Free SSH Client for Windows

An SSH client is a software which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer. WinSCP supports two secure file transfer protocols based on SSH:

• SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and
• SCP (Secure Copy Protocol).

WinSCP integrates both! A default mode of operation is to use SFTP with a fall-back to SCP. In fact WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use the same tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the WinSCP supported protocols.

• How to connect to an SFTP server?
• How do I know if the connection is secure?
• How to upload files to an SFTP Server?
• How to synchronize files with an SFTP Server?
• How to automate file transfers (or synchronization) to an SFTP server?
• Other guides to using WinSCP
• Understanding SSH