# FTP on the mac **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160 "2006-03-24T08:44:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/1 "2006-03-24T08:44:05Z")
Anyone know a good and uncomplicated free FTP program for the Mac? Downloaded a 15 day trial of CaptainFTP but obviously runs out in 2 weeks. Any recommendations are appreciated, thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![minimalistik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@minimalistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minimalistik)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/2 "2006-03-24T09:23:22Z")
I used to use WS\_FTP Pro which was simple to use or Smart FTP. But I just either use my host’s ftp manager or Dreamweaver’s FTP setup. ---
**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/3 "2006-03-24T10:32:16Z")
I think I’ve got cuteFTP on mine… ---
**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/4 "2006-03-24T11:51:44Z")
looking at the download page [smartftp.com](http://smartftp.com) they don’t do a version for the mac the ftp manager on dreamweaver has some bugs that just really annoy the hell out of me ---
**Author:** ![minimalistik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@minimalistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minimalistik)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/5 "2006-03-24T12:25:57Z")
It seems only CuteFTP has a MAC version: [http://www.cuteftp.com/cuteftpmac/](http://www.cuteftp.com/cuteftpmac/) ---
**Author:** ![grimdeath](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/grimdeath/32/7124_2.png) [@grimdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grimdeath)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/6 "2006-03-24T13:03:16Z")
The best ftp client on mac is fetch its the best because there arent many ftp clients for it, and its not free but its the best out there :-/ [http://fetchsoftworks.com/](http://fetchsoftworks.com/) ---
**Author:** ![simplistik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/simplistik/32/7747_2.png) [@simplistik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simplistik)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/7 "2006-03-24T13:20:47Z")
fetch is real good… but I use transmit… i like the GUI better [http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16683](http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16683) [http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Dashboard-Widgets/Network-Security/Transmit-FTP-Widget.shtml](http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Dashboard-Widgets/Network-Security/Transmit-FTP-Widget.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/8 "2006-03-27T09:29:53Z")
downloaded transmit, works a treat…thanks simplistik :thumb: thanks to everyone else for their suggestions too :afro: ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/9 "2006-03-27T10:44:41Z")
Fetch is a big one, but Ive been using transmit too. Seems to get the job done. ---
**Author:** ![SamFeltus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@SamFeltus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SamFeltus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/10 "2006-03-27T19:25:05Z")
cyberduck works fine for me ---
**Author:** ![treatkor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/treatkor/32/680_2.png) [@treatkor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treatkor)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/11 "2006-03-28T03:04:50Z")
or you can simply hit cmd-K in the finder. 🙂 (i use cyberduck though) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-on-the-mac/183160/12 "2006-03-28T03:13:04Z")
I use Transmit. The updates in 3.5 make it even more awesome. It’s really cool… worth every penny.