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lftp

Ch 067.7of 36 FTP and SFTP clients
  1. 1Runs onLinux
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Protocol coveragemulti-protocol
  4. 4Supported platformslinux
  5. 5File synchronizationYes
  6. 6Scheduled transfersYes
  7. 7Transfer automationYes
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Overview

lftp is ranked #6 of 36 in FTP and SFTP clients on Specifiction. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

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Free software Free Distributed under the GNU GPL license lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on FTP and SFTP clients

Free plan
Yeslftp.yar.ru
Protocol coverage
multi-protocollftp.yar.ru
Supported platforms
linuxlftp.yar.ru
File synchronization
Yeslftp.yar.ru
Scheduled transfers
Yeslftp.yar.ru
Transfer automation
Yeslftp.yar.ru

Facts

Purpose
LFTP is a command-line file transfer program supporting FTP, HTTP, FISH, SFTP, HTTPS, FTPS and BitTorrent.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Reliable transfers
It automatically retries operations after non-fatal errors and can resume a download from where it stopped.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Background jobs
Unfinished jobs continue in the background if you exit lftp or close an xterm.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Mirroring
Its built-in mirror command can download or update a directory tree, and reverse mirror can upload or update one on a server.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Parallel transfers
LFTP can transfer multiple files in parallel, and pget can download a single file using multiple connections.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Scheduling and queues
It supports job queueing and running jobs at a specified time.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Security
FTPS and HTTPS support uses GNU TLS or OpenSSL, depending on how lftp is built.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Download availability
The download page offers source archives and Fedora RPM binaries; it also lists read-only Git access for development source.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Current release listed
The homepage lists lftp 4.9.3, released on 2024-11-08, while the download page labels 4.9.2 the latest stable version.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Support status
The homepage says the author is busy at their current job and has little time to support lftp.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Community support
The project lists two mailing lists for general discussion and major announcements, and for development and snapshot announcements.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026
Author
The author page names Alexander V. Lukyanov and credits contributors for bug reports, patches, documentation, discussions and translations.lftp.yar.ru · 4 Oct 2026

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