Cyberduck

Update: The public beta is now available. Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 required. Features in version 4.0 and onward will be on par for both Mac and Windows. For users migrating to Cyberduck from third-party software, bookmarks with connection details of various other FTP clients are imported. Users of the private beta can use the ‘Check for Update…’ feature in Cyberduck to automatically update. Spread the word and many thanks for your continued support!

The public beta of Cyberduck for Windows 4.0 is scheduled for arrival on Monday, 13. December 2010.

Cyberduck 3.8 is now available fixing tons of issues.

Access your files in Dropbox without syncing to your computer. Using Cyberduck.

When fixing issues reported by users, I often mention that a nightly snapshot build is now available for download. Now, instead of downloading the build with the fix included manually, you can easily switch the update source to Snapshot Builds in version 3.7.

In this mode, frequent updates are available. You can always switch back to the Release feed and only get notified once a stable release is available superseding your nightly snapshot build.

The upcoming 3.7 release will support copying between arbitrary servers using drag and drop form one browser window to the other.

Copying from a SFTP server to Google Docs

You can give it a try in the latest snapshot build for Mac.

The development of Cyberduck is driven by the supporters donating funds. But there are sometimes additional extrinsic motivations that make me push a feature into an earlier release than initially planed. Below is a great such example sent to feedback@cyberduck.ch to support ticket #4165 opened by Gegard Andersen from Teknologidivisjonen NRK. NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) is the largest TV/Radio Network in Norway. Approx. 3500 employees who deliver live HD television and radio 24/7. Gegard Andersen works as a Final Cut Pro workflow engineer who specializes in file based workflows.

MCR (Main Control Room) during the European Athletics in Barcelona, July 2010

The feature requested allows to upload files with a temporary filename and rename upon completion of the upload, to allow the watch folder to pick up the file for automatic processing which is used in their broadcast setup.

You can give it a try in the latest snapshot build for Mac.

We are now seeding the private beta of the upcoming Cyberduck for Windows to a selected number of users who signed up in the last four weeks. We are happy to have a large number of signups and cannot consider everyone just now. But the number of invitations sent out will grow constantly during the next few weeks while we extend the beta to a wider audience.

Thanks everyone for their interest and support!

It is now a few days since the announcement that Cyberduck is coming for Windows. We’ve got a bunch of positive reactions and many of you signed up for the Private Beta Test. That’s very motivating and pushes us to put the finishing touches to the beta version. We’ll soon be ready and have also included the in-application software updater wyUpdate that will allow us to run short development iterations during the beta phase with the same usability as in Cyberduck for Mac.

We are very excited to reveal some first screenshots!

Let us know what you think in the comments section below and make sure to post your must have feature that is missing in the current FTP/SFTP or cloud storage software you are using.