FTP that works with Catalina?!

Hi, same issue here. But it doesn't mean FileZilla is incompatible with Catalina.

If you try to install an app that isn’t signed by an identified developer or notarized by Apple, you will see will this warning that the app cannot be opened (Catalina) because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.

Go System Preferences > Security & Privacy, under the General tab > Open Anyway:

PS: I'm using FileZilla 3.45.1 (works fine so far)

Its £22.99 in App store (Cyberduck FTP Client and icloud browser) and I try to get stuff there as recommended by masters. Maybe cause I'm a Limey?

But a link to a safe free version would be welcome.

So there are several options for FTP clients that have been discussed here. Cyberduck, Transmit and the like. All good.

The original poster was looking for dual pane which Transmit does.

Then the monkey wrench was thrown in that they did not want to pay too much for software that they will only use a couple of times. There are choices here that fit that bill but maybe not give you the full options you are looking for. $10 is not an extreme amount of money to ask for given the time and energy someone put time to write software for, especially if its good.

There are others out there that charge more or less and give you a wide range of functionality accordingly. If you were a software developer, what is the amount you would charge for your software that keeps you in business and makes you want to support your software and/or write more software for people.

I guess what I am trying to say is. Support software developers making software that you like. Your support directly messages them to write more. It the software sucks don't buy it or use it. You get what you pay for. Stop whining that all software isn't free, appreciate those developers that give you trials or give you great software for free (there are those out there that do). More features and functionality sometimes do come at a more expensive price tag for the programming that had to happen to bring it to you.

IMNSHO

"Cyberduck works great in both 32 and 64 bit."

On Catalina??

PuTTY? The Windows SSH app? <smh>

Your wiki list omits the world #1 most popular ftp app - ftp. Just because Apple doesn’t ship it with the operating system anymore doesn’t mean you can’t install it. Personally, I’ve always preferred ncftp. And then there is always cURL, which is included wih the operating system.

add Yummy FTP PRO to the list

Forklift (version 2) is available in the App Store for free and works fine.

peter_watt wrote:

"Cyberduck works great in both 32 and 64 bit."

On Catalina??

Yes. On Catalina

The mail was from the forum bot not from me.

Being partly 32-bit is not a side-effect and unless they re-wrote it, it will not run on Catalina. The family have said no more work will be done.

The code may have been stolen so I would not encourage anyone trying "new' versions unless notarized by Apple.

According to the FileZilla folks, it should work... Check with them, if you’re running the most current?

I would think the new interest is simply because old favorites like YummyFTP are 32 bit.

Many people have their own websites and suddenly had to find a new tool.

Now I'm using Fetch 5.8b11. I haven't tried SFTP; I will try this, thanks.

g_lazz wrote:

add Yummy FTP PRO to the list

To the list of FTP clients that work on Catalina, or the list of those that don’t?

General note: FTP is utterly insecure, trivially leaks cleartext login credentials, and leaks data, is incompatible with modern network security, and is best replaced with sftp or a VPN or other measures.

As far as speed goes, in multiple tests of uploading the same 15 files of varying sizes to the same server, it took various FTP clients this amount of times:

- FileZilla, 19 seconds

- ForkLift, 39 seconds

- Transmit, 45 seconds

I didn't test Cyberduck because it's not dual pane and that would be inconvenient in my work.