Recently classmate Troy Rojewski introduced us to the open source FTP/SFTP, WebDav and AmazonS software, CyberDuck. This tool can be used to share documents between computers or upload to a host server for a website.

This past summer, I downloaded and attempted to use CyberDuck to upload a website I was working on to the server. I didn’t have much luck and couldn’t get it to work so I started using FileZilla which has worked great for what I needed. After Troy’s presentation, I tried CyberDuck again and, knowing how to use an FTP client better, I might actually use it. A lot of FTP clients I’ve used, including FileZilla, show more than is really necessary and CyberDuck doesn’t. It just shows what you’re uploading and where you’re uploading to which is nice. Like FileZilla, it’s drag and drop which is also convenient.

A couple other FTP clients include:
Smart FTP
Fire FTP
Transmit (via Alison Popp)
NetDrive (via Dale Stream)

I have used a few FTP clients at many stages in my career as a student and will definitely need to continue to use them in my future as a graphic designer. Whether it’s for uploading files for a website or sending a large document to a team member there is no escaping the need for a good FTP client. So how do YOU FTP?