There are built-in sync tools to compare and synchronise individual folders, or entire local and remote folder trees.ĭespite "only" being a browser add-on, FireFTP also has all the other essentials you’d expect from an FTP client. Once you’ve connected, files can be transferred between local and remote folders by browsing to them, and dragging and dropping. (Good news if you’re a FileZilla user: FireFTP can import your existing stored sites in a few seconds.) Launch it from the Tools > Web Developer menu (you can add it to your toolbar if you prefer) and FireFTP displays a very familiar FTP client-type interface local file browser on the left, remote server on the right, status pane below, and "account creation" tools to save the details of your favorite sites. Normally this might involve installing something like FileZilla it’s fast, reliable, packed with features, and a great choice for heavy-duty FTP users.īut if you’re looking for something simpler, Firefox add-on FireFTP could be a very good choice. Remarkably, though, it’s still useful in some areas - when accessing your own web server, maybe - and as a result there’s still a strong demand for FTP & SFTP clients.
First proposed in its basic form more than 40 years ago, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is an archaic networking technology which should have been ditched long ago.
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