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 6.3.3 changelog:
Optimized working with large local directories: 2264
- Loading large directory trees on the background.
- Hidden directory trees are loaded only in the background.
- Optimizing directory loading by checking existence of subfolders on the background.
- Optimized reading directories for file panel.
- Optimized browsing within directory tree with lots of subfolders.
Improvements to AWS/S3 authentication and configuration handling:
- Allowed assuming IAM role. 2249
- Credential profiles in .aws/config file are also recognized.
- Preferring configuration file defined using an environment variable over the default one.
- Only profiles that contain both aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key are listed on the Login dialog
- Bug fix: The .aws/credentials file path was resolved using AWS_CONFIG_FILE environment variable instead of correct AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE.
Other changes
- Fallback to nonresumable transfer when temporary target file cannot be created. 2277
- Logging can be enabled for installer subtasks.
- Limited SFTP upload queue length to avoid networking congestion.
- Bug fix: Possibility that files in root folder were incorrectly used.
Download: WinSCP 6.3.3 | 11.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: WinSCP MSI | 26.7 MB
Download: Standalone Executable | 8.1 MB
Link: WinSCP Home page | Full release notes