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

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