Windows SFTP client apps
Specialized applications from connecting to SFTP.
| Name | Note |
|---|
| Bitvise SSH Client | SSH tunneling, SSH terminal emulation and SFTP client. Commercial. |
| FileDrop | An SFTP client designed for Desktop drag and drop and fast switching between remote connections and fast upload. |
| Filezilla Client | Free and open source FTP, FTP/SSL and SFTP GUI client (beware of adware) |
| FlashFXP | SFTP/FTP client for Windows. Commercial. Not updated since 2017. |
| GoAnywhere SFTP client for MFT | SFTP client from creators of GoAnywhere MFT server. Commercial. |
| SmartFTP | FTP (File Transfer Protocol), FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SSH, Terminal client. Commercial. |
| 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. |
| Win SCP | Free and open source SFTP GUI client. Despite its name it's not limited to SCP, but works with SFTP and FTP/SSL too. |
| WS_FTP | FTP and SFTP client |
SFTP plugins for popular apps
Command-line clients
Use those if you want to access SFTP from a script or if you simply prefer command line over GUI.
| Name | Note |
|---|
| Bitvise Command-Line SFTP Client | Advanced command-line SFTP client for Windows. Commercial. |
| OpenSSH | OpenSSH's 'ssh' command is available on most Un*x systems. Free and open source. Windows port is included in CygWin. |
| Push SFTP | An open-source command line client that has a full set of SFTP commands, with fast upload. |
| 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. |
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:
| Name | Note |
|---|
| ExpandDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Windows and Mac. |
| NetDrive | SFTP, FTP, DropBox, GoogleDrive, OneDrive and few others. Commercial. Reverts to a limited free version when the trial is over. Windows. |
| SFTP NET Drive | SFTP. Commercial. Free for personal use. Windows. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
