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About CS Browser
CS Browser, previously named S3 Browser, gives Amazon S3, S3 Glacier and S3-compatible storage services a familiar Windows interface. You can upload and download files, create and delete buckets, set access control on buckets and files, and share buckets with other users without using command-line tools.
It also supports multipart downloads, keeping files backed up in encrypted form, and managing Amazon CloudFront distributions. The freeware edition runs on Windows 7 SP1 through Windows 11 and on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 through 2025, and a Pro version is sold separately.
Strengths
- Works with Amazon S3, Glacier and S3-compatible services
- Bucket and file permission management in a GUI
- Manages CloudFront distributions too
- Supports Windows Server editions
Limitations
- Windows only
- Some features reserved for the paid Pro version
- Recently renamed, so guides may use the old name
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree as freeware, with a paid Pro version offering more features.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Windows users who manage S3 buckets and prefer a graphical client
- Categories
- File transfer
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to CS Browser
Compare allSoftware that can replace CS Browser for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Cyberduck
A server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows that speaks FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and every major object store.
Cyberduck is free open-source software for Windows and macOS that handles S3 alongside FTP, SFTP, Azure and B2, without CS Browser's CloudFront management.
MSP360 Explorer
A file manager for moving and managing files between local storage and cloud storage services.
MSP360 Explorer is another Windows GUI covering S3, Azure and Backblaze B2 with CLI and PowerShell scripting; multipart upload and multithreading require the PRO license.
WinSCP
A Windows file manager for remote servers, covering SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SCP, S3 and WebDAV, with scripting built in.
WinSCP stays on Windows, is free and open source, and adds scripting and a .NET library, but its S3 support sits alongside SFTP and FTP rather than bucket permission tools.
Air Explorer
Desktop app for managing, transferring, syncing and encrypting files across many cloud storage accounts.
Air Explorer manages S3 among more than 50 cloud services on Windows and macOS, with encryption and scheduled sync but no bucket permission management listed.
RcloneView
A graphical file manager built on rclone for browsing, syncing and mounting cloud storage.
RcloneView brings rclone's 70+ providers, including S3, to a graphical app on Windows, macOS and Android, with free drive mounting; some features need the paid Plus upgrade.
Rclone UI
A cross-platform desktop graphical interface for rclone and S3 storage.
Rclone UI is a free, open-source rclone front end that works with S3 storage on Windows, macOS and Linux, relying on rclone to perform transfers.
Transmit
A macOS file transfer client for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3 and cloud storage services.
Transmit is a paid macOS-only client covering S3, FTP, SFTP and WebDAV, so moving to it means leaving Windows.
SmartFTP
A Windows client for FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, SSH and cloud storage transfers.
SmartFTP is a paid Windows client that reaches S3 and Backblaze B2 as well as FTP and SFTP, with an SSH terminal and automated transfers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
AWS CLI
Amazon's open-source command-line tool for managing and scripting AWS services, including S3 file transfers.
s3cmd
A command-line client for uploading, downloading, syncing and managing files on S3-compatible storage.
s5cmd
A fast command-line tool that runs parallel copy and sync operations on S3 and local files.
Azure Storage Explorer
A free desktop app from Microsoft for managing Azure storage accounts and transferring files to them.
CloudMounter
A desktop app that mounts cloud storage accounts as local drives in Finder and Explorer.
ExpanDrive
Mounts cloud storage and file servers as native drives on macOS, Windows and Linux.
