Smart FTP No Longer Free

Posted: August 1st, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Internet Geek | 5 Comments »

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I turned on my computer motivated to work after a not so great week. Family emergencies and chaos had kept me away from my comfy desk chair this week and I was looking forward to getting back to normal. I clicked to open Smart FTP to start moving some files…. and a new box opens up announcing the change. Smart FTP is no longer free.

While this makes me sad, I’m not surprised. I’ve used many different FTP programs, including just using plain old windows and a ftp url the old school way and teh ever popular FireFTP Firefox plugin . Smart FTP was my favorite over them all for a variety of reasons. The single user license for home use is $35, and I find myself pondering the purchase this morning trying to decide if I want to buy a license so that I can continue my FTP bliss as usual …. or do I look for a new FTP program?

There are so many free options out there for FTP, but I it is something that I use frequently and I’m willing to pay a few dollars to have an interface that I’m happy with. I’ll think about it for a few more days before I decide on my final solution. In the meantime I guess it’s back to the old school windows drag and drop method.

What’s your favorite FTP solution?

[tags]FTP, Smart FTP[/tags]

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5 Comments on “Smart FTP No Longer Free”

  1. 1 Ellie said at 12:39 pm on August 1st, 2008:

    I LOVE FileZilla. I have been using it for years and years, and it hasn’t let me down yet! (And it is free!)

  2. 2 Kelly said at 6:10 pm on August 2nd, 2008:

    Well, i am using CuteFTP, but it has $60 license to run it in full mode. Before it, i worked with FileZilla, which is also great and free. It has poor interface, but yet simple, someone like it for sure…

  3. 3 Cavelle said at 12:13 pm on August 3rd, 2008:

    I too use FileZilla. It is very easy to use and best of all is the price. Free! I downloaded it from download.com

  4. 4 UptakeInOH said at 5:15 pm on August 4th, 2008:

    Yes, you should try FileZilla. If you are used to CuteFTP, you should find FZ pretty easy to learn. I am an old school CFTP gal myself, so I understand you feeling sad. Change is never easy. :sniffle:

  5. 5 alan said at 6:08 am on August 29th, 2008:

    yes i was also disappointed to find out smart FTP wasnt free anymore, but filezilla is great and also fire FTP which is a firefox add on, both very easy to use and free :)

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