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gFTP vs LFTP: catalog facts
gFTP	LFTP
Free Free and open source.	Free Free software distributed under the GNU GPL.
Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports FTP, FTPS and SFTP Lightweight GTK interface	Built-in mirror command for syncing directory trees Parallel transfers and background jobs
Unix-like systems only, no Windows or macOS build SFTP depends on the external OpenSSH client	Command line only, with no graphical interface Maintainer has limited time and releases are rare
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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