FileZilla 3.0 released

by Brad Linder on September 10, 2007 at 05:30 PM

FileZilla 3.0It's been 3 years in the making, but FileZilla 3.0 has finally been released. There aren't a lot of new features in this excellent free FTP client. But the code base has been rewritten from the ground up. And here's the best thing. It's now cross-platform. FileZilla 3.0 runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac.

Because this is a total redesign, FileZilla 3 installs to a new default directory. That means you can install FileZilla 3 without uninstalling FileZilla 2. It also means that your settings will not automatically be imported, but there's an easy solution:
  • Select "Edit" from the menu
  • Click "Import"
  • Browse to your Filezilla 2 folder (probably in your Program Files directory).
  • Select the file titled FileZilla.xml. This is probably the only file you'll see anyway.
Now your site manager data including FTP sites and passwords should be imported. If you're a Windows user and haven't had a problem with FileZilla 2, there's probably not much reason to upgrade. The file transfer window has new tabs to display queued files, failed transfers, and successful transfers. And that's about it. But future development on FileZilla will likely focus on this version, so it might eventually be a good idea to upgrade.

Tags: FileZilla, FTP