Make sure you have OS X 10.5 or greater. Below are the steps to get FileZilla for mac os x and to install. Step 1: Go to download page of FileZilla, download the filezilla*.tar.bz2. Now go to “Downloads” folder and double click on this tar.bz2 file to extract the FileZilla application software.

FileZilla Client for Mac is an open-source program that allows you to make FTP transfers. It is a bare-bones application that is easy to use and which should suit the needs of anyone looking to perform basic FTP transfers. Pros Very easy to use: Many FTP programs both look and feel complicated, and an inexperienced user can easily feel overwhelmed. The FileZilla Client is very well laid out and easy to understand. As long as you have the information required to connect to an FTP server, you should have no trouble using the program, even if you have never used an FTP program before. Reconnection button: There is a very handy button at the top of the client that allows you to reconnect to the last server you connected to with the program.

If you don't use FTP very often and don't have an easy time remembering all the connection details, this is a great way to speed up and streamline the process. Comprehensive help resources: If you click on the '?' Mark in your menu bar and select 'Getting Help,' you are redirected to the FileZilla online help and wiki, which is a very comprehensive and useful resource for learning how to make the most out of the program. Cons Cramped display: When the program first opens, the display areas look very cramped. Although you can expand the way filenames are displayed, upon first launch everything is so cramped that it is difficult to read your folder names, making it even more difficult to navigate through them. Bottom Line If you've never used FTP before and need to send or receive a file, FileZilla Client for Mac is a fine option. It is easy to use, even when it is your first time.

Beyond that, if you're confused in any way, the excellent online help should be able to answer any questions you might have.

Advertisement If you have a self-installed WordPress blog, you should be familiar with. This is the protocol used by WordPress users to upload plugins and themes to the web server. FTP is also a popular protocol used by website builders to transfer files between computer and web server. To be able to use FTP, you need an FTP client. There are two kinds of FTP clients: computer-based and, but we are not going to discuss the web-based clients here. While trying to update one of my blogs, I tried to search for several alternative FTP clients for my Mac.

And here are the results A. Multiple OS FTP Clients 1.

–> is a fully featured, free FTP client available for Mac OS X and Windows. It has a “Mirror and Upload” tool which will scan a selected local folder and upload any files that do not exist on the remote folder. The application also allows you to synchronize navigation of a local and remote folder. –> is designed to be an easy-to-use client. It has a two-pane browser-like user interface which is simple to learn and use. Multi-tabs design facilitates managing and connecting multiple FTP sites simultaneously in a single window. It’s written in Java so it would work in any Java-enabled machine.

–> is a popular Windows-based FTP client. I didn’t even know that there was a Mac version of FileZilla until I researched for this article.

I had high hopes when I was about to use this app for the first time. But personally, I think that the Mac version is not as easy to use as. FileZilla is also available for Linux. Mac-only FTP Clients 4. –> is a open source product licensed under the GPL and free to use. It is available in many languages and most translations are contributed by users. It is voted by many Mac communities as one of the best FTP clients available for Mac.

Cyberduck is also available as a dashboard widget. OneButton FTP [No Longer Available] –> is a graphical FTP client for Mac OS X with a strong emphasis on simplicity, drag and drop usability, and file queuing. It allows you to easily transfer files to and from remote servers, such as the ones hosting your websites, simply by dragging files to and from your computer. At the time of writing, this app is no longer supported by the author, but still works fine. –> is an open source Mac application that allows you to work with files on servers across the internet, as if they were sitting on your computer. Macfusion presents as a Volume in Finder. Macfusion works with SSH/SFTP and FTP servers.