Download FileZilla 3.10.0 Beta 1

A new beta version of the open source FTP client FileZilla has been released with version number 3.10.0. FileZilla is small, simple and yet complete. The program is popular due to its low system resource load. However, a common complaint is that passwords are stored unencrypted on the computer. FileZilla is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and can be downloaded from this page be downloaded in different versions. Be careful of other sources as there are modified versions floating around the internet that contain malware. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

New features:

• FTP over TLS is now used by default if the server supports it. Use of plain FTP can be enforced for a server in the Site Manager
• Connection handling and transferring files has been moved into its own thread to improve GUI responsivenes
• The message log now only shows abbreviated logs unless an error occurs
• Added option to pre-allocate disk space when downloading files
• Files editing can now be started from the search dialog
• Directory trees and the Site Manager tree can now be drag-scrolled
• *nix: FileZilla no longer depends on libidn if getaddrinfo supports AI_IDN