FileZilla is a free and open-source, cross-platform FTP application, consisting of

FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Clients are available for Windows, Linux,
and macOS. Both server and client support FTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS), while
the client can in addition connect to SFTP servers. FileZilla's source code is hosted
on SourceForge.
History
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FileZilla was started as a computer science class project in the second week of
January 2001 by Tim Kosse and two classmates. [3][who?][4]
Before they started to write the code, they discussed under which license they
should release it.[4] 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. [4] Since its initial development in
2001, FileZilla has been released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).[5] The
FileZilla client is currently released under GPL-2.0-or-later, and the server package
under AGPL-3.0-or-later.[2]
FileZilla featured as SourceForge's Project of the Month in November 2003.[6]
Features
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FileZilla Client allows file transfer using both FTP and encrypted FTP such as FTPS
(server and client) and SFTP,[7] with support for IPv6. One of its most notable
features is its capability to pause and resume file transfer processes, even for files
larger than 4GB. Users can chose to overwrite existing files based on the age or size
of the file. It also allows the preservation of timestamps on transferred files,
provided there is support from the local system when downloading or from the
target server when uploading.[8]
FileZilla Client uses a tabbed user interface for multitasking, allowing users to
browse more than one server or transfer files simultaneously between multiple
servers. It also features a Site Manager to manage server lists and a transfer queue
for ordering file transfer tasks. It has bookmarks for easy access and supports drag
and drop for downloads and uploads. The software provides directory comparison
for comparing local files and server files in the same directory. If there is a
difference in the file details, such as a mismatch in name or size, the software will
highlight the file in colour.
Other features include configurable transfer speed limits, filename filters, a network
configuration wizard, remote file editing, keep-alive command to prevent
disconnections when idle, HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support,
and logging events to a file for debugging. Additionally, users can export queues
into an XML format file, browse directories synchronously, and remotely search for
files on the server.
FileZilla Client is a cross-platform software, runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, and Mac
OS X, and available in 47 languages worldwide, including Arabic, Armenian, Basque,
Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, German,
Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic,
Italian, Japanese, Georgian, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Latvian,
Macedonian, Norwegian, Nepali, Occitan, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and
Vietnamese.
These are some features of FileZilla Server:[9]
 FTP and FTP over TLS (FTPS)
 IPv6 support
 Speed limits
 Large file support >4GB
 Remote administration
 Permissions system with users and groups
 IP filters
Reception
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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."[10]
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."[11]
GoDaddy, Clarion University of Pennsylvania and National Capital
FreeNet recommend FileZilla for uploading files to their web hosting services. [12][13][14]
FileZilla is available in the repositories of many Linux distributions,
including Debian, Ubuntu, Trisquel and Parabola GNU/Linux-libre.[15][16][17][18]
In January 2012, CNET gave FileZilla their highest rating of "spectacular"—five out of
five stars.[19]
As of 2022 FileZilla is regularly listed in articles on the top free software
applications.[20]
Since the project's participation in SourceForge's program to create revenue by
adware, several reviewers started warning about downloading FileZilla and
discouraged users from using it. [21][22]
Criticism
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Bundled adware issues
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In 2013 the project's hosting site, SourceForge.net, provided the main download of
FileZilla with a download wrapper, "offering" additional software for the user to
install. Numerous users reported that some of the adware installed without consent,
despite declining all install requests, or used deception to obtain the user's
"acceptance" to install. Among the reported effects are: web browser
being hijacked, with content, start page and search engines being forcibly changed,
popup windows, privacy or spying issues, sudden shutdown and restart events
possibly leading to loss of current work. Some of the adware was reported to resist
removal or restoration of previous settings, or were said to reinstall after a
supposed removal. Also, users reported adware programs to download and install
more unwanted software, some causing alerts by security suites, for being malware.
[22]

The FileZilla webpage offers additional download options without adware installs,
but the link to the adware download appears as the primary link, highlighted and
marked as "recommended".[22][23]
As of 2016, FileZilla displays ads (called sponsored updates) when starting the
application. These ads appear as part of the "Check for updates" dialog. [24]
In 2018, a further controversy about FileZilla's use of a bundled adware installer
caused concern.[25]
Plain text password storage
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Until version 3.26 FileZilla stored all saved usernames and passwords as plain text,
allowing any malware that had gained even limited access to the user's system to
read the data. FileZilla author Tim Kosse was reluctant to add encrypted storage. He
stated that it gives a false sense of security, since well-crafted malware can include
a keylogger that reads the master password used to secure the data. Users have
argued that reading the master password to decrypt the encrypted storage is still
harder than just reading the unencrypted storage. [26] A fork called FileZilla
Secure was started in November 2016 to add encrypted storage. [27] In May 2017,
encrypted storage was also added to the main version, 10 years after it was first
requested.[28] Kosse maintained that the feature did not really increase security, as
long as the operating system is not secure. [29]
FileZilla Server
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FileZilla Server

FileZilla Server main interface

Developer(s) Tim Kosse, et al.

Stable 1.9.4[30] / 11 November 2024

release

Repository  svn.filezilla-
project.org/filezilla/
FileZilla3/

Written in C++
 Operating Linux, MacOS, Windows
system

Type FTP server

License 2021[a]: AGPL-3.0-or-later[2]

2001[b]: GPL-2.0-or-later[31]

Website filezilla-project.org

FileZilla Server is a sister product to FileZilla Client. It is an FTP server supported

by the same project and features support for FTP and FTP over SSL/TLS. [32] FileZilla
Server is currently available for Linux, MacOS and Windows platforms.
FileZilla Server is a free, open-source FTP server. Its source code is hosted on the
FileZilla Project website.[33]
Features
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FileZilla Server supports FTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS).[citation needed] Other features
include:
 Encryption with SSL/TLS (for FTPS)
 Per-user permissions on the underlying file system
 GUI configuration tool
 Speed limits
 IP filtering
FileZilla Client issues
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Unlike some other FTP clients, FileZilla Client does not implement a workaround for
an error in the IIS server which causes file corruption when resuming large file
downloads.[34]