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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:
- Added find field for filtering transfer window file lists
- Added support for displaying the overall progress and time remaining of multi-file transfers
- Added support for preserving the modification date of uploaded files
- Added support for syncing shortcuts using Dropbox or a shared file server
- Added "Show Fetch.log in Finder" command to simplify support requests
- Added automatic removal of trailing spaces from the names of uploaded items
- Added more detailed debug logging of SFTP connections
- Added preference for skipping over files you do not have permission to download
- Added support for Bonjour discovery of FTP with TLS/SSL servers
- Added support for editing remote files displayed with Quick Look
- Added the ability to upgrade from a serial number for an earlier version
- Changed default preference setting to ignore file list cache
- Changed system requirements to Mac OS X 10.5 or later on Intel Macs
- Changed the meaning of KB, MB, GB, TB units to match the Finder
- Fixed "action could not be loaded because it is not Universal" error when adding Get Specified Fetch Items action to Automator workflow
- Fixed a problem dragging items from iTunes to Fetch
- Fixed a problem quitting while hidden
- Fixed a problem that caused the discrete graphics card in late model MacBook Pros to be activated
- Fixed a problem where Info windows incorrectly displayed 000 permissions for just-uploaded items
- Fixed a problem with file lists on some French FTP servers
- Fixed a problem with special characters in passwords
- Fixed a problem with stalled uploads
- Fixed an incompatibility with an unusually verbose FTP server
- Improved appearance on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Improved compatibility with AS/400 servers
- Improved compatibility with FTP servers with broken MDTM support
- Improved compatibility with FTP servers with broken SIZE support
- Improved compatibility with GlobalSCAPE SFTP server
- Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Improved compatibility with Tectia SFTP servers
- Improved compatibility with Windows NT servers
- Improved compatibility with some servers by removing automatic use of MacBinary mode transfers
- Improved documentation of text file character encodings
- Improved handling of SFTP host key changes
- Improved reliability of large transfers
- Improved support for default preference settings on Mac OS X Server
- Improved user interface for first time SFTP connections
- Improved warning message for mismatched SFTP host keys
- Removed the Fetch Dashboard Widget
Version 5.7:
- Added find field for filtering transfer window file lists
- Added support for displaying the overall progress and time remaining of multi-file transfers
- Added support for preserving the modification date of uploaded files
- Added support for syncing shortcuts using Dropbox or a shared file server
- Added "Show Fetch.log in Finder" command to simplify support requests
- Added 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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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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Do you work for no pay?
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What is the big improvement to motivate users ?
Sorry guys, I'd rather give it to Cyberduck for not charging people with a great ftp software...
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I DO HAVE A QUESTION:
How can I CHMOD a whole folder, I mean, the files inside a folder? I know, I can choose a folder, press the "Get Info" and change the permissions in that window.
But what, if I have a a folder, with many subfolder and many files inside? Is the only option to CHMOD all these, to open every folder manually and use the get info?
This is very time consuming to make this will all subfolders and files.
Is there any option, to make this somehow faster?
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Please contact Fetch support if you run into any problems.
Thanks,
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks
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oh thank you so much! It does really work as described. Thanks!
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