QuantumFTP is a multi-featured FTP client for Windows.


Installation - Windows

  1. Install QuantumFTP by using the installer provided.
  2. Run QuantumFTP using the shortcut in the start menu.

Installation - Other

  1. Extract the archive to a suitable directory.
  2. Start QuantumFTP by running quantumftp.exe

Upgrading

To upgrade an existing version of QuantumFTP, extract the new version over the old files, overwriting any already present.


Support

Documentation for QuantumFTP is available online at http://www.quantumftp.com/docs/ and from the application using Help->Help Contents.


If you have any problems with installation, ideas for new features or bugs to report, please use the forums, located at http://forums.lime49.com/.


License

QuantumFTP is released as Freeware under a Creative Commons License. You are free to use it, but you cannot change it and copyright notices must be left intact.


Changes[Show/Hide]

1.50

  • Added: Implicit SSL support.
  • Added: Anti-idle support to prevent disconnection.
  • Added: Item count and progress bar to viewpane.
  • Added: Context menu to log to clear all text.
  • Added: 'No Servers' item when no servers have been added.
  • Added: 'Connect to Server' window which displays on startup (Thanks tbb).
  • Improved: Directory and file listings for better compatiblity with ASCII transfers. Transfers should now timeout less often.
  • Improved: Directory handling. The location of trailing and leading slashes should be a lot more uniform now, and will reduce the number of errors when transferring nested directories.
  • Changed: When changing tabs, the selected queue is automatically switched aswell.
  • Changed: Only updates for the currently selected server/queue are shown in the status bar. If multiple transfers in progress, only one will be shown in the status bar.
  • Changed: Servers in the drop down 'Connect To' menu are now sorted alphabetically.
  • Changed: Application icon, which is now a lot less pixelized.
  • Changed: When awaiting a response to the 'Accept certificate' dialog, the connection will no longer time out.
  • Fixed: Location of context menu when right clicking a tab.
  • Fixed: Bug which caused text to be logged with no formatting.

1.40

  • Added: Explicit SSL (SSL3/TLS1) support.
  • Added: Disconnection detection.
  • Added: Indicator to show the name of the selected queue.
  • Added: Connection via proxy to the quick connect form.
  • Added: Icons to the queue and tab context menus.
  • Improved: Inline list-view renaming to cancel editing when the view is scrolled.
  • Improved: Multi-line responses (Particularly for X2 WS_FTP Server).
  • Changed: Columns in ViewPanes now auto-resize when the window is resized.
  • Changed: All upload/download methods to be asynchronous. This means that performance should be improved when transferring files, and will also enable receiving of broadcast messages from the server.
  • Changed: The queue will now automatically pause when a queued item is right clicked. This should reduce the number of errors caused when re-ordering items.

1.30

  • Added: Tabbed interface, allowing multiple remote connections to be opened.
  • Added: Inline renaming to make interface feel more like explorer.
  • Added: 'Create Directory' and 'Change to Parent Directory' icons to toolbar.
  • Added: Preference to save window position and colours for information and error text.
  • Added: 'Remove from Queue' button to the queue panel.
  • Added: Help file.
  • Improved queue handling.
  • Changed: Upload and download icons to be better show upload and download.
  • Changed: Method for reading files and directory listings.
  • Fixed: Exception which was thrown if the server connection timed out on connect.

1.22

  • Added: XML import and export of servers and settings.
  • Changed: Controls on server manager and proxy forms are now disabled when no servers/proxy servers are present.

1.20

  • Added: Drag and Drop support.
  • Added: Proxy support (SOCKS4/SOCKS5).
  • Added: Ability to re-order or remove items in the queue.
  • Added: Optional timestamps and server name in the log window.
  • Added: User selectable colours for text in the log window.
  • Added: Remote shell icons.
  • Changed: Password is now hidden in the log during login.
  • Improved responsiveness.

1.10

  • Added: Browse button for local directory.
  • Added: Create directory buttons for local file system and FTP.
  • Added: Option to set email address used for anonymous connections.
  • Added: Shell icons for folder views.
  • Added: User setting for startup directory.
  • Added: Options to disable the queue panel, log panel or both.
  • Changed: When a new directory is discovered, it's added to the drop down address box.
  • Tweaked context menus to show relevant entries.

1.0

  • Initial Release

Credits

QuantumFTP uses the following libraries: