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TurboFTP Overview

TurboFTP is a smart FTP Client program for Windows. TurboFTP allows you to transfer files (upload or download) between your computer and any FTP server and SSH server.

TurboFTP is commercial software and offers fully functional 30-day evaluation.

System Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows XP  (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
  • Windows 2008 Server R1 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 2008 Server R2, Windows Server 2012/R2, 2016, 2019, 2022.

FIPS 140-2 Compliance

FIPS 140-2 mode can be enabled in TurboFTP Business and Corporate versions. TurboFTP uses an embedded FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module (Certificate #1051) running on supported Windows platforms per FIPS 140-2 Implementation Guidance section G.5 guidelines.

Getting Started

Main Interface

Connect to an FTP server

Download and Upload Files

Folder Synchronizer

Website Update and Management

Creating a Session File

The Overwrite Rules Dialog

File Filtering for Directory Browsing

File Filtering For Synchronization

Transfer Modes in FTP

Upload Wizard

Open PGP Encryption and Key Management

SSH Key Generation Wizard

SSL Certificate Creation Wizard

OpenPGP Key Creation Wizard

Scheduled FTP/SFTP

Schedule Current Queue

Task Scheduler

Schedule Task Settings

Schedule Transfer of a Group of Files

Schedule Folder Synchronization

Advanced Auto Upload (in Sync Service Module)

Send Report Email When a Scheduled Task Ends

TurboFTP Sync Service

Scheduler As an NT Service

Run As Command Line Program

Advanced Auto Upload (in Sync Service Module)*

Summary of Major Features

  • Task Scheduler with comprehensive scheduling options. Supports scheduled auto folder synchronization. Send E-mail report upon task completion. Combined with the Sync Service module can run as an NT service and support multiple simultaneous tasks.*

  • Industrial strength SSL/TLS support.

  • Supports Clear Command Channel (CCC) with TLS-enabled FTP server.

  • Supports SFTP over SSH2.

  • OpenPGP support.

  • Auto-reconnect and broken transfer resume.

  • Folder Synchronizer helps you synchronize, clone files and directories with minimum mouse clicks

  • Overwrite Rules Dialog allows to set up customized rules for handling overwrite conditions in the GUI program.

  • Shell integration. Upload files with TurboFTP Upload Wizard right from Windows Explorer.

  • Command line support, including option for folder synchronization. The Sync Service module can run as a generic console program with the same command line support.

  • Basic Auto Upload. Monitors a local folder and upload any new files that arrive in it.

  • Advanced Auto Upload. Monitors a local folder and upload new files, updated files, or both. Supports sub folders, filters and can run as an NT service.*

  • Automates OpenPGP encryption/decryption in file sync or Auto Upload.**

  • A specialized log viewer TurboLogViewer for reviewing Sync Service logs.

  • Context-sensitive help.

  • OTP S/Key (MD4, MD5) password encryption.

  • Support on-the-fly data compression using MODE Z.

  • Easy start with FTP Connection Wizard.

  • Anti-idle mechanism.

  • Recursively delete remote directory.

  • Auto-detect URL in clipboard.

  • Report total size and number of files in a directory and all its subdirectories.

  • Automatically and correctly resolve Unix links.

  • Ability to only download or upload newer files, show server file time in local time zone.

  • Preserve server file time on downloaded files.

  • Auto hang up/shutdown upon transfer complete.

  • Transfer Speed limits.

  • Queue files on more than one site for transfer.

  • Auto-Dial. Can configure different dialup connections for different sites.

  • Firewall support including HTTP proxy, SOCKS 4/4a and SOCKS 5.

Features marked with*: Only available in the Sync Service Module that comes with Pro+.

Features marked with**: Only available in Corporate version.