WinSCP (''Windows Secure Copy'') is a

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(SFTP),

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(FTP),

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, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP) client for

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. The WinSCP project has released its source code on GitHub under an open source license, while the program itself is distributed as proprietary freeware.

Program

Its main function is secure file transfer between a local computer and a remote server. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic

and file synchronization functionality. For secure transfers, it uses the

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protocol (SSH) and supports the SCP protocol in addition to SFTP. Development of WinSCP started around March 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, the program and its source code is licensed under the GNU GPL. It is hosted on

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and

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. WinSCP is based on the implementation of the SSH protocol from

PuTTY PuTTY () is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a se ...

and FTP protocol from

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. It is also available as a plugin for Altap Salamander

, and there exists a third-party plugin for the FAR file manager.

Features

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*Translated into several languages *Integration with Windows (

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, shortcut icons) *All common operations with files, both remote and local *Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH,

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protocol,

protocol and Amazon S3 protocol. *Batch file scripting,

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, and

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wrapper *Can act as a remote text editor, either downloading a file to edit or passing it on to a local application, then uploading it again when updated. * Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways *Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive,

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, and Kerberos (GSS) authentication *Integrates with Pageant (

authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication with SSH *Choice of Windows File Explorer-like or Norton Commander-like interfaces *Optionally protects stored site information with master password *Optionally import session information from PuTTY sessions *Able to upload files and retain associated original date/timestamps, unlike FTP clients Source: Apart from the standard package, three portable versions are also available: A generic package and two customized versions for LiberKey and PortableApps.com. The portable version runs on

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on several

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-compliant operating systems, such as

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, and BSD. Some older versions of the WinSCP installer included OpenCandy advertising module or bundled

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. Since version 5.5.5 (August 2014) the installer does not contain any advertisement.

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