# FileZilla Application: FileZilla Project Also called filezilla client, filezilla ftp FileZilla Project, Productivity The FileZilla Project's FTP and SFTP client. The process is filezilla.exe. Download only from filezilla-project.org. Some mirrors bundle extra offers. ## What you need to know Download FileZilla only from filezilla-project.org. filezilla.exe is the FileZilla Client. Official builds are on filezilla-project.org. Some mirrors add bundled offers. WinSCP is a different SFTP GUI. FileZilla Server is a different product. - **What is it?**: FTP and SFTP client **Official site?**: filezilla-project.org only **Same as WinSCP?**: No. Different GUI and sites Feex says If a search ad offered FileZilla with a shopping helper, I would send you back to filezilla-project.org. I would not treat WinSCP bookmarks as this site manager. ## What is FileZilla? FileZilla Client is an FTP, FTPS, and SFTP GUI. It is not WinSCP and not FileZilla Server. Official binaries live on filezilla-project.org. ## If you have never used it If you need FTP or SFTP in a classic three-pane window, FileZilla Client is this product. Download it only from filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client. Some third-party pages wrap the installer with extra offers. WinSCP is a different Windows GUI. FileZilla Server is a different download. ## What is it used for? **FTP and FTPS to a host** The site manager and transfer queue. WinSCP can do FTP too. The UI and saved sites are FileZilla's. **SFTP over SSH** SFTP is supported. PuTTY Pageant pairing is WinSCP's stronger story, not this client's identity. **Compare local and remote trees** The two-pane layout people remember from hosting control-panel docs. ## Who is it for? - People whose web host still says use FTP - Anyone burned by a bundled FileZilla download - Users comparing it with WinSCP for SFTP ## Current status FileZilla (2001) is a current ftp and sftp client from FileZilla Project. The vendor still points Windows users at https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client. ## How old is it? The FileZilla Project started in 2001. The client is still the usual school and host-panel FTP app. Current 3.x builds are the product. FileZilla Server is a separate program. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. FileZilla Client FileZilla Server (different product) ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the FileZilla Project | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | The client is small. Queue size follows the transfer | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | filezilla.exe | FileZilla Client window | | ------------- | ----------------------- | ## Startup components FileZilla can start with Windows if you allow it. That is a client setting, not a server service unless you installed Server. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\\ | | --------------- | --------------------------------------- | ## File formats FTP, SFTP ## Common problems ### Bundled offers on unofficial mirrors The official type=client page is on filezilla-project.org. A FileZilla download on a shareware portal is the case to avoid. ### Plain FTP on public Wi-Fi FTP sends passwords in the clear unless you use FTPS or SFTP. That is a FileZilla protocol choice, not a WinSCP theme. ## Getting unstuck ### Re-download from filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client If the installer offered extra toolbars, you were not on the project page. ### Confirm you installed Client, not Server FileZilla Server is a listener. This article is the client window. ### Saved sites live in FileZilla, not WinSCP Export from FileZilla's site manager if you need a backup. WinSCP.ini will not import them cleanly. ## Alternatives WinSCP if your shop already lives in PuTTY sessions. A browser is not a good FTP client. SFTP in Windows Terminal is the inbox command path. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client ](https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client)Official installer or vendor page | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [wiki.filezilla-project.org/ ](https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/)Vendor support | | Official site | [filezilla-project.org/ ](https://filezilla-project.org/)Start here, not a random exe host | | Client download only | [filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client ](https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client)Official client. Not FileZilla Server | ## Related hardware The client is light. Large trees follow the network and disk. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [WinSCP: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/winscp)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [FileZilla official site ](https://filezilla-project.org/)· Vendor product page - [FileZilla help ](https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/)· Vendor support - [FileZilla Wiki ](https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/)· Official client documentation - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: FileZilla Project **Category**: FTP and SFTP client **Process**: filezilla.exe **License**: GPL-2.0 **First released**: 2001 **Official site**: [filezilla-project.org](https://filezilla-project.org/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/filezilla/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)