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Dem still dey call am win scp, winscp client

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Martin Přikryl SFTP, SCP, and FTP GUI for Windows. Di process na WinSCP.exe. Dem dey often pair am with PuTTY. E no be FileZilla.

Wetin you need know

WinSCP na WinSCP.exe. FileZilla na different GUI.

WinSCP na Martin Přikryl SFTP and SCP client. E dey often open PuTTY for shell. FileZilla na separate FTP and SFTP project. To uninstall one no dey comot di oda one.

Wetin e be?
SFTP and SCP GUI for Windows
E be di same thing as FileZilla?
No. Different client and sites
E dey pair with PuTTY?
Yes. Terminal and Pageant
Feex tok say
If WinSCP ask for host key, I dey treat am like PuTTY warning. I no dey repair FileZilla make I take fix WinSCP bookmark. Na different clients be dose.

Wetin be WinSCP?

WinSCP na Windows file-transfer GUI for SFTP, SCP, FTP, and WebDAV. FileZilla na anoda GUI. PuTTY na di terminal wey dey often sit down beside am.

If you never use am before

If you need to copy files over SSH for Windows, WinSCP na di normal GUI. Download am from winscp.net/eng/download.php. E dey understand SFTP and SCP. FileZilla na different FTP and SFTP client. WinSCP fit hand over session give PuTTY. Dat one no make am FileZilla.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Copy files over SFTP or SCP

Di two-pane window. FileZilla fit do SFTP too. Di site manager and PuTTY hook na WinSCP matter.

Open PuTTY terminal

WinSCP fit launch putty.exe with di same host. FileZilla no get dat pairing.

Use Pageant keys

SSH keys from PuTTY agent. FileZilla site profile na different storage.

Na who e dey for?

  • Admins wey already get PuTTY sessions
  • People wey need SFTP without to dey live inside scp.exe
  • Anybody wey download FileZilla when di shop standard na WinSCP

Current status

WinSCP (2000) na current sftp and scp client from Martin Přikryl. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://winscp.net/eng/download.php.

How old e be?

Martin Přikryl release WinSCP for 2000. E grow up beside PuTTY. Current Windows builds still dey get update. Old 4.x portable from forum na wrong place.

Versions

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

WinSCP installer
Portable

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 WinSCP
RAM Di client small well-well. Transfers dey follow di files wey you dey copy

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
WinSCP.exe WinSCP file window

Startup components

WinSCP no need system tray icon. You fit pin saved site. Dat one no be Windows service.

File locations

Common WinSCP locations
Typical install C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\

File formats

SFTPSCPPPK

Common wahala dem

People dey install FileZilla for shop wey dey use only SFTP

WinSCP na di client wey many Windows admins don already bookmark. FileZilla fit speak SFTP too. Di saved sites no dey transfer over.

Host key or key file no match

PPK files belong to PuTTY and WinSCP. OpenSSH id_rsa fit need conversion. Dat one no be FileZilla filter wahala.

How to get unstuck

Install from winscp.net/eng/download.php

WinSCP helper toolbar bundle na junk. Martin Přikryl dey host di real installer.

Check stored sites inside WinSCP, no be FileZilla

Di two clients no dey share site managers.

If di shell button fail, confirm say PuTTY dey installed

WinSCP dey look for putty.exe. Windows Terminal no go fit satisfy dat hook.

Alternatives

FileZilla for different FTP and SFTP GUI. pscp.exe from PuTTY suite if na only command you need. OpenSSH scp inside Windows Terminal.

Official help and downloads

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

Official contacts
Download winscp.net/eng/download.php Official installer or vendor page
Help winscp.net/eng/docs/ Vendor support
Official site winscp.net/ Start here, no be random exe host
Integration with PuTTY winscp.net/eng/docs/integration_putty How WinSCP dey open PuTTY and Pageant

Related hardware

Di GUI light well-well. Big transfers dey follow network, no be GPU.

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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