Software:WinSCP

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Short description: File transfer software for Windows
WinSCP
WinSCP 6 Logo.png
WinSCP-6.1.png
Screenshot of WinSCP 6.1
Developer(s)Martin Přikryl
Initial release2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Stable release5.19.2[1] (July 21, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-21)) [±]
Repositorygithub.com/winscp/winscp
Written inC++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Size10 MB
Available in45 languages[2]
TypeFile Manager
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Websitewinscp.net

WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy)[3] is a free and open-source SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WebDAV, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP) client for Microsoft Windows.

Program

Its main function is secure file transfer between a local computer and a remote server.[4] Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager and file synchronization functionality. For secure transfers, it uses the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) and supports the SCP protocol in addition to SFTP.[5]

Development of WinSCP started around March 2000 and continues. Originally it was hosted by the University of Economics in Prague, where its author worked at the time. Since July 16, 2003, it is licensed under the GNU GPL. It is hosted on SourceForge and GitHub.[6]

WinSCP is based on the implementation of the SSH protocol from PuTTY and FTP protocol from FileZilla.[7] It is also available as a plugin for Altap Salamander file manager,[8] and there exists a third-party plugin for the FAR file manager.[9]

Features

An internal editor window

Apart from the standard package, three portable versions are also available: A generic package[12] and two customized versions for LiberKey and PortableApps.com. The portable version runs on Wine[13] on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, and BSD.[14]

Some older versions of the WinSCP installer included OpenCandy advertising module or bundled Google Chrome. Since version 5.5.5 (August 2014) the installer does not contain any advertisement.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Recent Version History :: WinSCP". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history?a=5.19.2. 
  2. ↑ "WinSCP Translations". https://winscp.net/eng/translations.php. 
  3. ↑ "Project History :: WinSCP". February 16, 2023. https://winscp.net/eng/docs/project_history. 
  4. ↑ Bisch, Patrick (2011-12-21). "How to Automatically Backup Your Web Server Files With WinSCP over FTP". https://www.howtogeek.com/100918/how-to-automatically-backup-your-web-server-files-with-winscp-over-ftp/. 
  5. ↑ "Introducing WinSCP". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction. 
  6. ↑ "Project History". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/project_history. 
  7. ↑ "WinSCP Contributions". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/contributions. 
  8. ↑ "WinSCP Plugin to Altap Salamander File Manager". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/salamander. 
  9. ↑ "NetBox: SFTP/FTP/FTP(S)/SCP/WebDAV client for Far Manager". https://github.com/michaellukashov/Far-NetBox. 
  10. ↑ "WinSCP 5.7 - What's New?". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/announcement_winscp57. 
  11. ↑ "Editing/Opening Files". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/task_edit. 
  12. ↑ "Portable Use". https://winscp.net/eng/docs/portable. 
  13. ↑ "WinSCP entry on Wine AppDB". https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1285. 
  14. ↑ "What is Wine?". https://www.winehq.org/. 

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