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Fetch Softworks
Fetch is a full-featured FTP, SFTP and FTPS (FTP with TLS/SSL) client with a simple and easy-to-use interface.
Fetch features include: one-click editing remote files with any application, automatic restart of failed or stalled transfers, Quick Look, WebView, droplet shortcuts, automatic support for Zip, Tar, Gzip, StuffIt and other common file formats, Bonjour support, Unicode file names, synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording, a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progress
Fetch features include: one-click editing remote files with any application, automatic restart of failed or stalled transfers, Quick Look, WebView, droplet shortcuts, automatic support for Zip, Tar, Gzip, StuffIt and other common file formats, Bonjour support, Unicode file names, synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording, a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progress
What's New
Version 5.7.1:
- Changed SFTP behavior to honor SSH config settings, and no longer require a dummy password for connections using public key authentication
- Corrected phone/fax number in Read Me
- Corrected system requirements in Read Me
- Fixed a crash on Mac OS X 10.7 caused by the 3ivx video codec
- Fixed a crash when the app was launched on Mac OS X 10.4
- Fixed a problem that caused very slow file lists for folders with more than 10,000 items
- Fixed a problem where an incorrect serial number was erroneously identified as having been revoked
- Fixed a problem where certain failed downloads were not retried automatically
- Fixed a problem where it took two attempts to get a file list on some servers
- Fixed a problem with Fetch not quitting after an upload initiated by a droplet shortcut
- Fixed a problem with crashing on quit when StuffIt was installed
- Fixed a problem with using Smultron as an editor on Mac OS X 10.7
- Fixed keyboard shortcuts for Preferences tab switching
- Improved compatibility with servers that take more than thirty seconds to start or finish a transfer
- Improved feedback during mirror and large transfer operations
- Removed Dashboard widget instructions from Read Me
- Stopped displaying extraneous post-upload FTP server messages
Version 5.7.1:
- Changed SFTP behavior to honor SSH config settings, and no longer require a dummy password for connections using public key authentication
- Corrected phone/fax number in Read Me
- Corrected system requirements in Read Me
- Fixed a crash on Mac OS X 10.7 caused by the 3ivx video codec
- Fixed a crash when the app was launched on Mac OS X 10.4
- Fixed a problem that caused more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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Fetch is a full-featured FTP, SFTP and FTPS (FTP with TLS/SSL) client with a simple and easy-to-use interface.
Fetch features include: one-click editing remote files with any application, automatic restart of failed or stalled transfers, Quick Look, WebView, droplet shortcuts, automatic support for Zip, Tar, Gzip, StuffIt and other common file formats, Bonjour support, Unicode file names, synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording, a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progress of your upload, and extensive online help.
Fetch features include: one-click editing remote files with any application, automatic restart of failed or stalled transfers, Quick Look, WebView, droplet shortcuts, automatic support for Zip, Tar, Gzip, StuffIt and other common file formats, Bonjour support, Unicode file names, synchronizing folders using the Mirror command, automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording, a Dashboard widget for easy uploading and tracking the progress of your upload, and extensive online help.
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Tedg reviewed on 06 Mar 2012
Yes, I try the others, but it‘s the little things, the polish.
Owad reviewed on 02 Mar 2012
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Lesoth0 reviewed on 28 Feb 2012
I thought though that it was Leopard-only nowadays, yet a fix says "fixed a Crash when launched in MacOSX 10.4?
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Philipwheelock reviewed on 20 Jun 2011
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In fact, if you check Fetch's forum, you'll see this is a popular user request that has been ignored (meaning: not implemented) for over 3 years.
Several Mac FTP apps provide folder synchronization similar to that Mirror feature that Fetch provides (and, as I explained above, more configurable in the case of the 2 apps I mentioned).
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PeteH6666 reviewed on 13 Jan 2011
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Romanie reviewed on 06 Jan 2011
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Oldmiller reviewed on 08 Dec 2010
I paid a small upgrade price (I only remember it was small) 2005 for Fetch5 and 10 dollars last year for Fetch5.5. Their pricing is just so fair and moderate.
If Fetch meets your needs and you are looking for a rock solid client with outstanding support give it a try.
And thanks for the droplets, I love the droplets.
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Minor annoyances remain:
* There is no way to assign double-click to mean Edit (unlike Yummy FTP).
* Fetch still requires a nonsense password for sftp when using public key authentication. It should not ask for a password at all. This is admittedly a minor annoyance, but adding all those nonsense passwords to your keychain clutters it up with garbage. I am shocked at how long this misfeature has been allowed to persist.
* Still no way to set server-specific properties (such as special settings). This is obscure and most users will not care. But for those who need the special settings, they're not going to want to apply them to all servers.
Fetch was, and I assume still is, is an excellent sftp client. They all have quirks so you should try out several before you buy. I'm personally happier with Yummy FTP, but before that I was very happy with Fetch (until remote editing with different editors was first introduced, in a way that ruined my workflow; I'm very glad to se that is now fixed). I found it to be very solid and well supported. Well worth checking out.
We introduced the ability to use any application as an editor in Fetch 5.5.
One correction: you can assign double-click to mean Edit in Fetch. Please see our help topic titled "Editing files automatically instead of downloaded" in the Fetch Help for more information (or on the web at http://fetchsoftworks.com/fetch/help/Contents/Tutorial/EditFilesAutomatically.html ).
We are aware of the other issues you mention. Like server-specific advanced settings, the dummy-password-for-public key behavior also does not affect most users.
Scott McGuire
Fetch Softworks
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It is a SFTP program for christ sake, yet it doesn't feature the designed, clean implementation for public key authentication which has been part of SSH since v 1.0. No other SFTP program that I have tried didn't support public key authentication directly.
Again, this is so minor, but I really don't understand from a programming, implementation point of view how this just isn't an afternoon a coding to fix. If not, I would consider the code base need a second look.
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Purchases made on our web-based order forms are similarly secured and encrypted.
Please feel free to contact us if you have further concerns.
Thanks,
Scott McGuire
Fetch Softworks
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Kobalt reviewed on 29 Apr 2010
This alone makes me want to download the update of this fine app. Been using it for years with no hassles ever. Highly recommended.
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Widi65 rated on 04 Mar 2012
Smartguyz rated on 03 Oct 2011
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Kaoticgood rated on 20 Jul 2011
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A380 rated on 22 Mar 2011
Mithoo rated on 18 Feb 2011
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Mrg rated on 13 Jan 2011
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Jonassh rated on 01 Dec 2010