FireFTP is a free addon for the Firefox web browser which allows you to access FTP servers securely and quickly just as you would do with a usual piece of FTP software. With over 10 million downloads it is clearly a great addon.
One which I personally use and have never once had any problems with.
- It’s free!
- Cross-platform: Works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
- Secure: SSL/TLS/SFTP support, same encryption used with online banking and shopping
- Synchronization: Keep directories in sync while navigating
- Directory Comparison: Compare directory content (compares subdirectories too!)
- International: Available in over 20 languages
- Character Set Support: UTF8 and just about any other character encoding supported
- Automatic reconnect and resuming of tranfers
- Search/Filtering
- Integrity Checks of transfers (XMD5, XSHA1)
- Export/Import accounts
- Remote Editing
- File Hashing: Generate hashes of files (MD5, various SHA’s)
- Drag & Drop
- File Compression: Using MODE Z
- Timestamp Synchronization
- Proxy support
- FXP support
- Advanced properties (CHMOD, recursive CHMOD, thumbnails)
- Tutorials and help files available for support
- IPv6 support
- Open Source!
- Seamless integration with Mozilla Firefox
A simple installation makes the system all the better for anyone to use. You simply go to the Mozilla Firefox Addon page and click the “Add to Firefox” button and it will be installed completely to your browser in only a few clicks.
Using it is simple. Login to your ftp folder and browse it like you would your usual file browser.
A huge benifit is the drag and drop system which is incorporated into the addon making it one of the best addons, in my opinion, for Firefox users.