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FileZilla

ApplicationFileZilla Project

Dem also dey call am filezilla client, filezilla ftp

FileZilla ProjectProductivity

Di FileZilla Project FTP and SFTP client. Di process na filezilla.exe. Download only from filezilla-project.org. Some mirrors dey bundle extra offers.

Wetin you need know

Download FileZilla only from filezilla-project.org.

filezilla.exe na di FileZilla Client. Official builds dey on top filezilla-project.org. Some mirrors dey add bundled offers. WinSCP na different SFTP GUI. FileZilla Server na different product.

Wetin e be?
FTP and SFTP client
Official site?
filezilla-project.org only
Same as WinSCP?
No. Different GUI and sites
Feex tok say
If search ad offer FileZilla wit shopping helper, I go send you back go filezilla-project.org. I no go treat WinSCP bookmarks as dis site manager.

Wetin be FileZilla?

FileZilla Client na FTP, FTPS, and SFTP GUI. E no be WinSCP and e no be FileZilla Server. Official binaries dey live on top filezilla-project.org.

If you never use am before

If you need FTP or SFTP for inside classic three-pane window, FileZilla Client na dis product. Download am only from filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client. Some third-party pages dey wrap di installer wit extra offers. WinSCP na different Windows GUI. FileZilla Server na different download.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

FTP and FTPS to host

Di site manager and transfer queue. WinSCP fit do FTP too. Di UI and saved sites na FileZilla own.

SFTP over SSH

SFTP dey supported. PuTTY Pageant pairing na WinSCP stronger story, no be dis client identity.

Compare local and remote trees

Di two-pane layout wey pipuru dey remember from hosting control-panel docs.

Na who e dey for?

  • Pipuru wey dia web host still dey talk say make dem use FTP
  • Anybody wey bundled FileZilla download don burn
  • Users wey dey compare am wit WinSCP for SFTP

Current status

FileZilla (2001) na current ftp and sftp client from FileZilla Project. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client.

How old e be?

Di FileZilla Project start for 2001. Di client still be di usual school and host-panel FTP app. Current 3.x builds na di product. FileZilla Server na separate program.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

FileZilla Client
FileZilla Server (different product)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di FileZilla Project
RAM Di client small. Queue size dey follow di transfer

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
filezilla.exe FileZilla Client window

Startup components

FileZilla fit start wit Windows if you allow am. Dat na client setting, no be server service unless you install Server.

File locations

Common FileZilla locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\

File formats

FTPSFTP

Common wahala dem

Bundled offers on top unofficial mirrors

Di official type=client page dey on top filezilla-project.org. FileZilla download on top shareware portal na di case make you avoid.

Plain FTP on top public Wi-Fi

FTP dey send passwords in plain text unless you use FTPS or SFTP. Dat na FileZilla protocol choice, no be WinSCP theme.

How to get unstuck

Download again from filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

If di installer offer extra toolbars, you no dey di project page.

Confirm say you install Client, no be Server

FileZilla Server na listener. Dis article na about di client window.

Saved sites dey live inside FileZilla, no be WinSCP

Export from FileZilla site manager if you need backup. WinSCP.ini no go import dem cleanly.

Alternatives

WinSCP if your shop already dey live inside PuTTY sessions. Browser no be good FTP client. SFTP inside Windows Terminal na di inbox command path.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client Official installer or vendor page
Help wiki.filezilla-project.org/ Vendor support
Official site filezilla-project.org/ Start here, no be random exe host
Client download only filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client Official client. No be FileZilla Server

Related hardware

Di client light. Large trees dey follow network and disk.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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