---
title: "FTP and FTPS client for Mac"
description: "An FTP and FTPS client for Mac with passive mode, explicit TLS and self-signed certificates you trust once per bookmark."
url: https://anybucket.app/features/ftp-ftps
lang: en
---

# FTP and FTPS, without the fuss

The web host that still speaks FTP, the backup box that wants FTPS: connect, see the files side by side with your Mac, and copy with F5.

[Open the full demo](https://anybucket.app/try?mode=ftp-ftps)

- **Passive mode:** AnyBucket connects in passive mode, which works through most firewalls and routers.
- **Explicit TLS:** FTPS encrypts the login and the files with explicit TLS on the usual FTP port.
- **Self-signed, trusted once:** For a self-signed certificate, AnyBucket asks once and remembers your answer for that bookmark.
- **Beside every other server:** Copy straight from FTP to S3, WebDAV or SFTP in one step.

## The keys

| | |
| --- | --- |
| `⇧⌘K` | Connect to a server |
| `⌘K` | Go to… bookmarks, recent folders, open tabs or a server address |
| `F5` | Copy the marked files to the other pane |
| `F6` | Move the marked files to the other pane |

[All keyboard shortcuts](https://anybucket.app/shortcuts)

## Questions, answered

### What do I need for FTPS?

`python3` from Apple's Command Line Tools: run `xcode-select --install` in Terminal once. AnyBucket runs its TLS through a small Python bridge.

### Is FTP safe to use?

Plain FTP sends the password and the files unencrypted. Use FTPS or SFTP whenever your server offers them.

### Can I upload to an FTP server?

Yes. Copy, move, rename, delete and make folders, like on any other server.

## Guides and help

- [FTP and FTPS on a Mac](https://anybucket.app/guides/ftp-ftps-mac): Finder reads FTP but can't upload. Here's how to upload, download and sync over FTP and FTPS from a Mac.
- [Troubleshooting](https://anybucket.app/support/troubleshooting): Step-by-step fixes for host keys, SSH keys and jump hosts, FTPS, S3 endpoints, stopped transfers, notifications and the license.
- [Compatibility](https://anybucket.app/support/compatibility): The Macs, macOS versions, servers and storage providers AnyBucket works with, and what FTPS needs.
- [AnyBucket vs FileZilla](https://anybucket.app/compare/filezilla): A native Mac app with S3 and WebDAV included, next to the free, cross-platform FileZilla.

## Keep exploring

- [SFTP](https://anybucket.app/features/sftp)
- [Amazon S3 and compatible](https://anybucket.app/features/s3)
- [WebDAV](https://anybucket.app/features/webdav)
- [Bookmarks](https://anybucket.app/features/bookmarks)
- [All features](https://anybucket.app/features)

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