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linscpSecure file transfer for Linux and Windows
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Secure file transfer for Linux and Windows

Free and open source · GPL 3

Move files to any server, from Linux or Windows.

linscp moves files between your computer and servers over SFTP, SCP, FTP, WebDAV and S3. A proven transfer engine in a native Qt interface gives you the same experience on Linux and Windows.

Download linscp 0.7.2Read the manual

Created and maintained by Eduardo CorreiaIndependent and community-funded · Sponsor linscp

Release · 22 October 2026 · What changed · Older versions

linscp's Commander layout: local files on the left, the server on the right.

What it does

Everything you expect from a file transfer client

Protocols

Five protocols, one window

SFTP, SCP, FTP with TLS, WebDAV and Amazon S3 compatible storage.

Layouts

Two panels or one

Commander shows local and remote side by side. Explorer shows just the server, with a folder tree.

Sync

Keep folders in step

Compare a local and a remote folder, preview the differences, then apply them in either direction.

Edit

Edit files in place

Open a remote file in the built-in editor or your own; linscp uploads it every time you save.

Automate

Script everything

linscp-cli runs the same transfers from a terminal, a script file or a cron job.

Security

Keys and host checks

SSH key login, host key checks, TLS certificates and an optional master password for saved passwords.

A closer look

Screenshots

The Explorer layout with a folder tree beside the remote files.
Explorer layout
The Site Manager with saved connections.
Site Manager
The Generate Session URL/Code dialog, building an sftp:// address for the current session.
Session URLs and script code
The Preferences window, Panels page.
Preferences
Preferences, Transfer page: the default settings and the built-in transfer presets.
Transfer presets

The latest

All news

About the project

One file transfer app for Linux and Windows.

linscp brings a dependable two-panel file transfer client to Linux as a first-class program, and keeps it identical on Windows, all from one codebase. It is free software under the GPL, developed in the open by Eduardo Correia and shaped by the people who use it: every bug report, translation and sponsorship moves it forward.

Support linscpWhat is linscp

linscp's transfer engine comes from the WinSCP project, with thanks. Credits