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Pure-FTPdUsermode FTP Server
Free

Free and open source under a BSD licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Linux
  • Can run fully non-root with chroot emulation and virtual accounts
  • Optional TLS encryption via OpenSSL
  • Runs without root privileges
  • Simple GTK4 graphical interface
  • FTP only; SFTP is handled by a separate SSH server
  • No Windows support listed
  • Linux only
  • Small single-developer project with little documentation
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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