Cyberduck
Cyberduck is a free, open-source file sync and transfer app for Windows and macOS. Cyberduck is a libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive and OpenStack Swift file transfer client for Mac and Windows. It has 4,879 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Transmit.
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- Official
- macOS
- Windows
- File sync & transfer
- Maintained
About Cyberduck
This is the development home for Cyberduck, a libre file transfer client for macOS and Windows. Command line interface (CLI) for Linux, macOS and Windows. The core libraries are used in Mountain Duck.
Replaces
Commercial software people commonly use Cyberduck instead of.
- Transmit
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Is Cyberduck free and open source?
Yes. Cyberduck's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Cyberduck?
Download it from the project website or build it from source by following the README on GitHub.
Can Cyberduck replace Transmit?
Cyberduck is commonly used as a free alternative to Transmit. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.