FTP client

A FTP client uses the FTP protocol to connect to an FTP server to transfer files.

Basic FTP clients come with many operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, DOS, Linux and Unix. However, many enhanced clients are available typically as shareware/freeware for Windows and as free software for Unix-like systems. Many modern web browsers have built-in FTP clients as well (though an FTP client will work better for private FTP servers than a browser).

Some operating systems including newer versions of Windows, Mac OS X or Linux (e.g. with FUSE (linux)) can mount FTP servers as virtual drives directly within the operating system, which may be easier or more convenient for some users than using a specialized client.

Desktop environments such as KDE or GNOME integrate FTP through KIO or GNOME VFS.

=See also=

*List of FTP clients *Comparison of FTP clients *File Transfer Protocol