WinSCP 6.1: The Filezilla alternative that delivers with a major update



WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality.

WinSCP features:

  • Graphical user interface
  • Translated into several languages
  • Integration with Windows (drag&drop, URL, shortcut icons)
  • U3 support
  • All common operations with files
  • Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2 and plain old FTP protocol
  • Batch file scripting and command-line interface
  • Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways
  • Integrated text editor
  • Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (GSS) authentication
  • Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication with SSH
  • Explorer and Commander interfaces
  • Optionally stores session information
  • Optionally supports portable operation using a configuration file in place of registry entries, suitable for operation from removable media

WinSCP 6.1 is a major application update. New features and enhancements include:

  • Local file manager mode (two local panels).
  • Windows 11 flat style graphics.
  • SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.78. That includes support for OpenSSH certificates.
  • Ongoing delete operation can be moved to background queue.
  • Showing directory size in file panel.

List of all changes:

  • Translations completed: Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Swedish.
  • Consistently open the nearest existing parent folder when the current local panel directory is deleted.
  • Visual feedback when control (drop down list particularly) is focused via keyboard accelerator.
  • Building .NET assembly in Visual Studio 2022.
  • Bug fix: Remote file pasted to an external HDD is downloaded twice.
  • Bug fix: Callstack debug logging in .NET assembly was broken.
  • Bug fix: Corrected hint for Default session color command.
  • Bug fix: When reading input Stream in .NET assembly upload fails in 64-bit process, the transfer is not interrupted.
  • Bug fix: Failure when application log cannot be opened.
  • Bug fix: Work around key algorithm naming change in OpenSSH 7.7 and older (from pre-release of PuTTY 0.79).
  • Bug fix: With debug logging enabled, the echoed script commands and XML log group names miss the command name.

Download: WinSCP 6.1 | 10.5 MB (Open Source)
Download: WinSCP MSI | 26.6 MB (Open Source)
Download: Standalone Executable | 8.5 MB
Link: WinSCP Home page | Full release notes

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