WinSCP

WinSCP

Screenshot of WinSCP version 5.5.2
Developer(s) Martin Přikryl
Initial release 2000 (2000)
Stable release 5.9.3 (November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)[1]) [±]
Development status Active
Written in C++
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Size 35 MB
Available in 38 languages[2]
Type FTP client
License GNU General Public License
Website winscp.net

WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is a free and open-source SFTP, FTP, WebDAV and SCP client for Microsoft Windows. Its main function is secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager and file synchronization functionality. For secure transfers, it uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports the SCP protocol in addition to SFTP.[3]

Development of WinSCP started around March 2000 and continues. Originally it was hosted by the University of Economics in Prague, where its author worked at the time. Since July 16, 2003, it is licensed under the GNU GPL and hosted on SourceForge.net.[4]

WinSCP is based on the implementation of the SSH protocol from PuTTY and FTP protocol from FileZilla.[5] It is also available as a plugin for Altap Salamander file manager,[6] and there exists a third-party plugin for the FAR file manager.[7]

Features

A remote edit window

WinSCP as a remote editor

WinSCP can act as a remote editor. When the user clicks on a (text) file in the remote file manager, it transfers the file to the local machine and opens it in the integrated editor, where Windows users can feel very much at home. Alternatively, the user may choose local editors based on file extensions. Whenever the document is saved, the remote version is updated automatically.[9]

Portable version

Apart from the standard package, three portable versions are also available: A generic package[10] and two customized versions for LiberKey and Portableapps.com. The portable version runs on Wine in Linux.[11]

Advertisements in installer

Some older versions of the WinSCP installer included OpenCandy advertising module or bundled Google Chrome. Since version 5.5.5 (August 2014) the installer does not contain any advertisement.

WinSCP itself did not and does not contain any advertisements.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Recent Version History :: WinSCP". Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  2. ↑ "WinSCP Translations". winscp.net. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Introducing WinSCP". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Project History". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "WinSCP Contributions". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "WinSCP Plugin to Altap Salamander File Manager". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "NetBox: SFTP/FTP/FTP(S)/SCP/WebDAV client for Far Manager". github.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "WinSCP 5.7 - What's New?". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Editing/Opening Files". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Portable Use". winscp.net. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "WinSCP entry on Wine AppDB". winehq.org. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
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