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Resist the Squircle Jail

David Kocher — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:37:00 +0200

With Cyberduck 9.5 with have adopted the user interface for Liquid Glass, but the application icon with the duck objects tinted colours always remaining yellow and escapes the squircle jail imposed by default on application icons on macOS 26. We posted about this on @cyberduck back in September last year.

Embrace Rounded Corners

David Kocher — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:18:00 +0200

Cyberduck 9.5 adopts user interface changes known as Liquid Glass in macOS Tahoe. Besides rounded corners, the update also includes other refinements the list of bookmarks and editing connection details in the bookmark window. Connect Options Controls for unavailable connect options depending on the current protocol selection are hidden but the Open Connection window now

Simplify S3 Access with AWS IAM Identity Center

David Kocher — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:57:00 +0200

Managing access to Amazon S3 across multiple AWS accounts and users has traditionally required juggling access keys, secret credentials, and complex IAM policies. With support for AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS Single Sign-On) now available in Cyberduck 9.5.0 and Mountain Duck 5.3.0, connecting to S3 has never been easier or more secure. What is

Application blocked by Google

David Kocher — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 18:39:00 +0200

This issue has been resolved as of September 11th with the OAuth App Verification completed including the paid CASA assessment. To access Google Drive or Google Cloud Storage using Cyberduck or Mountain Duck we have registered an OAuth 2.0 Client ID with Google that is required to show users a consent screen to access files

Keep previous versions when editing files

David Kocher — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:16:00 +0200

Cyberduck 9 adds a new custom file versioning feature for protocols with no native versioning support, such as FTP/SFTP and WebDAV. The feature is added as a security measure to reduce the risk of file loss when editing changes. You can enable the option by default in the Editor tab in Preferences. The versions can

Connect to ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS) using OAuth

David Kocher — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:12:00 +0200

ownCloud Infinite Scale is a user-centric, cloud-native, open source, file sharing and collaboration platform that offers infinite scalability and enables complete digital sovereignty. ownCloud Infinite Scale uses federated authentication with Keycloak as the identity provider by default. To connect using Cyberduck or Mountain Duck. We will provide sample steps to connect to ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS)

Connect to S3 with web identity federation

David Kocher — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:20:00 +0200

The latest versions of Cyberduck & Mountain Duck now allow to connect to S3 by authenticating with an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider. Connections to S3 with web identity federation use AWS Security Token Service (STS) API to obtain temporary security credentials to authenticate with S3. With web identity federation, you don’t need to (…)

SMB Protocol Support

David Kocher — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:14:00 +0200

SMB (Server Message Block) is used to access Windows File Shares or a Samba Linux Server. Cyberduck 8.7.0 adds support to access SMB shares as an light-weight, performant alternative to built-in support in macOS and Windows. Support in Mountain Duck is forthcoming in version 5. Connecting to SMB To connect to your SMB (formerly known

Alternative to the official Dropbox client

David Kocher — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:32:00 +0100

Dropbox recently adopted the File Provider API available on macOS to be used as the exclusive way to synchronize files with their own app. The most prominent change from a user perspective is the limitation to store all synchronized files in ~/Library/CloudStorage as required by the File Provider API. Many users with large data sets

Boxcryptor Alternative

David Kocher — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:20:00 +0100

Boxcryptor has been acquired by Dropbox and will terminate free accounts as of January 31, 2023. Till then, all users have to look for an alternative. It is not clear how customers with existing contracts are served in the future and no new accounts are accepted. So why not use Mountain Duck with support for the

macOS Ventura

David Kocher — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:40:00 +0100

Both Cyberduck and Mountain Duck are fully compatible with macOS Ventura.

View and Retrieve Previous File Versions

David Kocher — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:42:00 +0200

Cyberduck 8.4 and Mountain Duck 4.12 revamp support to view and retrieve previous versions. Instead of the context menu, previous versions are now listed into the Versions tab of the Info window. Using the buttons in the lower-left corner, you can perform different actions on the selected version: Revert to this version Delete the version

Box

David Kocher — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:49:00 +0100

Cyberduck 8.2 and Mountain Duck 4.10.0 introduce support for accessing Box not only through their FTP or WebDAV gateway but using the native Box API. This should not only improve performance but additionally allow enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for the account. The new implementation allows to create download and upload shares of files or folders for people who

🏠 Moving to GitHub

David Kocher — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:06:00 +0100

We previously only had mirror repository for Cyberduck on GitHub and managed pull requests for changes on our own Git server and mirrored all changes to a SVN repository which was used to display a timeline of changes in Trac. We are now using the repository on GitHub as the primary source root and accept

Embracing Apple silicon

David Kocher — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0100

The latest versions of Cyberduck and Mountain Duck now run natively on Apple M1 hardware. Thus we are again shipping a universal binary on macOS since dropping support for PPC and Intel 32-bit (i386) in version 4.4 released in October 2013. This was made possible by the work in Rococoa, JNA and libffi.

Connection Profiles

David Kocher — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:26:00 +0200

Cyberduck 8 and Mountain Duck 4.8 introduce a new Profiles preferences tab that allows to install additional connection profiles on demand. This makes it much easier to connect to various hosting and cloud storage service providers without the need to lookup connection details other than credentials. Usage You can either scroll through the list of

macOS Monterey

David Kocher — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:41:00 +0200

As the latest version of macOS now numbered 12 will arrive later today both Cyberduck and Mountain Duck are fully compatible.

ARM support for Cyberduck CLI

Yves Langisch — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:03:00 +0100

Cyberduck CLI is now available for the growing ARM ecosystem. Run the universal file transfer tool on AWS EC2 A1 instance types or Raspberry Pis for example. Both DEB and RPM package types are available in 32bit and 64bit for ARM. The regular installation instructions apply.

Connecting to different Sharepoint libraries

David Kocher — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:51:00 +0100

Cyberduck 7.8 and Mountain Duck 4.4 improve support for Microsoft Sharepoint connections. The Microsoft SharePoint Site connection profile now allows to connect to specific sites. The regular Microsoft SharePoint connection profile adds support to browse different libraries. Refer to our extended documentation for both OneDrive and SharePoint.

Big Sur

David Kocher — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:01:00 +0100

We have made some adjustments in version 7.7 of Cyberduck to support the new window appearance introduced in macOS 11. Switching between bookmarks and browser view is now always visible in the toolbar. The bookmark proxy icon is now displayed inline with the other toolbar controls including the bookmark nickname replacing the previous window title.

Restore from Glacier

David Kocher — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:28:00 +0200

We have made available a feature in Cyberduck 7.6 and later to restore files from Glacier storage class in S3. You can temporarily restore files from Glacier using File → Restore for files with the storage class set to Glacier. The file will be restored using standard retrieval and expire in 2 days after retrieval. Restoring

Lock and unlock Cryptomator Vaults

David Kocher — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:23:00 +0200

The latest version of Cyberuck and Mountain Duck now allow to manually lock and unlock Cryptomator vaults. This is useful as an alternative to the automated discovery of vaults with configurable in Preferences → Cryptomator → Auto detect and open vault in browser. Cyberduck Mountain Duck

Cyberduck 7

Laura Vogt — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:00:00 +0200

With Cyberduck 7 we introduce the possibility of a multi-segmented download. Multi-Segmented downloads offer the functionality to download one file over several connections. This has the advantage that some files can be downloaded faster and the download process is less error-prone. In previous versions of Cyberduck, there was only the possibility to run downloads over

Mountain Duck 3

David Kocher — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 10:46:00 +0200

Work Offline with Smart Synchronization Version 3 adds a smart synchronization feature to add offline support. Files are synchronized to the local disk when opened to allow offline usage and changes are uploaded in the background as soon as a connection is available. Dropbox like experience with your preferred on-premise enterprise storage or cloud storage.

Sharing Large Files

Laura Vogt — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:00:00 +0100

You want to grant one or several people temporary access to large files? Email is not an option and providers offering a web interface are costly, limit the file size or tend to be unreliable. Cyberduck or Mountain Duck in combination with cloud storage providers allows you to share files without relying on a third-party website. Auto

Accessing OneDrive & Sharepoint

Laura Vogt — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0100

The number of different possible options for cloud storage provided by services available from Microsoft Office 365 is confusing and merits some further ado. There are two services available from Microsoft – OneDrive and SharePoint – which are hidden in a diversity of different packages. SharePoint is a cloud storage service which is only integrated

Encrypt your Dropbox

Laura Vogt — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 21:04:00 +0100

Mountain Duck and Cyberduck allow Cryptomator client-side encryption of your data which is missing in Dropbox and all other popular cloud storage solutions. You will find a description of how to use Cryptomator Vaults in Dropbox and access your documents from your computer and mobile in the following sections. Encrypt your data with Mountain Duck and Cyberduck Connect

Dark Mode

David Kocher — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:45:00 +0200

Version 6.8 is now available with support for dark mode on macOS Mojave.

Connecting using AssumeRole from AWS Security Token Service (STS)

David Kocher — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:54:00 +0200

Instead of providing Access Key ID and Secret Access Key, authenticate using temporary credentials from AWS Security Token Service (STS) with optional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), making Cyberduck and Mountain Duck more friendly to enterprise deployments. You will need to install the custom connection profile S3 (Credentials from AWS Security Token Service) available from our website.

Support for Office 365 Deutschland

David Kocher — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:39:00 +0200

You can now connect to OneDrive in Office 365 Germany in Cyberduck 6.3.0 and Mountain Duck 2.6.0 by installing the Microsoft Office 365 Deutschland OneDrive connection profile from our website.

Enterprise filesharing with DRACOON

David Kocher — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:46:00 +0100

Cyberduck 6.3 features support for DRACOON – a enterprise cloud service made in Germany. DRACOON is a highly secure, platform-independent enterprise filesharing solution, which has repeatedly won awards as a market leader. It is certified according to the highest compliance guidelines. Unique to the solution is the own developed TripleCrypt technology with an end-to-end encryption as

Joyent Triton Object Storage

David Kocher — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 09:40:00 +0100

Triton Object Storage (previously named Manta Storage) by Joyent is now supported in Cyberduck 6.3 and Mountain Duck 2.2. Make sure to install the connection profile. Their storage backend implementation is open source. All the pieces required to deploy and operate your own Manta are open source Triton Object storage touts itself as Proven at production

Google Team Drives

David Kocher — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:18:00 +0100

We have added support for Google Team Drives in both Cyberduck 6.3 and and Mountain Duck 2.2. Google Team Drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files. Unlike files in My Drive, files in Team Drive belong to the team instead of an individual. Even if members leave, the files

Search

David Kocher — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 13:52:00 +0200

We have introduced recursive search in version 4.8 which has been improved since to use native protocol features when available for faster results. Hit ⏎ in the browser search input to search recursively for matching filenames in folders. The following protocols have a server side index that is used to give fast results without recursively descending into folders.

We are hiring!

David Kocher — Tue, 09 May 2017 10:20:00 +0200

Help shaping widely used products in an open source development environment! We are looking for an experienced Java enthusiast to join our team as an employee or long term freelancer (work from anywhere). You help us to drive the integration of cloud storage services into Cyberduck & build the next major features for Mountain Duck. Please

Cyberduck 6.0 ❤️ Cryptomator

David Kocher — Tue, 09 May 2017 09:50:00 +0200

Free, foolproof client-side encryption for cloud storage for the rest of us. We are thrilled to announce the availability of transparent, client-side encryption support for Cyberduck to secure your data on any server or cloud storage. The new encryption feature is based on the excellent concepts and work of Cryptomator. Encryption for data at rest

Local Disk Browser (at last!) + Cryptomator

David Kocher — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:42:00 +0200

Cyberduck 6 will allow you to open a window to browse your local hard disk. Besides the obvious feature to drag files for download or upload to a remote server from within the application we have finally added a local browser to allow browsing Cryptomator vaults stored on your computer. Update: We have updated our wiki

Microsoft OneDrive

David Kocher — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:06:00 +0200

The next major release of Cyberduck will support connections to Microsoft OneDrive. This includes support for both OneDrive Personal and OneDrive Business. You can give it a try in the current snapshot builds. Like our support for Dropbox, this allows to connect without synchronising files to your local computer.

Chocolatey

David Kocher — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:48:00 +0200

This post is a reminder, that Cyberduck for Windows has been available in Chocolatey – a package manager for Windows – for some time. Chocolatey, some people want to call it apt-get for Windows, allows to install and upgrade software from the command line. Refer to the Cyberduck for Windows package information or just run choco

Mountain Duck 1.7

David Kocher — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:09:00 +0100

Mountain Duck 1.7 is now available with a focus on fixes for stability and performance improvements by an improved connection management. On Windows, the user interface is completely rewritten based on the Windows Presentation Foundation. Mountain Duck 2.0 coming this spring will support transparent client-side encryption using Cryptomator interoperable vaults to secure your data on any

Cryptomator

Yves Langisch — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:01:00 +0100

We are thrilled to announce the availability of transparent, client-side encryption support for Cyberduck to secure your data on any server or cloud storage. The new encryption feature is based on the excellent concepts and work of Cryptomator. Cryptomator also offers apps for iOS and Android to access your encrypted data. All vaults either created by Cyberduck, Cryptomator

Windows App Store

David Kocher — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:23:00 +0100

Excited to announce Cyberduck 5.3 is now available in the Windows App Store with an easy, straightforward installation and automatic updates on Windows 10.

Interoperability with hubiC

David Kocher — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:09:00 +0100

Both Cyberduck and Mountain Duck have support for hubiC (OVH), a low priced OpenStack Swift storage service. We have made available a connection profile that uses OAuth 2 for authentication to connect.

Dropbox

David Kocher — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:17:00 +0200

Open files from any Dropbox account without synchronising everything to your local hard disk. Now supported in Cyberduck and Mountain Duck. Refer to our documentation for more information.

Tabs Everywhere

David Kocher — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:40:00 +0200

If you have installed macOS Sierra, you can now use tabbed windows in Cyberduck 5.2 or later. You might want to enable tabs by default when choosing File → New Browser by selecting in System Preferences the checkbox Dock → Prefer tabs when opening documents: Always. New browser windows and the transfer window will then be displayed in a single window

S3 Transfer Acceleration

David Kocher — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:38:00 +0200

Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration enables fast, easy, and secure transfers of files over long distances between your client and an S3 bucket. Transfer Acceleration takes advantage of Amazon CloudFront’s globally distributed edge locations. As the data arrives at an edge location, data is routed to Amazon S3 over an optimized network path. In general, the farther

New S3 Regions

David Kocher — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:26:00 +0200

The latest update for Cyberduck adds support to create buckets in the newly opened AWS regions US East (Ohio), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), and Asia Pacific (Seoul) for Amazon S3. Update: Version 5.3 adds support for Montreal (ca-central-1) and London (eu-west-2).

Deep Storage

David Kocher — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:21:00 +0200

Support for Spectra BlackPearl Deep Storage Gateway (Spectra S3) is available with Cyberduck 5, allowing users to move data to tape library storage managed by Spectra S3 interface fast using multiple connections achieving 1000MB/s with a 10GbE network link. Refer to the wiki for usage instructions. Spectra Logic Solidifies Hybrid Cloud Offering with Cyberduck Integration

More options for Server Side Encryption in S3

David Kocher — Mon, 23 May 2016 13:19:00 +0200

Server side encryption (SSE) for stored files is supported and can be enabled by default for all uploads in the S3 preferences or for individual files in the File → Info (⌘-I) → S3. AWS handles key management and key protection for you. Cyberduck previously supported server-side encryption using SSE-S3 where files are encrypted with a

Google Drive is back

David Kocher — Mon, 16 May 2016 12:49:00 +0200

Support for Google Drive is coming back in version 5 of Cyberduck. Access your files stored on Google Drive without synching to your desktop. You can give it a try in the latest snapshot build. Update: Support for Google Drive is now also available in Mountain Duck with version 1.4.