FileZilla
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FileZilla 3.7.3 running under Ubuntu MATE
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| Developer(s) | Tim Kosse |
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| Initial release | 22 June 2001 |
| Stable release | 3.24.0 (13 January 2017) |
| Preview release | 3.19.0-rc1 (20 June 2016) |
| Repository | svn |
| Written in | C++, wxWidgets |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 5.8 MB |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | FTP client |
| License | GNU General Public License Version 2 |
| Website | filezilla-project |
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FileZilla Server main interface
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| Developer(s) | Tim Kosse, et al. |
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| Stable release | 0.9.59 (22 November 2016) |
| Preview release | none (n/a) |
| Repository | svn |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | FTP server |
| License | GPL |
| Website | filezilla-project |
FileZilla is a free software, cross-platform FTP application, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Client binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, server binaries are available for Windows only. The client supports , and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS). Support for (SSH File Transfer Protocol), which can be used to share folders over a network, is not implemented in FileZilla Server.
FileZilla's source code is hosted on SourceForge and the project was featured as Project of the Month in November 2003. However, there have been criticisms that SourceForge bundles malicious software with the application; and that FileZilla stores users' FTP passwords insecurely.
FileZilla was started as a computer science class project in the second week of January 2001 by Tim Kosse and two classmates. Before they started to write the code, they discussed under which license they should release the code. They decided to make FileZilla an open-source project because many FTP clients were already available, and they didn't think that they would sell a single copy if they made FileZilla commercial.
These are some features of FileZilla.
In May 2008 Chris Foresman assessed FTP clients for Ars Technica, saying of FileZilla: "Some friends in the tech support world often recommend the free and open-source FileZilla, which offers a Mac OS X version in addition to Windows and Linux. But I've never been thrilled about its busy interface, which can be daunting for novice users."
Writing for Ars Technica in August 2008 Emil Protalinski said: "this week's free, third-party application recommendation is FileZilla.... This FTP client is very quick and is regularly updated. It may not have a beautiful GUI, but it certainly is fast and has never let me down."
Go Daddy, Clarion University of Pennsylvania and National Capital FreeNet recommend FileZilla for uploading files to their web hosting services.
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