FileFive: SFTP/FTP/AWS S3 GUI client and dual-panel file manager for Windows, macOS and Linux

FileFive is a free open-source cross-platform SFTP/FTP/Amazon S3 client and file manager with intuitive and modern dual-panel user interface, available on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

It has a unique set of features and may be a free alternative to WinSCP, FileZilla Pro, Transmit, ForkLift and Cyberduck.

FileFive is also a visual, no-code and easy-to-use backup and CI/CD tool for developers and system administrators with user-friendly UI interface, offering similar functionality to rsync, rclone and sshfs.

FileFive can watch a local directories and automatically push changes to a remote server.

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Installation

npm install -g filefive

Usage

Run f5 and FileFive will be opened in the default browser. Press ctrl + c to quit the program.

> f5 --help
Usage: F5 [options]

SFTP/FTP/S3 client, dual-panel file manager in the browser

Options:
  -V, --version        output the version number
  -p, --port <number>  port number (default: "3113")
  --log                prints the log information
  -h, --help           display help

Features

• Cross-platform, runs on Windows, MacOS, Linux and any *nix with Node.js
• Upload, download, and manage files on cloud servers using
  • SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
• Powerful, intuitive and minimalistic UI, that mimics the look and feel of VSCode Explorer view, including VS Code file icon themes
• Search/filter files using wildcards, JavaScript Regular Expressions and Git status
• Synchronized browsing
• Upload/download/copy files and folders preserving relative paths, similar to cp --parents, rsync -R or MacOS ditto commands. Any necessary parent directories in the destination will be created to replicate the path of the source files. It allows synchronization files in nested folders in one click
• Remote file editing
• Files' Git statuses (uses your machine's Git installation)
• Connections/servers are plain files stored on your filesystem, no need to export/import
• Easy to copy and backup connections and settings in ~/.f5 folder, e.g. by putting them into a Git repo
• Drag & drop, copy & paste files support
• Use browser tabs to browse more than one server or transfer files simultaneously
• Utilize the built-in browser password manager to store passwords
• Open files and folders in default app or Visual Studio Code
• Theming: System preference, Light, Dark; a different color theme per connection; the most popular file and folder icon themes from VS Code
• Search On Type

Continuous Folder Synchronization

FileFive can monitor a local directory for filesystem changes and maintains a synchronized copy on a remote server. Changes detected in the local directory are queued and propagated to the remote directory automatically. Synchronization can include file creation, modification, renaming, and deletion, with optional filtering and subfolder support.

It is a simple, user-friendly alternative to WinSCP, Mutagen, Syncthing, VS Code sync extensions, or the CLI-based combination of lsyncd and rsync, with a focus on simplicity and ease of configuration. Synchronization tasks can be configured entirely through an intuitive graphical interface - without manually creating or editing configuration files, writing scripts, or dealing with command-line options.

Feedbacks

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Feedback, suggestion, improvements or bugs are welcome.

License

GPL-3.0 License