WinSCP - The Portable Freeware Collection

WinSCP v6.3.5 Updated

Andrew Lee on 11 Sep 2024

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Released on 10 Sep 2024
Suggested by Christer Alldén

WinSCP is a feature-rich tabbed file transfer client with a variety of views including single-window, dual-pane and tree view interfaces. The program supports standard FTP as well as secure connections using WebDav, S3, SSH, SSL/TLS and legacy SCP. The program can search, perform directory synchronization between local and remote, change properties, and edit text/binary files.

Includes support for scripting, task automation, various authentication tools, proxy, SSH tunnels and IPv6.

Alternatively, WinSCP Portable is multilingual and supports PuTTY Portable.
An outdated X-WinSCP, packaged in winPenPack's format, is also available.

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Category:	Internet - FTP Clients (7) Internet - SSH Clients (6)
Runs on:	Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 / Wine
Writes settings to:	Application folder
Stealth: ?	Yes
Unicode support:	Yes
License:	GNU GPL
How to extract:	Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice Create winscp.ini with the following content: [Configuration\Interface] RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd DDTemporaryDirectory=.\ Launch WinSCP.exe
Similar/alternative apps:	Bitvise SSH Client, FileZilla
What's new?	See: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history

21 comments on WinSCP

hamasaki 2024-09-10 20:29

Now at 6.3.5

v6.3.4

hamasaki 2024-07-11 19:41

Now at 6.3.4

v6.3.3

dmiranda 2024-04-20 00:12

WinSCP v6.3.3 continues to work with XP. I think it's fair to think support has been effectively restored.

v6.3.3

dmiranda 2024-03-15 16:21

The newest version at this time (6.3.2) works again in windows XP.

v6.3

dmiranda 2024-02-22 07:25

This latest version doesn't seem to work in XP. Last version working is 6.1.2.13797

v6.3

hamasaki 2021-11-27 09:51

Now at 5.19.5

v5.19.3

PAFuser 2021-10-11 12:58

5.19.3 available today

v5.19.1

webfork 2017-10-12 21:03

I've been a huge FileZilla fan since it came out back in 2001, but got a chance to test it today and WinSCP is amazing. I was able to resolve an issue with WebDAV via that program that no other program seemed capable of.

v5.11.2

smaragdus 2014-08-21 13:26

WinSCP 5.5.5 (5.5.5 Build 4605) has been just released.

v5.5.4

Checker 2014-02-28 16:03

@ bamanzi: Thanks ... and updated ;)

v5.5.1

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Midas 2014-02-28 09:41

@bamanzi: WinSCP v5.1.8 is the previous stable release; v5.5.1 is the new stable, released 2014-01-24 (http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history#5.5.1 and http://winscp.net/eng/docs/announcement_winscp55)...

v5.1.8

bamanzi 2014-02-28 01:19

Why http://winscp.net says the latest version is 5.5.1, but here 5.1.8?

v5.1.8

rodger123 2012-11-09 14:54

works well on XP ,nice one.

v5.1.1

abc 2012-11-08 03:20

@linuxamp I like using Portable Apps because you can update all your apps in a few clicks and if the app is no longer natively portable (or "stealth" for example) the portable apps wrappers would handle that no problem.

v5.1.1

Ruby 2011-02-27 11:43

chris: There's no need to copy/move your external program directory within WinSCP directory.
In your settings for external program, simply enter a path without the drive letter:
e.g. \Path\To\Program.exe

V4.3.2

chris 2011-02-26 10:44

For the configuration of integrated external apps, there is the environment variable %WINSCP_PATH%
So if you want to use, like me, PlainEdit as an extenal editor, place the entire PlainEdit directory within the WinSCP directory, then edit the path to the external editor as follows:
%WINSCP_PATH%\PlainEdit\PlainEdit.exe !.!
Similarly for portaputty. It then all lives on the USB-stick only!

V4.3.2

linuxamp 2008-07-14 23:34

I don't see why people want to use portable wrapper versions (portableapps.com) of software which is natively portable. Unnecessary wrapper if you ask me.

SHH 2008-03-10 02:39

Alternative: WinSCP *Portable* is available from portableapps.com.

PortaMan 2008-03-04 19:27

another way is:
as mentioned
"Download the "Standalone application" single EXE file to a folder of your choice. Rename the file from winscp4xx.exe to winscp.exe (less version dependent)."
Create a winscp.ini in the same folder copy and paste the following in that file

[Configuration\Interface]
RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd
DDTemporaryDirectory=.\

that's it!

To change the language go to http://winscp.net/eng/translations.php
download the zip file of your language (e.g. German) extract that file to the same folder of winscp.exe and make sure the language file has the same name like winscp.exe. For the German file with the ending .de it must be winscp.de.
You can also integrate portaPuTTY (not the same like portable PuTTY from John but better) into WinSCP and what you become is a System Administrators best friend.

M@tty 2007-09-10 06:06

If anybody doesn't feel like going through the whole configuration process, WinSCPP is a pre-configured bundle of WinSCP + portaPuTTY + Notepad2: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2002

a 2006-10-12 17:30

you can remove the settings registry/file by going to stored sessions > tools > cleanup

WinSCP v6.3.5 Updated

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