WinSCP is an open source freeware SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client and SCP client. Its main function is safevfile transfer between a local and a remote computer,  using SSH (Secure Shell).

Beyond those basic functions, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality. The application also allows you to rename files and folders, create new folders, change properties of files and folders.

One of two selectable program interfaces allows user to manage files even on local computer. Most operations you can do recursively for files in folders.

WinSCP is also available as a plugin to two file managers, FAR and Servant Salamander.

WinSCP Features:

• Integration with Windows (drag and drop, URL, shortcut icons)
• Graphical user interface
• Translated into several languages
• All common operations with files
• Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2
• Batch file scripting and command-line interface
• Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways
• Integrated text editor
• Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (GSS) authentication
• Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication
• Windows Explorer-like and Norton Commander-like interfaces.
• Optionally stores session information.
• Optionally supports standalone operation using a configuration file in place of registry entries, suitable for operation from removable media

Oher important features:

• FTPS (FTP over TLS/SSL) support.
• It is possible to change group/owner of a remote file by UID/GID.
• XML logging for more formal and machine-readable representation of operations performed during the session.
• Filter for file panel.

Changes in WinSCP 6.2.2 RC:

• Translations completed: Farsi, French, Japanese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
• TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.2.1.
• WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.33.0.
• Bug fix: Failure when trying to upload file using double-click over disconnected session.
• Bug fix: Failure after long frequent use of session tabs.
• Bug fix: New tab icon is drawn incorrectly on Explorer interface with Show selective text labels turned off.
• Bug fix: Failure when switching to another application while new session is being opened using New Tab tab.

Changes in WinSCP 6.2.2 Beta:

• SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.80.
  It brings the following change:
  • Mitigations for SSH protocol “Terrapin” vulnerability.
• Support for Include directive when importing sites from OpenSSH.
• Change: .NET assembly collections are tagged with ClassInterfaceType.None to avoid warnings from regasm.
• Not using directory listing to keep FTP session alive by default.
• Windows Store installation on Windows 11 was incorrectly using INI file for configuration storage by default.
• Bug fix: Cannot browse long local paths.

Changes in WinSCP 6.1.2:

• MSI installer is not localized anymore to avoid problems with GPO.
• TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1w.
• Translations updated: Catalan, Danish, Russian and Turkish.
• Added new il-central-1AWS region.
• Bug fix: Typo in GPL license in installer.
• Bug fix: Check for application updates was limited to TLS 1.2.

Homepage – https://winscp.net

Server Requirements

Using WinSCP, you can connect to an SSH (Secure Shell) server with SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server or HTTP server with WebDAV service.SFTP is a standard part of the SSH-2 package. SCP is a standard part of the SSH-1 package. You can also run both protocols on the latter SSH version. WinSCP supports both SSH-1 and SSH-2. For authentication, you can use user name and password or public key (RSA or DSA). Other authorization types include TIS, Cryptocard, Keyboard-interactive, and Kerberos.For FTP, both the basic unencrypted variant and FTPS are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported.

For WebDAV, both the basic unencrypted variant and WebDAVS are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported.

SFTP Requirements

For SFTP, the only requirement beyond the server requirements above is to run SFTP on the server. It is best to run it as an SSH-2 subsystem. If you select SFTP-only on the Login dialog and the SFTP subsystem is not found, WinSCP will try to find the SFTP server in some common directories (/usr/lib/sftp-server, /usr/local/lib/sftp-server, etc.). This way, it is possible to use SFTP even with SSH-1, which does not support subsystems.

Size: 7.96 MB

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