windows Vista). Ugly interface and very user unfriendly. It looks like this software has been written for the Windows 95 era. Offers only very basic features. SFTP support doesn't work correctly with most servers (e.g. Vandyke's VShell). There are much better FTP clients out there. This product is massively overrated because it is free (for now) and OSS.

werwin reviewed v3.0.7.1 on Feb 20, 2008

One of the best FTP servers out there, along with it being free. However, there are still a few bugs in the program, which is why I'm not giving it a 5.

expresso reviewed v3.0.7.1 on Feb 20, 2008

>>>Some people claim this is very limited in features compared to other FTP clients

what noobs. What else is this ftp client not providing other than your basic file transfer for god sakes

MickyFoley reviewed v3.0.7.1 on Feb 20, 2008

- Fix connections timing out shortly after sending keep alive command
- Update remote file list if renaming files
- *nix: Fix tab key in Site Manager not working

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.7 on Feb 18, 2008

Some people claim this is very limited in features compared to other FTP clients. I would have to disagree, because most of the additional features other FTP clients have are just useless bloat, or built in editors that aren't worth using.

Gotta give this version a 4 though because the file renaming got messed up, and doesn't refresh automatically.

Blue Joker reviewed v3.0.7 RC1 on Feb 12, 2008

Still I cant move columns...
and choose what View I want ,
but the rest seems fine

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.7 RC1 on Feb 11, 2008

@p2062007

You must have something severely wrong with your computer. I've been using this program for years, on dozens of computers, including Vista, and never once had it crash, accept when trying out nightly alpha builds. I've also connected to dozens of servers, always with SFTP or FPTS, never had a problem. Feature wise, it actually has far far more features than just about every other FTP client available. And nothing wrong with the interface, unless you're an eye candy fan boy, which it sounds like you are.

Tarun. reviewed v3.0.7 RC1 on Feb 11, 2008

Excellent application. I use it for both web site administration and even for a home FTP server. This RC is very stable and should go live within the next few days.

The interface is easy to use and navigate. On top of that there are themes that allow you to customize the look of the client (example: http://sumowski.devianta...ileZilla-Tango-55312081 - Tango icons for FileZilla), though the default is just fine. The tooltips give a nice explanation of every button on the toolbar that even a beginner can understand.

This is one of the best FTP clients available today. There are others but they don't add up to the quality you get with FileZilla. FileZilla has great support and the fact it's an open-source project is another perk for those who love to see how things work. The frequent updates are a welcome addition because users can see that there is active development along with on-going problem solving for any issues found.

Definitely a five out of five software.

p2062007 reviewed v3.0.7 RC1 on Feb 11, 2008

Please stop spreading false claims. If you ever looked at any other major FTP client as CuteFTP, SmartFTP or WS_FTP you would notice that there is a huge difference in the features and quality of such products compared to Filezilla. Why do you think professional users are paying 50 USD or more for another FTP client if Filezilla is that great? You are obviously a very biased Filezilla fanboy.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.6 on Jan 30, 2008

Looks like another nice improvement to the 3.x version. Fixed a bunch of bugs that I have been fortunate enough to not run into.

3.0.6 (2008-01-30)

- If deleting or renaming a directory in SFTP, invalidate current working directories
- Allow downloading of files starting with a dash using SFTP
- MSW: /S installer argument works again
- Improve queue on broken servers with a connection limit

3.0.6-rc1 (2008-01-24)

+ Site Manager improvements:
+ Remember dialog size
+ Site Manager will remember which folders are expanded or collapsed
+ Sites can be moved and copied using Drag & Drop
+ F2 key can be used to rename sites in Site Manager
+ Add context menu for local directory tree
+ *nix: Basic man pages
- Do not allow empty names for filters and filter sets
- custom file associations did not work if system associations were inherited
- MSW: Fix Reboot/shutdown queue completion actions

Vongalin reviewed v3.0.6 on Jan 30, 2008

This release is a slight improvement over the last. I've increased my rating from 1 to 2.

@ BN mods
If you're going to remove posts because of "personal attacks", please remove them all. Scroll down and you'll see what I'm talking about. Apparently retaliation posts are not allowed, but it is okay to leave the "troll" posts - your mods here are about as accurate as your news posters...

@ darthbeads
You're still an idiot

Blue Joker reviewed v3.0.6 on Jan 30, 2008

Well , since last time I used V3 , more than 6 months ago ,
they made an excellent progress on this program .
Let's hope
We can set also column views and other few small things .

darthbeads reviewed v3.0.5.2 on Jan 14, 2008

@Vongalin:

You are a troll, and you're welcome.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.5.2 on Jan 14, 2008

I like the speed of the fixes found. You have to give them credit that they are addressing issues found earlier in v3.

cyberknutt reviewed v3.0.5 on Jan 10, 2008

I found FileZilla has problems with ftp://ftp.safe.com/fme in that it is unable to display the contents of these directories presumably because they are links to other directories. This site works with other FTP clients.

(edit)
Rating changed to 5. Uninstall and reinstall solved the problem.

sorlag reviewed v3.0.5 on Jan 10, 2008

Really nice FTP client...
I use it all day!

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.5 RC1 on Jan 2, 2008

@ Vongalin
I disagree, while v3 is missing a few very small things that were in v2, v3 has many major improvements that I don't think I could do without now. One of them which I just discovered is the ability to use Pageant for key management when connecting to SSH servers (pretty sure it wasn't in v2).

What is with these trolls posting the same old reviews, sounds like they haven't actually tried v3 since after the initial release.

Vongalin reviewed v3.0.5 RC1 on Jan 2, 2008

2 is far superior to version 3. Stick w/version 2 or use another client.

EDIT : Thanks for calling me a troll. Much appreciated.

Nighted reviewed v3.0.4.1 on Dec 26, 2007

It's portable. It uploads to and downloads from FTP servers. Good enough for me.

CyberDog reviewed v3.0.4.1 on Dec 9, 2007

I fail to understand why people claim to be so impressed with this software. Because it's free? The 2.x series had a decent feature set and a fairly unimpressive interface. The 3.x series managed to remove the majority of the features in the 2.x series, making it mediocre at best. There are a ton of FTP clients in the world, and this one just doesn't impress. The interface is still weak, and now it has one of the most meager feature sets in the lot. No matter what you value, you can pretty much always find an FTP app that does it better than Filezilla at this point.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.4.1 on Nov 28, 2007

I agree 2 was better than 3, but the speed of 3 is quite good. I'm using 3 full time now. I have confidence in this team.

Howell reviewed v3.0.4 on Nov 28, 2007

IMHO the best FTP client ever !

peterj1978 reviewed v3.0.4 on Nov 27, 2007

Works great for me in both linux and windows, big cudos for making a really good ftp gui client for both enviroments.

DipThong reviewed v3.0.4 on Nov 27, 2007

I love how these incremental releases are simply meant to play catch up to the 2.x line. Maybe be 3.5 we will be caught up to where v 2.x was in terms of functionality and we can then move on to new features.

3/5 for a program which should not have been released as quickly as it was.

pjb reviewed v3.0.4 on Nov 27, 2007

Great Application,
Works really well, and does what it is designed for.

kicelo reviewed v3.0.4 RC1 on Nov 22, 2007

have they added a "welcome popup on connect" yet?

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.3 on Nov 17, 2007

Another nice thing about v3 is that it deletes really fast. In v2 if I wanted to delete 1k files, it would crash, so I could only do 200 at the most, and it was really slow, about 3 seconds per file. In v3, I can delete 2k files, and they delete at about 5 per second.

But yes, still a 4 for some slightly annoying but otherwise insignificant missing/changed things.

@ fubo
Proxy support has just been reimplemented in the nightly builds.
http://filezilla-project.org/changelog.php
http://filezilla-project.org/nightly.php

mikeyx11 reviewed v3.0.3 on Nov 8, 2007

Soooo good :D

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.3 RC1 on Oct 31, 2007

I'm loving the remote edit in version 3, it supports windows built in file type associations, and lets you upload changes without closing the editor. Although the remote edit, in my opinion, is the only thing worth switching from v2 to v3. Still got a lil ways to go before I give it a 5. Think I'll stop using nightly builds, the warning dialog when you run the nightly is getting on my nerves.

some guy reviewed v3.0.2.1 on Oct 18, 2007

just tried this today and love it small footprint and pretty snappy

zeeZee reviewed v3.0.2.1 on Oct 18, 2007

been using it for years to upload my counterstrike files to my server. it has never crashed yet.

fubo reviewed v3.0.2 on Oct 18, 2007

Proxy support has been removed in this version and there is no plan to implement it. I mainly use it at work where I have a proxy, so this new version is completely useless.
The only pro is that now it's available also on Linux.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.2 on Oct 17, 2007

Still a few little things I don't like about, but I think I'm ready to uninstall v2. I love the remote edit, and being able to upload changes without closing the editor. Hopefully the developer will grant my request to eliminate the edited files dialog, and put it in a tab instead, that would make it even better.

Skawt reviewed v3.0.2 on Oct 17, 2007

It asks to reboot because of the shell integration.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.2 on Oct 17, 2007

I don't understand why uninstalling this software prompts for a reboot?! FTP client!

horsecharles reviewed v3.0.2 on Oct 17, 2007

I agree with Brusco-- MColgin needs a commandline Linux/DOS/Solaris BOOT CAMP.

brusco reviewed v3.0.2 RC1 on Oct 11, 2007

@mcolgin
An FTP client isn't there to seduce you into bed with its good looks, its there to transfer files. A task that this software handles very well.

Its lean (perhaps mcolgin would like a bloated skinable ui, idiot), free and well supported.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.2 RC1 on Oct 11, 2007

Coming along nicely, even in just the last 3 days. Now it's got remote edit, and it will remember to automatically accept certificates. Very nice, but still not quite ready for prime time on my desktop.

wodez reviewed v3.0.2 RC1 on Oct 11, 2007

Great software. Better than BPFTP and FREE.

mcolgin reviewed v3.0.2 RC1 on Oct 10, 2007

Geez. This program certainly takes me back... to 1997. Seriously? Not only did it "leverage" the visual styling of BPFTP, it did so from a version about a decade old.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.1 on Oct 9, 2007

Well I decided to check out the nightly build change log:
http://filezilla-project.org/changelog.php

It looks like some of the major features from 2.x are being added back in. At least my the most critical feature for me, remote view/edit.

Edit: Just installed the nightly build, and I'm very happy with the progress. Although it still needs work, I'm sure the next release will win over quite a few 2.x users, who knows, maybe even me.

asloane reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 27, 2007

For my simple needs vers 3 is a crippled version of vers 2. I can't find the basic features which I required. I can use it but with some pain factor.

I cannot drag a file into the target directory without FZ highlighting a subfolder anywhere on the same horizontal line. I have to scroll down the folder list and find some space at the bottom - assuming that there is some space. Version 2 did not do that.

Also the reconnect button was hard to find and does not appear as easily.

uberfly reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

Well, it's still a nice client, especially considering it's free. It's going through a transition, and the bunch that made it great before will do so again likely. Everyone's so quick to throw the project overboard. If you want to see it a success again, lend a hand, bug test for them, whatever. Obviously it's just easier to whine.

DrTeeth reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

Devoid of ***so many*** simple features compared to v2, it lasted 5 mins here.

installshield reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

Unstable. Primitive interface. Lack of many features. Not recommended for professional use.

shawkins reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

Technically, this is headed in the right direction.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

It's rather depressing to continue to see this product falter. I *adored* version 2.x, and I don't see why they changed it.

I just updated from 3.0 to 3.01 and it wanted a REBOOT? for a freaking ftp client????

ravemanson reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

Seriously, SmartFTP is anything but bloated. If You think FileZilla is all we need, and that SmartFTP is overkill, i guess all that You do is actually move files up and down? Sure, the excellence of SFTP would be a little too much then perhaps, but the rest of us, the one's who use alot of the power of FTP applications, are laughing at FileZilla. It's like measuring Wordpad and Word.

If You don't even have the need for the (to me) very basic things that SFTP and pretty much all other apps provide, which FZ doesn't, how can You call SFTP "bloated" just because You don't use those functions?

SMFTP is the most perfect applications i've ever used, and looks great. It's not bloated, lol, FZ is in another user-class and is referred to as "Intuitive interface" and "useful functions"! Ha!

bigmama reviewed v3.0.1 on Sep 20, 2007

whats the problem because i haven't used it
and this prog used to be a very good ftp client

spiked reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 19, 2007

These are the only new features in 3.0.1-rc1:
- Settings to configure size, date and time formatting
- Message log and queue visibility will be remembered
- Custom action to perform after queue completion
- Add some confirmation dialogs
So mostly cosmetic. Wake me up when something actually changes.

Not surprisingly, the "platform independent" rewrite took a heavy toll. Despite the fact that *nix platforms ALREADY had a bazillion FTP clients to choose from, the FileZilla developers spent 3.5 YEARS taking a strong FTP client on Windows and making it a lame FTP client on multiple platforms. They have promised that "most" of the lost features will be implemented in the "future" but if the last 3.5 years are any indication, I'll be running 2.2 for a long time to come.

phiber0ptik reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 18, 2007

filezilla with more features is good. Freeware and s*** so 4 of 5 for now

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 18, 2007

"Now.. suddenly, we have an RC1 for Beta 3.0.1 which have everything v2 had" - Walruz

????
3.0.1 doesn't add back in any features from 2.x.
Actually it's missing all but the most basic of features that were in 2.x. It doesn't have remote edit. Can't remember to trust certificates in future sessions. No view menu, so you can't hide the tool bars you find useless. I'm sure there are others, these are just the ones that bug me the most.

walruz reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 18, 2007

I've tested this app on the early stages of v3 Beta and it sucked. Period. I've been using Filezilla for quite a long time and i was pretty much dissapointed with v3:
- Lack of features (it seemed like they removed them!)
- Awful new interface (in terms of organization).
Now.. suddenly, we have an RC1 for Beta 3.0.1 which have everything v2 had
- Handful of features
- Intuitive interface

It may not look like SmartFTP, it may not include all the excessive features WS and other ftp clients include, but it's a rock solid application which does what it claims: "a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP".. If I want a bloated ftp client which i can only use in my Windows computer (not my linux one) i'd stick with SmartFTP & co.

ravemanson reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 18, 2007

+ Fast

- Ugly. VERY ugly.
- Barely any functions at all.

The most overrated software i have ever tried. Try SmartFTP and You'll see what "alot of useful functions" and "intuitive interface" is.

HelgeFossmo reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 18, 2007

Excellent work by the developers!
Finally Filezilla are available both for Linux & MacOS X

improvelence reviewed v3.0.1 RC1 on Sep 17, 2007

Well, they fixed some things

phiber0ptik reviewed v3.0 on Sep 14, 2007

nice features! haha

zridling reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Much like Maxthon, it's rare for an app to get significantly worse after a major upgrade. Too bad, I loved this app. Moved on to FTPRush now, and haven't looked back.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Well there's finally a final release, and now I'm officially disappointed. Half the features that were in 2.x are missing from 3.

Are you sure it's not still an alpha build? It still doesn't save screen positions consistently.

guti reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Pretty stable, and not bad. But I prefer SmartFTP (being free for private usage).

nLctr reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Filezilla 3.00 looks OK but startup is slower and its missing a bunch of UI features. I'm sticking with 2.2.32 for a while.

And I agree Filezizlla is the best ftp client I've used.

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Didn't import my old filezilla prefs.
Didn't uninstall earlier version (or give the option, at least.)

hell0 reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Lovely client - and now I can use it nicely in nix! thats about the biggest change in the complete rewrite. Missing a few options that could be handy, but all the main things are there.
I look forward to seeing them come back as v3 matures.

At the moment the filters seem to have some flaws, such as "less than" actually meaning "greather than"... at least to me, and a generally strange layout. However once they are set up, they really do help with my leeching!

(4, few options missing, logic/arith issues in filters)

Andy Dean reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

I still think that FileZilla is one of the best ftp clients around. However I'm going to stick with version 2.2.32 for now as version 3 lacks quite a few of the features of the earlier releases.

CyberDog reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Where did all the options go? It took them a full year to delete 3/4 of their features and beta a new skin?

Version 2.2 had some pretty annoying flaws, but it was passable. Version 3 (Final?) appears to have a new theme and about a quarter of the configuration options of 2.2. I feel like I've got to be missing something... Settings is practically empty. Talk about a step backwards!

Skawt reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Still takes 6 seconds to load under 32-bit Vista. I wonder if it has anything to do with the explorer shell code (which I actually did not install). Otherwise it works quite well.

Update: The nightly build for 9/10/07 fixes the load time. Pops up instantly after the test build warning box.

Master- reviewed v3.0 on Sep 10, 2007

Missing some function - but still the best for me.
Worth an easy 5.

Skawt reviewed v3.00 RC3 on Sep 2, 2007

I'm not sure why it's taking so long to load (6 seconds now), but I suspect that it may have something to do with having a quad core system and the debug code still in place. The older 2.2.x version of Filezilla loads instantly. We'll see what happens when they release the final version.

DipThong reviewed v3.00 RC3 on Sep 2, 2007

After trying this release for a couple of days, I have determined that this is actually a step down in terms of ability to be productive and get my tasks done. I will remain with FileZilla v2 since it seems to work a lot better.

war593122 reviewed v3.00 RC3 on Sep 1, 2007

Ian C, an alpha is a pre beta build. These are beta builds. But yeah RC (release candidates) are generally feature complete but not always and simply mean the code is more stable and getting close to a final build.

Ian C. reviewed v3.00 RC3 on Aug 31, 2007

I was actually going to replace v2 with v3 on my system, but once I started using it a lot, I realized it doesn't have support for remote edit yet. So again I ask, why is this an RC when they're still adding features, shouldn't it be classified as alpha?

As far as loading times...
I've got an 8 year old computer with 512mb of ram, and it loads in less than 2 seconds for me.

Skawt reviewed v3.00 RC2 on Aug 30, 2007

Almost ready for prime-time, but there are some obvious bugs still to be squashed. Aside from the full-screen window-position bug, there's also the small matter of the software taking way too long to load. I have a Quad Core system with 4GB of RAm, a RAID10 array, and it still takes 10 seconds to load. That doesn't seem like much, but all of my other apps pretty much load within 1 second of being clicked on.

Otherwise I like where they've gone with the software, and they're brought forward all of the functionality of the 2.2.x series I used. I've switched to the RC2 version permanently and look forward to the release.

war593122 reviewed v3.00 RC2 on Aug 27, 2007

Window state information is still buggy.

Please see:

https://sourceforge.net/...1470&group_id=21558

Update: My bug has been fixed. :)

Be sure and download the 2007-08-31 build or later from:

http://filezilla-project.org/nightly.php

See http://filezilla.svn.sou...w=rev&revision=1601 for more information.

Skawt, it loads here in less than 1 second...

And I only have a dual core, 2gb ram, raid 0 system...

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.0 RC1 on Aug 14, 2007

Even though the betas seemed like they were alpha quality, I'd have to say that RC1 is pretty much RC quality, except for it not remembering window/pane size/placement. Other than that, which is just enough for me not to uninstall the 2.x version, I'd say it's damn good!

mjm01010101 reviewed v3.0.0 RC1 on Aug 13, 2007

Older version works fine: check.
Lots of betas to make sure new version with lots of features doesn't break anything: check
Silly posts downmodding based on beta instability? check
Post to counteract silliness: check

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 11 on Jul 27, 2007

FileZilla has officially been removed from my FileForum watch list.

I'm sticking with 2.2.26 until the devs get their act together. :(

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 11 on Jul 20, 2007

Actually, these should still be called alpha releases, seeing as how many of the main features still aren't implemented. It's still got a long ways to go, but it's looking like it's gonna be a huge improvement over version 2.

solid state reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 10 on Jul 14, 2007

i have been using filezilla's older versions for ages and im pleased using of it. but there must be great problems with this third version. how can't they design a stable version after 10 betas? it shouldn't be so difficult to release a stable version after 1o trial.

they must be more serious and respectful to their well known name.

eek-1 reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 10 on Jun 15, 2007

Beta 9 & 10 never work well with Windows 2003. I got constant timeouts whenever uploading bigger files even with the firewall turned off. Went back to SmartFTP 2.5 which has no problems whatsoever.

> ...It's A BETA RELEASE PEOPLE, IT'S NOT COMPLETE so stop crying about how much it sucks and giving it a 1.

Regardless it's a beta or alpha or rc whatever, if the the thing is bugful then people should mention it.

Ian C. reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 10 on Jun 5, 2007

I don't understand why everyone is rating the beta of version 3 as five stars. It is still missing several important things before it's ready for every day use. I will say this though, it has proven to be significantly faster and more stable with huge jobs than version 2.

On the other hand, maybe all the 5's are to counter the morons that seem to think that this is a final release and insist on bad mouthing the project. It's A BETA RELEASE PEOPLE, IT'S NOT COMPLETE so stop crying about how much it sucks and giving it a 1.

PostDeals reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 10 on Jun 4, 2007

We ditched Cuteftp and others and got this for our orginization and we have had no issues. No more file corruptions or slow transfer rates. IT ROCKS.

aszure reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 8 on May 9, 2007

For free software, its about as good as you can get. In fact, its probably better than most payware.

The MAZZTer reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 8 on May 9, 2007

FireZilla is a very nice product, and it's free! I agree with the commenter below. Limiting a project to one or two betas just because having more seems... wrong, or whatever, is the sort of thinking that produces buggy, broken, and rushed software. Good software will take as long as needed to develop, and will go through as many alpha and beta versions as is needed to work the product into high-quality software.

molumen reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 8 on May 9, 2007

Filezilla is one of the best opensource projects I know.

Bigmama said: "however i don't understand why so many betas... release 1 or 2 betas, 8 betas is silly"

Beta versions are made for testing purposes. Every Beta version is tested by users that report bugs. The more betas are produced, the more stable the final release will be. Actually opensource projects are some sort of continuous beta version, since every new beta brings more bugfixes and stability.

8 betas is not the end, it's quite possible that there will be more of them. Keep in mind that the 3rd version of Filezilla is a completely rewritten project (not a continuation of the 2.x branch). It is now created not only for windows, but for Linux and OSX as well. Developing for many platforms has always been tricky, that explains the 8 (and more to come) betas.

Thumbs up for Tim Kosse!

bigmama reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 8 on May 9, 2007

very good program

however i don't understand why so many betas...

release 1 or 2 betas, 8 betas is silly

philippk reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 8 on May 9, 2007

This is even marked as a BETA... Why do you keep making non sens comments? FZ3 is not an extended version of FZ2 its a complete remake... Good things come to those who wait!

If you don't know what beta means have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/...ware_release_cycle#Beta

I love FileZilla! Cant wait to see it running on my linux box!

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 7 on Apr 8, 2007

I'm sticking with FileZilla 2.2.26a.

You hear that sound, Tim?
Those are your users leaving your program :(

zridling, why the hell would I pay for a program when FileZilla 2.2 does everything I want, open source, and FAST

LRN reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 7 on Mar 27, 2007

FileZilla 2.x and 3.x are completely different branches. If you're missing some features or afraid of bugs - use 2.x.

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 24, 2007

FileZilla is dead.

Make sure to download 2.2.26a and AVOID THIS VERSION LIKE THE PLAGUE

computershack reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 20, 2007

What the hell? Why has everything useful been taken out?

If I want to go to a FTP site in my site manager list, I now have to open the Site Manager instead of just clicking on the drop down arrow and selecting from the list.

DudeBoyz reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 20, 2007

Why are so many of the useful configuration options STRIPPED OUT of this version? They are in version 2.2.30.

It doesn't remember the window and pane position and settings. No export / import, tons of the settings are gone, such as the Interface Settings.

Of what use is this software now that it's been divested of its versatility?

Comit reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 19, 2007

I know its still beta but...
Not the filezilla I remember :x
This new version has a ways to go just to match with the previous version.

kooshini reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 5 on Jan 31, 2007

I'm with stisev,

This app went from hero to Zero - it feels like the author has died and his mate has taken over the project who forgot to include all the previous features that this program had to offer like DRAG N DROP????

-5/5 (bring back 2.2.30a)

Koosh

andrewbmoore reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 5 on Jan 30, 2007

This beta is working excellent for me. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use. I haven't used FTP in years and I was able to set up FTP connections with my web host in a few minutes without having to look in the documentation.

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 5 on Jan 15, 2007

Diam0nd,
You're an idiot, plan and simple.

When an author removes one of the most SIMPLE features in a client, that's when I b****.

Fix it or lose legions of loyal users. Simple as that.

HaST reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 5 on Jan 14, 2007

At least FileZilla for Linux! Thx to developers! :)

Diam0nd reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 5 on Jan 12, 2007

I love how you people come here, and cry about the betas you try. HELLO, the site is called BETAnews. The programs here are SUPPOSE to have bugs, you morons.

Great FREE client. Thumbs up.

dhry reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 4 on Dec 20, 2006

Yeah folks, stick with v2. v3 is nowhere near primetime right now, and nobody really cares about crossplatform except the developers themselves, right?

LRN reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 4 on Dec 15, 2006

Author should name these releases "pre-alpha" not "beta", so people won't complain about bugs and missing features.

I saw somewhere someone asking, why 3.x instead of developing 2.x further? Maybe you didn't noticed...But 3.x are cross-platform. You could see packages for different OSes in download section.

eviljolly reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 4 on Dec 15, 2006

Still a decent FTP client, especially for freeware, but I went back to the older version. It won't remember my layout settings and I have trouble connecting to some FTP servers that I don't with the older version.

ZeRO9999 reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 4 on Dec 14, 2006

a bit low on features

computershack reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 14, 2006

BETA 4 is already showing on the Filezilla project page

werne reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 14, 2006

computershack is correct. Now version 3 beta 4 shows up when originally only version 3 beta 2 was present.

It is not Beta 3. It is version 3 beta 2.

BoNeLeSS reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 14, 2006

Still some people doesn't get the meaning of "beta" software.

Zerbe reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 13, 2006

No drag and drop? Crap!

I understand the meaning of beta, feature complete. This should be alpha and we wouldnt have all this complaining about the quality of it.

blackz0r reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 13, 2006

Atrocious interface and a bit low on features, but not bad for free. Still, those in need of an FTP client would be better served by SmartFTP (freeware) or FlashFXP (shareware).

Dreimanis reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 13, 2006

one of the few great open-source software pieces

Skyfrog reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 3 on Dec 13, 2006

I've always loved Filezilla but this is a mess. What happened to drag and drop? Not having that in an FTP client is inexcusable. What happened to the nice user interface? Changing things around just for the sake of change and a new version number is a bad idea. The 2.x versions looked much nicer and were easier to use. I will continue to stick with 2.x unless 3.0 is fixed otherwise I'll eventually switch to another client.

wognum reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Nov 24, 2006

version 3 sucks bigtime! cant believe the author messed up this great program :{

can i download v2 somewhere?

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 20, 2006

"stisev, excuse me but you are a moron. The author said "DO NOT request missing features." Its a beta after all..."

Excuse me, but **** you.

The author has completely dropped the ball and messed this program up.

What he needs to do is issue an immediate regression back to 2x and work from there.

Do NOT update to 3.0. You will regret it. FileZilla 2.x is the best FTP client as of yet.

Blue Joker reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 16, 2006

Well ,
end of a program or i'm unable to understand the new change...?

molumen reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 16, 2006

I love the new refreshed interface. Although the beta is still not stable enough for production I will use it along the current stable 2.2.28 to detect and report bugs.
A big thanks to the author, this program is a must-have! :)

BoNeLeSS reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 16, 2006

stisev, excuse me but you are a moron. The author said "DO NOT request missing features." Its a beta after all...

BiggFatty reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 16, 2006

The beta did not delete my settings, it is all still stored in the directory, just reinstall the old version over it.

Master- reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 2 on Oct 16, 2006

Its beta.

stisev reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 15, 2006

DO NOT INSTALL THE BETA VERSION

1) It WILL wipe out ALL of your settings
2) No more site manager on startup
3) NO MORE DRAG AND DROP.

I am officially boycotting this program, until the author addresses these issues.

tweakerxp reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 7, 2006

Excellent FTP App. Beta is missing many features from the 2.x series such as drag and drop support and much of the settings. Will be interesting to see how this program develops.

k1net1c reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 7, 2006

Switched to this long ago on Windows to replace CuteFTP etc, as this was the only free and open source alternative that could replace all of features I had come to rely on. Now it's ported over to Linux and *BSD? This is the news I was waiting for!

DeadFly reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 7, 2006

The password thing does suck, but this IS a beta.
From the developer in the forums:

"FileZilla 3 is a complete rewrite of the client and is able to run on every major platform, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and *BSD.

Other new features of FileZilla 3 include:
- Directory listing filter
- Network Configuration Wizard including online test

However, a lot of features are still missing and scheduled for future beta versions. Especially the user interface will still undergo a lot of changes. "

noBuddy reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 6, 2006

This version is the first version, that doesn´t detect my old sites. Because it uses a different location of the xml files. And, even worse: older versions used numbers - instead of "clear" password in the xml files. This version shows the password in normal text file, as is. So anyone can read your password. I don´t like that. This for me is a step backwards.

Pensador reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 6, 2006

I'm an open-source enthusiast and a software engineer. This is my FTP client of choice.

Howell reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 6, 2006

The best IMHO...

To Diam0nd : free AND Open Source...

An Open Source software is not necessary a free (meaning no cost) software...

So you don't have to tell anybody he's a moron for that... ;)

Diam0nd reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 6, 2006

LRN,

Not free, Open Source. Moron.

cip2kro reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 6, 2006

Best ftp software. And for the ones that whine about windows < 2000... Get a new computer! We are in 2007 almost!!!

LRN reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 5, 2006

Good FTP client.

Need Win95 support? You have the source code, man! Port it to Win95 by yourself. That's the point of Free Software.

zridling reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 5, 2006

[To morriscox]: Except those versions of Windows that are currently supported and no longer supported. If you're using an old OS, quit yer carpin'. Microsoft hasn't supported Win95 for years, so why should an open source developer do so?

molumen reviewed v3.0.0 Beta 1 on Oct 5, 2006

Filezilla is one of the most reliable FTP clients today. I use it since version 1.8 and find it very attractive as it has all the functions I need, doesn't bloat the processor nor the RAM and is quite stable.
AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE!!! :)