WinSCP is an open source SFTP client for Microsoft Windows. Its main function is secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager functionality. It uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports the legacy SCP protocol in addition to SFTP.

Development of WinSCP started around May 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 GPL and hosted on SourceForge.

WinSCP is based on implementation of SSH protocol from PuTTY.

WinSCP is also available as a plugin to two file managers, FAR and Servant Salamander.

Features

    * Graphical user interface
    * Translated into several languages
    * Integration with Windows (drag&drop, URL, shortcut icons)
    * All common operations with files
    * Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2
    * Batch file scripting and command-line interface
    * Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways
    * Integrated text editor
    * Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (GSS) authentication
    * Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication
    * Windows Explorer–like and Norton Commander–like interfaces.
    * Optionally stores session information.
    * Optionally supports standalone operation using a configuration file in place of registry entries, suitable for operation from removable media