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Add to SafariWhen comparing WinSCP vs Swish, the Slant community recommends WinSCP for most people. In the question“What are the best SFTP clients for Windows?” WinSCP is ranked 1st while Swish is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose WinSCP is:
In new versions also supports WebDav.
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Pros
Pro Supports FTP and SFTP
In new versions also supports WebDav.
Pro Free and open-source
It has very good compatibility with the other tools of this segment (e.g. PuTTY).
Pro Supports WebDAV
Pro Not bundled with Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP)
Does not attempt to install unwanted software on installation.
Pro Supports PPK Keys
You can use the SSH server public/private key files from putty to log in.
Pro Supports Amazon S3
You can use in the last versions S3 so you're good if you use Amazon AWS.
Pro Portable
No Installation required.
Pro Integrated basic text editor
It has a integrated basic function text editor to create/edit/update files directly from client.
Pro Can protect stored passwords by strong AES cipher
Pro Can be automated with batch scripts
Put a line in bat file ""D:\Program Files\WinSCP\winscp.com" /console /script="D:\ftp\scripts\transfer.txt". All the info can be found on their site.
Pro Best window manager for trackpad power users
Gestures are faster than dragging or keyboard shortcuts.
Pro Multi-monitor and spaces support
Switch intuitively between screens and spaces based on their physical location.
Pro Sleek and intuitive
Pro Easy to use
Intuitive gestures, doesn't get in the way like BetterTouchTool.
Pro Custom grid offsets
The default setting uses a clean single-pixel divider without any overlaps.
Pro Matches the Mac language
Pro Fast
Just squeezing on top of an icon to close the app is a breeze compared to right clicking and selecting "quit," using Command + Q, or APP NAME -> Quit.
Cons
Con Keyboard shortcuts not editable
Con Slow
In my opinion, it's slower than Filezilla.
Con No x64 version
Con Does not support UNC
Does not support UNC. This makes working with the "Library"-function in Win 7, 8, 10 not possible when working over a network.
Con Weird keyboard selection handling
If you are accustomed to several commanders, the selection method in WinSCP behaves unexpected - most often selects too much.
Con The tutorial within the app is not that thorough
Con Limited keybinding customization
