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'''FileZilla 3 ''' is the next generation (S)FTP-client from the FileZilla project. It is platform independent and supports operating systems like Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.
'''FileZilla 3 ''' is the next generation (S)FTP-client from the FileZilla project. It is platform independent and supports operating systems like Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.
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* Easy to use
* Easy to use
* Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
* Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
* Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, OSX and more
* Cross-platform. Runs on Windows (8.1 or later), Linux, *BSD, OSX and more
* IPv6 support
* IPv6 support
* Available in many languages
* Available in many languages
* Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
* Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
* Powerful [[Site Manager]] and transfer queue
* Powerful [[Site Manager]] and transfer queue
* Bookmark
* Drag & drop support
* Drag & drop support
* Configurable Speed limits
* Configurable Speed limits
* [[Filename_Filters|Filename filters]]
* [[Filename_Filters|Filename filters]]
* Directory Comparison
* [[Using#Directory_Comparison|Directory Comparison]]
* Network configuration wizard
* Network configuration wizard
* The ability to use Notepad or any other program to edit a file online (the real action behind the scenes: downloading it to a temporary place and re-uploading it upon saving)
* The ability to use Notepad or any other program to edit a file online (the real action behind the scenes: downloading it to a temporary place and re-uploading it upon saving)
* HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
* HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
 
* Logging to file
== More information ==
* [[Using#Synchronized_Browsing|Synchronized directory browsing]]
- You can follow the development in the [http://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64 FileZilla 3 development diary]. There's also a detailed technical [http://filezilla-project.org/changelog.php changelog] available.
* Remote file search
 
- Learn how to [[Compiling_FileZilla_3_under_Windows | compile FileZilla 3 under Windows]] (for developers)
 
== Tips & Tricks  ==
- Holding ctrl+alt+shift while starting FileZilla resets the default GUI layout.


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== Changelog ==
== More information ==
- You can follow the development in the [https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64 FileZilla 3 development diary]. There's also a detailed technical [https://filezilla-project.org/changelog.php changelog] available.


=== 3.2.0 (2009-01-07) ===
- Learn how to [[Compiling_FileZilla_3_under_Windows | compile FileZilla 3 under Windows]] or [[Compiling_FileZilla_3_under_Mac_OS_X | Mac OS X]], or [[Compiling_FileZilla_3_and_Getting_Dependencies_on_Linux | Linux]] (for developers)


<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
- Also see [[Cross Compiling FileZilla 3 for Windows under Debian GNU/Linux]]
* Fix account logon type in combination with FTP proxies


=== 3.2.0-rc2 (2009-01-03) ===
== Tips & Tricks  ==
 
- Holding ctrl+alt+shift while starting FileZilla resets the default GUI layout.
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Change wording of some strings
* Support yet another directory listing variant on obscure MVS style systems
* Fix odd behavior if deleting items from site manager
* Do not show proxy password in message log on SFTP connections
* Properly display "bytes" suffix in filelist status bar if not using thousands separator
 
=== 3.2.0-rc1 (2008-12-30) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Bookmarks
* Logging to file
* *nix: Use GNOME's Session Manager D-Bus API to cleanly shut down FileZilla on end of session
* MSW: Improve installer's Vista compatibility.
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* *nix: Fix encoding issues with thousands separator in some locales
* Thousands separator on file exists dialog
* Rearrange filter dialog a bit
* Compile fixes for HP-UX
 
 
=== 3.1.6 (2008-12-02) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Automatically refresh remote directory listing if queue finishes successfully
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Speed up refresh of remote directory listing if adding files during uploads
* Connections no longer time out waiting on a directory listing getting retrieved by a different connection
* Number of files were not updated if deleting remote files
* MSW: Update manifest so that the evil filesystem virtualization stays disabled under Vista
 
 
=== 3.1.6-rc1 (2008-11-26) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Configurable location of message log pane
* Context menu inside site manager to export individual sites or site subtrees
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Several fixes for users with Turkish locale
* Fix race condition causing not all subdirectories to be added to queue on upload
* Cleanup of pane splitter code to facilitate configurable message log position
* Cleanup of path and directory listing caches to be less convoluted
 
 
=== 3.1.5.1 (2008-11-15) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Connection establishment through SOCKS proxies could fail in some cases
* Clearing private data no longer crashes if quickconnect bar is hidden
* Handle drag & drop of symlinks
* Update remote directory tree if deleting a subdirectory
* Fix parsing of HTTP chunk lengths for the update downloader
* Reduce memory consumption of remote directory tree
* Rewrite the code that added local directories to the queue. New one is faster and avoids some potentially thread-unsafe behaviour of the old code
* OS X: Fix help menu duplication on non-English systems
* MSW: Reset wxWidgets internal display cache if changing display resolution or layout
* MSW: Fixes for silent intaller
 
 
=== 3.1.5 (2008-10-22) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Handle symbolic links on servers. If trying to access a symbolic link, FileZilla will first try to CWD into it, and if that fails, will treat it as a file instead. During recursive operations, any directory link encountered will not be followed, but file links will be downloaded.
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Numpad keys could not be used to search for entries in the file lists
* OS X: Use smaller font sizes in message log and directory trees
* Fix vertical alignment of labels next to the directory boxes above the directory trees
* Use lighter text colors in message log if using dark background
* *nix: Transfer status lines will no longer overlap the queue scrollbar
* *nix: Fix font colors if using themes with dark backgrounds (e.g. DarkRoom under Ubuntu 8.10)
* Fix XML corruption problems
 
 
=== 3.1.4.1 (2008-10-16) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* *nix: Fix crash if renaming directories using the local directory tree
* Rebuilt official binaries to revert a regression in wxWidgets causing memory corruption
 
 
=== 3.1.4 (2008-10-15) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* *nix and OS X: Avoid SIGPIPE if socket gets closed during uploads
* Fix SFTP speed limits
* Avoid reduntant refreshes of local file lists on some drag&drop operations
* Send user agent with requests if using HTTP proxy
* MSW: Add checkbox to start FileZilla to finish page of intaller
* Reselect previously set default file exists action if reopening dialog on a queue item
* OS X: Do not check /net whether it has subdirectories, it is extremely slow
* Upon reconnecting, fall back to list current directory if last used directory is no longer accessible
 
 
=== 3.1.4-rc1 (2008-10-08) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Configurable number of decimal places for filesize formatting
* Allow editing of files with identical name but different remote paths
* File changed notification displays more information
* Manual transfer dialog
* Quickconnect bar can be hidden
* MSW: React to added or removed drive letters
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Downloading updates should no longer randomly freeze the client after HTTP redirects
* Huge queues should save slightly faster
 
 
=== 3.1.3.1 (2008-09-29) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Download speedlimits were not working since 3.1.3-beta1
* On very fast connections, sockets could receive close event before being marked active, leading to timeouts
 
 
=== 3.1.3 (2008-09-21) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fzsftp no longer crashes if receiving invalid data from server and instead quits gracefully
* Fix crash if entering hostname with characters not allowed in internationalized domain names
* OS X: Fix crash if path to FileZilla contained non-ASCII characters
* Compatibility with yet another exotic directory listing format
 
 
=== 3.1.3-rc1 (2008-09-15) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Keep remote directory tree and file list if disconnected by the server. Transparently reconnect before performing the next operation.
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* OS X: Massive performance improvements
* Various small performance improvements
 
 
=== 3.1.3-beta1 (2008-09-10) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* New socket event handling system, more flexible and a bit faster
* Performance improvements for local directory tree
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* MSW: Using prefix search to select an item now also changes the startpoint for a multiple selection.
* Fix directory creation logic if the directory to create is a root directory
 
 
 
=== 3.1.2 (2008-08-30) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Allow drive labels with more than one letter for servertype DOS
* Slight speedup of transfer queue, defer redrawing of UI elements to idle time
 
 
=== 3.1.2-rc1 (2008-08-24) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Add directory listing filter condition to match on containing path name
* Implement kiosk mode in which FileZilla will not write any passwords to disk. Can be enabled through fzdefaults.xml
* Add option to disable update checks to fzdefaults.xml
* Vast performance improvements if handling queues and directories with thousands of files
* Faster TLS/SSL handshake on data connections
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Queue should no longer get mixed up if LIST command fails during recursive downloads
* Fix crash if using -s commandline argument
* Fix spurious transfer failures if multiple engines try to list the same directory
* Loading invalid filters could crash FileZilla
* User/pass authentication for SOCKS5 proxy support was not working properly
* If stopping queue processing while recursively downloading directories, files added by the recursive operation will no longer reenable queue processing
* MSW: Keep site manager wide enough so that all notebook tabs fit
* Fix crash if server does not support resuming of large files
* SFTP uploads did not fail if server ran out of diskspace
* If compiled for some 64bit systems, SFTP resumes of files larger than 2^32 did not work properly
 
 
=== 3.1.1.1 (2008-08-11) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix crash if a connection attempt gets aborted
 
 
=== 3.1.1 (2008-08-10) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Save filter toggle state
* MSW: Display drive labels if available
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix crash in new socket class if using active mode FTP
* Request user attention (e.g. blinking in taskbar) if an edited file changes and the program is minimized
* Don't issue mdtm command on links for the automatic timezone detection on SFTP servers
* Do not capture menu shortcut keys in file lists
* Allow directory comparison if filters are toggled off
* MSW: Sorting in site dropdown menu is now identical to sorting inside the Site Manager
* OS X: If closing the file rename edit box, refresh neighboring lines to get rid of artifacts left behind by the edit control border
 
 
=== 3.1.1-rc1 (2008-08-04) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* If using "Ask for password" and "Interactive" logon types, a username is now optional in the Site Manager
* New iconset: OpenCrystal
* MSW: Whether icon sets should be installed or not can be seleted in the installer
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix parsing of URLs containing port number in quickconnect bar
* Fix handling of local write errors if downloading files
* If closing FileZilla, the queue is now properly saved using a backup copy to prevent corruption of queue file
* Slight performance improvement if opening settings dialog, language and theme pages are now populated on demand
* Reply to server's shutdown notification on SSL/TLS secured downloads if connection still open
* After downloading files, local file count did not update
* "My Sites" in Site Manager should not be draggable
* Fix entering IPv6 addresses in Site Manager
* Directory cache was incoherent after renaming a directory
* Several fixes to new socket class
* MSW: Starting a bounding box selection (Windows calls it marquee selection) did not set focus to the file lists
 
 
=== 3.1.0.1 (2008-07-24) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* <b>Do not report success on SSL/TLS transfers if server did not perform orderly SSL/TLS shutdown. Previously, an attacker could cause truncated files with FileZilla thinking the transfer was successful. All versions prior to this were affected</b>
* Fix infinite loop in new socket class
* Fix file descriptor/handle leak in new socket class
* Fix locking error if cancelling an operation waiting for a lock held by a different engine
* MSW: In rare cases, initial read event was not triggered on transfer sockets
* Add missing icon in LonE theme
 
 
=== 3.1.0 (2008-07-23) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Right-clicking filter button in toolbar toggles filters
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix oddities in visual formatting of IPv6 addresses
* MSW: Enable IPv6 support on SFTP connections
* Connecting using an IPv6 address did not work on SFTP
* Editing remote files did not pick up local changes if timestamp preserving was enabled
 
 
=== 3.1.0-rc2 (2008-07-19) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Enable SOCKS5 and HTTP/1.1 proxy support for SFTP connections
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* For sorting remote file list by owner/group
* *nix: Install FileZilla application icons according to the freedesktop.org Icon Theme Specification
* *nix: Use the system's tinyxml library if available
 
 
=== 3.1.0-rc1 (2008-07-17) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* SOCKS5 and HTTP/1.1 proxy support
* The "Open" item in local directory listing context menu will open the system's file browser if a directory is selected
* New iconset: LonE
* 2 new file exists actions
 
 
=== 3.1.0-beta2 (2008-07-12) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Filecount in statusbar no longer count upwards if deleting files
* MSW: Call WSAStartup, fixes WSANOTINITIALISED problem
* MSW: Use closesocket(fd) instead of close(fd), the latter caused uploads to hang at the end
* MSW: Fix socket hang after changing event handler. Use a better way to resend events
 
 
=== 3.1.0-beta1 (2008-07-10) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* IPv6 support
* Add option to reopen file if trying to edit a file already being edited
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix SFTP file descriptor leak on some transfer failures
* Fix crash if remote directory gets cleared between opening context menu and selecting view/edit item
 
 
=== 3.0.11.1 (2008-07-05) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Show number of filtered files in status bars if directory appears empty
* Support for international domain names was accidentally commented out
* Add missing path separator in remote filename on file exists dialog
* Fix shrinking panes if using widescreen or blackboard styles
* MSW: If showing file changed notification dialog after editing a file, program could become unresponsive in some cases
* MSW: Fix visual problems with right-to-left languages introduced with the flicker corrections in 3.0.11
* MSW: Main component can no longer be unselected in the installer
 
 
=== 3.0.11 (2008-06-15) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* MSW: Reduce flicker if resizing main window
* Improve compatibility with Cygwin's SSH server. Use Site Manager to select server type
* Correct position of queue size in statusbar
 
 
=== 3.0.11-rc1 (2008-06-09) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* File list status bars showing number of (selected) files and directories along with total filesize
* MSW: Installer improvements. The installer now remembers the installation options.
* The update wizard now shows a list of changes in the new version
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix sorting issues of file lists
* Reduce CPU load if deleting or uploading many files
* MSW: Prefix search in file lists did not work with all characters
* OS X: SFTP didn't work if full bundle path contained spaces
* OS X: Fix odd dialog sizes
 
 
=== 3.0.10 (2008-05-20) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Precompiled binaries available from filezilla-project.org now link against GnuTLS 2.2.5 due to security vulnerabilities in previous GnuTLS versions, see http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
 
 
=== 3.0.10-rc2 (2008-05-15) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* MSW: Performance improvements. Windows is inherently flawed since it does not cache directory contents.
 
 
=== 3.0.10-rc1 (2008-05-14) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Commandline arguments, see manpage for details
* Columns in file lists can be reordered or hidden by right-clicking the column header
* Added some useful links to help menu
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Don't send redundant MKD commands to server if multiple transfers want to create the same directory multiple times
* Fix sizing problems with some interface layouts
 
 
=== 3.0.9.3 (2008-05-06) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* <b>Fix rare race condition in IO thread leading to data loss. Was possible to lose up to 3*65536 bytes at the beginning of a download.</b>
* *NIX: Renaming local files did not change local filelist
* OS X: Deleting non-empty local directories did not work in all cases
* MSW: Program could become unresponsive if update available dialog appears while a menu was opened
* MSW: Update wizard should use correct download location on Vista to save installation files
* Fix possible duplication of queue items on shutdown
* Cap input length of speedlimit edit controls
* Fix crash if getting disconnected while remote directory creating dialog was open
* Quickconnect bar did not handle URLs with trailing paths
* Update menu and toolbar state after clearing private data
* NIX: Filetype column was empty on some filetypes
 
 
=== 3.0.9.2 (2008-04-18) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix rare crash if closing FileZilla
* *nix: Fix problems with drag&drop operation starting from local directory tree- Filetype display and ascii/binary detection did not work on VMS servers
* Requeue did not work properly for edited files
* Fix state of comparison button if comparison could not be started
* Fix crash if changing filters while comparison mode is active
* Fix ghost item appearing if applying filters after exiting comparison mode
* Compatibility fix with broken servers sending PWD reply with single quotation marks
* *nix: Display drop highlight in file lists
 
 
=== 3.0.9.1 (2008-04-07) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Reset keyboard search prefix in file lists on directory and selection changes
 
 
=== 3.0.9-rc1 (2008-03-31) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Automatic resume on some types of transfer failures
* Improve main statusbar
** Icon to display selected transfer mode on FTP connections
** Icon to show current certificate and cipher on FTP(E)S connections
** Icon to show key exchange and encryption algorithms on SFTP connections
* Remember last selected item in Site Manager
* Various improvements to main menu
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* New menu and toolbar state update system to reduce CPU usage and increase responsiveness
* Fix refresh problem with local directory tree
* Fix unreadable text with some color schemes
* Submit operating system version on update availability check
* Fix connection problems with some SFTP servers introduced in 3.0.8
* *nix: Fix message catalog install directory
 
 
=== 3.0.8.1 (2008-03-17) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix infinite loop in local directory tree
 
 
=== 3.0.8 (2008-03-13) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* *nix: No longer follows symbolic links if deleting local directories
* Fix crash if dropping a file on a fill item in directory comparison mode
* Handle DEL key in queue and local directory tree
* Handle F2 key in local directory tree
 
 
=== 3.0.8-rc1 (2008-03-07) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Add interface for SFTP public key authentication
* Add option to bypass proxy settings to sitemanager and quickconnect bar
* Automatic timezone detection for SFTP listings
* Preserving file timestamp on SFTP transfers
* If using Site Manager, display site name in window title during connection
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Tell user in message log to use interactive logon type if SFTP server sends multiple prompts
* Fix performance issue with local file listings, most noticeable if browsing network shares
* Reduce initial window size on very small display resolutions like 800x600 or below
 
 
=== 3.0.7.1 (2008-02-19) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix connections timing out shortly after sending keep alive command
* Update remote file list if renaming files
* *nix: Fix tab key in Site Manager not working
 
 
=== 3.0.7 (2008-02-14) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Timeouts were not working at all on FTP connections since 3.0.4-rc1
* OS X: Application bundle can now be renamed
 
 
=== 3.0.7-rc1 (2008-02-10) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Ability to select different toolbar icon sizes if theme supports it
* Local listings can be filtered by file attributes (Windows) or permissions (other)
* Option to enable timestamps in message log
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Transfer queue pane did not remember its size correctly
* Fix infinite loop if dragging root node in Site Manager
* *nix: Fix segault if copying directory listing filters
* Keyboard navigation in file lists fixed
** MSW: Ctrl + Space not working
** *nix: Ctrl + A not selecting all files
* OS X: File changed notification can no longer get stuck behind main window
* Disable download in remote context menu if local directory is not writable
* Prevent opening multiple confirmation dialogs if closing FileZilla
* Speed up loading time of the more complex dialogs
* Fix cache problem if renaming files
* If preserving file timestamps, use MDTM command if downloading files where the directory listing does not have enough precision
 
 
=== 3.0.6 (2008-01-30) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* If deleting or renaming a directory in SFTP, invalidate current working directories
* Allow downloading of files starting with a dash using SFTP
* MSW: /S installer argument works again
* Improve queue on broken servers with a connection limit
 
 
=== 3.0.6-rc1 (2008-01-24) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Site Manager improvements:
** Remember dialog size
** Site Manager will remember which folders are expanded or collapsed
** Sites can be moved and copied using Drag & Drop
** F2 key can be used to rename sites in Site Manager
* Add context menu for local directory tree
* *nix: Basic man pages
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Do not allow empty names for filters and filter sets
* custom file associations did not work if system associations were inherited
* MSW: Fix Reboot/shutdown queue completion actions
 
 
=== 3.0.5.2 (2008-01-12) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix local tree refresh causing unwanted directory changes.
* Fix crash in path cache
* Fix update check
* Remove error message if locales aren't installed or FileZilla has not been translated into the default system language
 
 
=== 3.0.5.1 (2008-01-11) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix crash if entering custom command
 
 
=== 3.0.5 (2008-01-10) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix freeze if deleting remote directories
* Compatibility with HP NonStop servers
* MSW: Uninstaller did not remove defaultfilters.xml
* Improve visual feedback for some drag&drop operations
* Fix sort order in sitemanager dropdown menu
* Fix size of file changed dialog
* "Apply to current queue only" in file exists dialog did not work properly
* Cached directory listings expire after 30 minutes
 
 
=== 3.0.5-rc1 (2007-12-31) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Directory listing comparison
* Ability to open and edit local files
* Add option to use default system language. Note: Language selection will be reset to default if updating to this version.
* New artwork for send and recv indicators
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix crash with keepalive timer
* *nix: Use proper locale initialization, happened too late in FZ's startup sequence in previous versions.
* Fix issue with proxies in combination with nonstandard ports
* Fix timezone offset detection if user has specified a custom offset
* MSW: Cancel remote renaming of files if listing changes
* Fix prefix search in file listings not working with all keys
* Internal engine state could get confused on failed transfers
* Fix visual refresh problem in queue
* Fix several glitches with right-to-left languages
* Write errors during downloads are now critical, as they usually require user interaction (e.g. disk full)
* Calculate proper filesize on VMS servers
* Remote directory tree did not display all known directories
* Don't display error messages if some local directories are not accessible during auto-completion in local view header or if if they are parent of an accessible directory in the local tree view.
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.4 (2007-11-26) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Linux: Fix empty challenge text if using interactive login
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.4-rc1 (2007-11-20) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Implement FTP Proxy support. Note that using a properly configured NAT router is recommended instead.
* Implement FTP keep alive for those connecting to improperly configured servers
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix crashes if deleting files in directories with more than 200 entries
* Compatility improvements with VMS and z/VM servers
* Now requires GnuTLS 2.0.4 which fixes a problem with servers using compression.
* Changing list of ascii files or increasing number of concurrent transfers had no effect until restart of FileZilla
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.3 (2007-11-06) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Install some default filters if filters.xml missing in user's settings directory
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* OS X: Fix remote file viewing/editing
* Additional fixes for SFTP servers with nonstandard filename encodings
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.3-rc1 (2007-10-31) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Automatic server timezone detection. Custom offset in the Site Manager may need to be adjusted. FTP only.
* Option to preserve file timestamps on downloads (all protocols)
* Option to preserve file timestamps on uploads on FTP servers supporting the MFMT command
* Add transfer type (ascii/binary/auto) selection to transfer menu
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Shorten very long filenames on file exists dialog
* Attempt at working around broken routers and firewalls disconnecting the control connection of the transfer session on transfers
* Deleting directories containing lots of files should be faster now
* Disallow settings/site import from files located in the settings storage directory
* Fix nullpointer dereference on non-UTF8 enabled SFTP servers
* *nix: Fix button height inconsistencies on dialogs with certain artwork (e.g. Ubuntu 7.10)
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.2.1 (2007-10-17) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix issue with message log not working properly
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.2 (2007-10-17) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* MSW: Added /user=all and /user=current options to installer
* Experimental support for z/VM servers
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix typo in option handling code. Due to this, settings for date/time formatting have been reset.
* Fix performance problem if FileZilla gets started with message log hidden
* Work around possible race conditions in SFTP input thread leading to crashes
* MSW: Fix issue with installer where reboot after uninstalling previous version disrupted installation. Fix will only work if uninstalling 3.0.2 or greater.
* OSX: Use new icon
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.2-rc1 (2007-10-10) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Remote file viewing / editing
* Display current server in window title
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Don't remember incorrect password on SFTP connections with ASK logontype
* MSW: Fix drag&drop to explorer in case of case-mismatch between requested and reported path.
* *nix: Fix Makefiles so SFTP properly supports files > 2GB
* Ascii filetype setting for extensionless files and dotfiles had negated effect
* Fix error message if using multiple running instances save the settings at the same time
* Fix parsing of very new files in directory listings if server is in a timezone ahead of the client
* Fix range of timezone offset setting
* Fix problems with remote path combobox if reconnecting after a disconnect
* Display confirmation dialog if deleting file from remote directory tree context menu
* Refresh remote directory listing after refreshing a single file
* On very first startup, center FileZilla on screen
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.1 (2007-09-19) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix parsing of settings or site XML data containing double, leading or trailing whitespace.
* MSW: Work around flaw in the combo box implementation used by the view headers
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.1-rc1 (2007-09-15) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Settings to configure size, date and time formatting
* Message log and queue visibility will be remembered
* Custom action to perform after queue completion
* Add some confirmation dialogs
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* MSW: Fix file truncation if using speed limits
* MSW: Fix slow startup on systems with floppy drives, disconnected network drivers and so on triggered by design flaw in Windows.
* Fix misplaced settings dialog
* Fix problems with remembering pane size
* Properly refresh local directory if downloading into newly created subdirectories
* Fix issues with language set to Japanese
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0 (2007-09-08) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* New application icon
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix support for servers sending directory listing in yet another exotic format
* Fix prefix search in list controls on wxGTK
* Work around problem with wxSpinCtrl in site manager on wxGTK
* Fix assertion on wxGTK if listing extensionless files
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-rc3 (2007-08-31) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed vulnerabilities:</b></u>
* Fix buffer overflow if directory lisiting filters were enabled, causing FileZilla to crash.
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Backspace key can be used to goes to parent directory in file lists
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix file selection by entering filename prefix
* Restore correct window size if FileZilla gets closed while minimized
* Disable "Create directory" entry in remote filelist context menu while disconnected
* Improve compatibility with SFTP servers using exotic listing formats
* MSW: Fix locales not working
* *nix: Fix queue scrolling
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-rc2 (2007-08-26) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Remember Window size and position
* Remember sort column and order of file lists
* Additional icon set by Brian Lukis
* Added .desktop file on *nix systems
* If server is crippled and doesn't allow more than one connection (based on Sitemanager preference), primary browsing connection can be used by the transfer queue
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix SSL transfers hanging if using speed limits
* Compile fixes and compatibility improvements for various platforms
* The usual assortment of small bugfixes, see changelog for details
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-rc1 (2007-08-11) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed vulnerabilities:</b></u>
* Fix remotely triggered memory corruption if connection gets terminated during TLS handshake.
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Windows: Add choice between "All Users" and "Current User" to installer
* Windows: Add Desktop and My Documents links to directory tree
* Windows: Ability to list shares on Network computers
* Column widths in all list views will be saved
* Refresh local file list after a successful file transfer
* Add context menu to remote directory tree
* Make Site Manager resizable
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Don't leave empty files behind on failed downloads
* Fix retry and cache logic if transfer command fails with 5yz reply
* Limit number of simultaneous connections did not work properly
* Refresh listing after chmod
* Fix upload of empty files over TLS connections
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta11 (2007-07-20) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Improved queue
* Import and export dialogs including import of Sitemanager data from legacy FZ 2.x
* Tab key can be used to switch between panes
* F6 toggles between quickconnect bar and local/remote path edit fields
* Location of settings directory can be specified in fzdefaults.xml
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Engine state could get mixed up if transfers failed
* Transfer of empty files could incorrectly time out
* Fix directory cache coherency if removing/renaming directories
* Work around lack of thread-safety in wxWidgets causing random misbehaviour
* Properly disconnect idle transfer engines after 30 seconds
* Update selections if changing sort order of file lists
* Various minor fixes
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta10 (2007-06-03) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix bug that made Beta 9 unusable
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta9 (2007-06-01) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Add "View hidden files" option to server menu
* Add dialog to clear private data
* Performance improvements of message log
* Avoid sending unnecessary TYPE commands
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Updated TinyXML component, fixes problems with filenames containing ampersands or other special XML entities.
* Fix deadlock in sftp component under Windows
* Don't retry connecting if user cancels new/changed hostkey notification
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta8 (2007-05-09) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed vulnerabilities:</b></u>
* Fix data corruption on FTPS uploads
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Implement speed limits
* Last used local directory will be remembered
* New option for the sorting of the filelists. Directories can be kept on top or sorted inline
* Display warning if detecting a Windows system with a networking bug confirmed by Microsoft
* Right-clicking the Sitemanager button in the toolbar displays a popup menu with the sites for quick access. On Windows, a dropdown arrow got added
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Directorylisting-parser fixes, including support for Microware OS-9
* Small SFTP transfer speed improvement under Windows
* Autocompletion did not work properly on GTK based systems
* Uninstalling FileZilla on Windows should no longer leave registry keys behind
* lots of small bugfixes
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta7 (2007-03-27) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* New optionspage to change layout of file and directory panes
* Loading of predefined Sitemanager entries from fzdefaults.xml
* UTF-8 support for SFTP, merged in upstream changes from PuTTY
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Ascii file FTP transfers should now work properly on non-Windows systems
* Fix SFTP transfers of filenames containing the following characters: [ ] \ * ?
* lots of small bugfixes and performance improvements
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta6 (2007-02-19) ===
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Vastly improved drag and drop support, including
* Shell extension under Windows to allow dragging of files from FileZilla into Explorer
* CTRL+A will select all files in currently focused file list
* Display warning if trying to connect to SFTP server using FTP protocol
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix timing issue in socket event handling, fixes transfers not starting on some systems
* Cosmetic fixes under non-Windows platforms.
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta5 (2007-01-11) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed vulnerabilities:</b></u>
* Fix format string vulnerabilities
 
<u><b>New features:</b></u>
* Partial drag and drop support
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Lots of small bugfixes
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta4 (2006-12-14) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix bug that made Beta 3 unusable
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta3 (2006-12-13) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* FTP over TLS/SSL support
* Major performance improvements
* Automatic connection attempt retries
* Improved compatibility with legacy systems and other exotic servers
* Lots of small bugfixes
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta2 (2006-10-15) ===
 
<u><b>Fixed bugs:</b></u>
* Fix timeouts
* "Update available" notification did not go away after updating
* Upload progress for SFTP transfers did advance too fast
* Filters did not apply properly
* UNC paths can now be browsed locally
* Directory listings can now be sorted by timestamp and permissions
 
 
=== FileZilla 3.0.0-beta1 (2006-10-05) ===
The main purpose of the first beta was public testing. Please [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=21558&atid=887596 report any bugs] you find, but do not post feature requests.


<u><b>What's new/improved since v2:</b></u>
== Changes ==
* Cross-platform (new)
* Directory listing filter (new)
* Automatic updates (new)
* Multi-language support (improved)
* Right-to-Left languages support (new)
* Firewall support w/ wizard (improved)


For a list of enduser visible changes, have a look at the [https://filezilla-project.org/versions.php version history].


<u><b>And of course, as always:</b></u>
For a detailed list of all changes committed to the source code repository, see the [https://filezilla-project.org/changelog.php changelog].
* FTP and SFTP support
* Site Manager with folders and definable server timezones offsets
* Upload/Download Queue
* Ability to resume Uploads/Downloads (if the server supports it)
* ASCII/Binary files' support (not for SFTP though!)
* Custom Commands
* Timeout detection

Latest revision as of 10:41, 3 September 2024

FileZilla 3 is the next generation (S)FTP-client from the FileZilla project. It is platform independent and supports operating systems like Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.

Features[edit]

  • Easy to use
  • Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • Cross-platform. Runs on Windows (8.1 or later), Linux, *BSD, OSX and more
  • IPv6 support
  • Available in many languages
  • Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
  • Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
  • Bookmark
  • Drag & drop support
  • Configurable Speed limits
  • Filename filters
  • Directory Comparison
  • Network configuration wizard
  • The ability to use Notepad or any other program to edit a file online (the real action behind the scenes: downloading it to a temporary place and re-uploading it upon saving)
  • HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
  • Logging to file
  • Synchronized directory browsing
  • Remote file search

More information[edit]

- You can follow the development in the FileZilla 3 development diary. There's also a detailed technical changelog available.

- Learn how to compile FileZilla 3 under Windows or Mac OS X, or Linux (for developers)

- Also see Cross Compiling FileZilla 3 for Windows under Debian GNU/Linux

Tips & Tricks[edit]

- Holding ctrl+alt+shift while starting FileZilla resets the default GUI layout.

Changes[edit]

For a list of enduser visible changes, have a look at the version history.

For a detailed list of all changes committed to the source code repository, see the changelog.