Alternatives to gFTP
A free multithreaded GTK file transfer client for Linux and other Unix-like systems. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
gFTP
A free multithreaded GTK file transfer client for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as gFTP.
FileZilla
The long-standing free FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, with a matching server for Windows.
FileZilla is an open-source FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with a site manager and transfer queue, available for Windows and macOS as well as Linux.
Krusader
A twin-panel commander-style file manager for KDE Plasma and other Linux and Unix desktops.
Krusader is an open-source twin-panel file manager with built-in SFTP and FTP transfers and directory synchronisation, though it pulls in KDE libraries.
muCommander
An open-source, cross-platform dual-pane file manager with remote filesystem, cloud storage and archive support.
muCommander is an open-source dual-pane file manager browsing FTP, SFTP, SMB, S3 and cloud storage on Linux, Windows and macOS, with a Java-based interface.
Konqueror
KDE's combined web browser and file manager, using Qt WebEngine for pages.
Konqueror combines a web browser, file manager and FTP/SFTP client in one KDE program, fitting best on a KDE Plasma desktop.
termscp
Move files between local and remote systems in a terminal interface.
termscp moves files between local and remote systems in a terminal interface with several protocols, trading gFTP's GTK window for a text UI.
LFTP
A command-line file transfer program for FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FISH and BitTorrent, with mirroring and job control.
LFTP is a command-line client for FTP, SFTP and HTTP with mirroring and parallel transfers, suited to scripting but without a graphical interface.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
File Centipede
All-in-one download and upload manager with BitTorrent, WebDAV, FTP and SSH clients for Windows and Linux.
duck
The Cyberduck command-line tool for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3 and OpenStack Swift transfers.
Cyberduck
A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.
