

Then, enter the path to the Default remote directory (will be loaded after each connection), tick the Use synchronized browsing box if you have an identical folder structure on the local PC and server to duplicate files and folders. Go to the Advanced tab, leave the Server Type to Default (Autodetect), tick the Bypass proxy box if a proxy is available on the remote server, click Browse to set the Default local directory (will be loaded after each connection). Otherwise, set it to Normal (enter your User name, and Password if required), Ask for password (set just your User name, FileZilla will ask for the password during logon and remember it during the session), Interactive (set just your User name, FileZilla asks for the password and again for every new connection), Account (enter your User name, Password, and Account name, available only for FTP) or Key file (enter your User name and Browse for a key file necessary for authentication instead of a password, available only for SFTP). You can leave the Login Type to Anonymous if no authentication is required (typically used for public FTP servers). Then, choose the protocol between FTP - File Transfer Protocol and SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol, and pick the Encryption mode from Use explicit FTP over TLS if available (default, use this if unsure), Require explicit FTP over TLS, Require implicit FTP over TLS, and Only use plain FTP (insecure). To set up additional connection details, open the File menu and click Site Manager (or press Ctrl+S), click New Site in the popup window, type a website's name, enter the Host and Port number. Below the toolbar, you can quickly connect to an FTP or SFTP server without dealing with settings other than Host ( ftp:// for normal FTP with optional encryption, sftp:// for SSH file transfer protocol, ftps:// for FTP over TLS implicit, ftpes:// for FTP over TLS explicit), Username and Password (anonymous authentication will be used if these fields are left empty), and Port number ( default is 21 for FTP and 22 for SFTP if no port is specified). Click Quickconnect when you're ready to establish the connection. Once Filezilla is launched, it shows a built-in folder explorer for searching your computer's files and folders.

Scroll down to the end of this article to check out our video guide. We're breaking down FileZilla in the following guide to show you its highlight features. It supports IPv6, data resuming, multiple tabs to establish more connections at the same time, a site manager, drag-and-drop for file uploads and downloads, directory comparison to find out missing or extra files, speed limits, and synchronized folder browsing, among others. Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac, FileZilla is an FTP application you can use to download and upload files to a remote server via FTP, SFTP, FTPS, and SFTP.
