- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $36.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP/2003/Vista/7
- Date added: November 20, 2009
- Total Downloads: 20,420,428
- Downloads last week: 713
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 777 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 08, 2008
This powerhouse FTP client takes some getting used to, but you'll be glad you gave it a chance. Don't be alarmed by the cramped, multipane Windows Explorer-like interface; you can customize the toolbars and windowpanes however you like.
With the Local Browser window visible, SmartFTP supports drag-and-drop transfers like those on basic FTP clients. But its real power lies deeper within its option menus, where you'll find CHMOD remote file-attribute modification, background file transfers, multiple FTP connections, passive-mode transfers, site-to-site transfers (FXP), and connections via proxy or SSL. Using the Global Queue window, you even can schedule downloads or uploads to more than one server.
SmartFTP may overwhelm beginners, but it's a natural for intermediates and up.
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Publisher's description
From SmartFTP :SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. It features an Explorer-like, customizable interface and supports drag-and-drop functions. Multiple FTP connections can be opened at the same time, and you can copy files from one remote host to another (FXP). Remote-host directory information is cached for future viewing, and FTP URLs are supported. Other features include a Favorites list; the ability to resume broken downloads; a global history; background transfers; proxy support; a passive transfer mode; and the ability to perform recursive downloads, uploads, and deletes.
What's new in this version:
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Version: SmartFTP Client (32-bit) 4.0.1072
"Great performer for my simple needs"
Pros: Does a great job for my very simple FTP needs.
Cons: Given my simple needs, I should have selected a product that is TOTALLY free. For some reason or another, I really thought this one was totally free. This is the reason it gets 4/5 versus a perfect score.
Summary: I needed to upload files to a web site I'm designing on a 3rd party server. I could not do so with Visual Studio 2008 unless i loaded the FrontPage Server Extensions on the site...cluttering up the site. I wanted a simple product to do the job and t... read more >>
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Version: SmartFTP Client (32-bit) 4.0.1072
Pros: Keeps trying if a transfer fails
Cons: Bit slow on occasion - but probably my connection
Summary: Quick - easy product to move files to host!
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