YVES CAPE  Great Job

I use easycrop and snapNdrag for years  
(Version 4.2.6)

JORIS VINCKEN  FileChute is one of those set & forget apps.

It is always in my dock and when sending larger files I just drag them to FileChute and double click the generated link. Mail opens a new message and that's it.

MobileMe accounts are installed automatic, other ftp servers are really easy.

Defiantly worth the investment.  
(Version 4.2.6)

RIOAPS  I've been using FileChute since it first hit the net. It works near seamlessly in its connection to iDisk and MobileMe. It is a convenient extension of the iDick tools. I use it constantly. I also love the way that it allows me to set up other MobileMe accounts, so that I can simply upload or download common data shared between projects and co-workers.

I highly recommend the software and the company. Check out there other wares. You will not be let down.   
(Version 4.2.5)

LYLEG  If you would like to store things on a server and make them easily available to others, pay the trivial registration fee and get and use FileChute.

"Things" could be photos you want to use in a post to a forum, or a 6 MB file you want to give to a colleague but which is too big to attach to an email.

You just drag your file to FileChute, and it uploads it and hands you a URL to use for it. The process is so easy, so fun, you will find yourself using photos more often in your posts just so you can use FileChute. It is poetry in motion. It is so easy, that to an old-timer like me, it is startling.

But the best way to see how wonderful FileChute is, is to download it and try it out.  
(Version 4.2.5)

STEVEN GOODHEART  I got FileChute when I bought the great Yellow Bug Bundle:

* FileChute for sending large files

* EasyBatchPhoto for batch image processing

* EasyCrop and EasyFrame for quickly making email or web-ready photos

* FolderBrander to help make folders easily identifiable

* And Pro upgrades to our freeware apps: SnapNDrag, SizzlingKeys, YemuZip and TapDex

I can honestly say this is the most bang-for-buck I've ever gotten for a mere $39.95 -- I've paid that much for a single program and not gotten nearly the value of this collection of great programs.

I got The Bundle mainly because of the great photo image tools, but what a pleasant surprise FileChute was! I couldn't believe how slick and easy it was to "send" files to friends without attachment headaches and file-size worries. With a few clicks I was set up with my MobileMe account and "sending" friends 100-plus megabyte files with nary a problem -- all with a simple link in an e-mail!

This program is well-worth it's modest price, and for a little more than double the money, you can get a great suite of tools if you're interested in Yellow Mug Bundle. And no, I have no relationship to Yellow Mug, other than being a very, very happy registered user of some of the best software I own.  
(Version 4.2.5)

SCOTT.GARDNER  Confirmed Snow Leopard compatible.

This is a must have app. In the same way that one would go "paperless," this is the natural progression of going "attachment-less." Not only does it save on disk space and conserve bandwidth, but you also have complete control over how long a recipient of your FileChute files has access to be able to download it, and you can make edits to that file and re-upload (overwrite) the existing one, so the recipient can use the same download link. Hugely useful for sending quotes, contracts, etc.

The accompanying iPhone app increases the usefulness of this solution.

I'd like to see these features added:

1. The preference to automatically copy the URL (long or short) to the clipboard upon successful upload.

2. The ability to password-protect a PDF without having to send it as an archive. I realize that this would require manipulating the file itself, but I think this would be technically possible since it can be done easily in Preview.  
(Version 4.2.3)

UNITED MONTESSORI  Great. Love it . It makes sending files so much easier for me.  
(Version 4.2.3)

DHK  I've just been using FileChute for several days. Previously I had used a web based service Yousendit.com, and then "graduated" to the file sharing of MobileMe. Filechute surpasses these because the file is in your control. At the yousendit site it was only around for a few days. At MobileMe it is given an arcane filename you have to send to recipients. Also, since it wasn't MY email that was sending the letter I was never quite sure whether the recipient got it. With filechute using my own email system I have more control over the message, as it remains in my sent folder.

That said the program is ridiculously simple to use. Drag a file to the "chute" on the app panel, and it asks whether you want to send the file straight, or zipped. I had already used the publishers zip program YemuZip to zip up files before I uploaded them to the web, so this just cuts out that step. I then get a web link from FileChute. I double click on the link, and I'm put into Mail, writing an email that already contains the link to the file.

There's even an iPhone app so you can see what's still on your Filechute folder.

Good product. Get it.  
(Version 4.2.2)

ARF  i've been using Filechute for a couple of years and it helped me send big files to my clients in a zap! unfortunately, my Mac G4 totally won't switch on and i lost all serial numbers to load Filechute into my MB Pro. after writing to Yellowmug Support team, Jay Teo replied promptly and gave me assistance. now, i'm running my Filechute again! Thank you, Jay!!!

helene garcia, singapore  
(Version 4.2)

SCOTT KOUE  First a short qualifier, I have only used this for a few days and I bought it on a MacUpdate discount. I have Transmit and it's pretty easy to make droplets that do almost everything Drop Chute does so I was a bit skeptical about how much I needed Drop Chute. Well actually I don't "need" it. Transmit's droplets do the transfer and it's not a big deal to archive an item before you post it, and it doesn't usually take too much work to figure out the path to the file. But I have forgotten to zip a folder and that is a bit of a pain, and you have to create a droplet for each place you want to FTP stuff to (with Transmit) and sometimes it is difficult to figure out convoluted paths to files. It's not a big deal but Drop Chute is a simpler solution. And a lot of people are a bit stymied by FTP so something like Transmit may not be something they have. I found having one place to drop files and be able to send them anywhere AND having the compression as a built in function was a very convenient work flow. I still use Transmit and I will probably also set up droplets from time to time but for most situations Drop Chute is a better choice and that's what I will be using. The app has been solid for the short time I've used it and the price was very good. Would I still buy it at twice the price? Maybe, if I did not have Transmit's droplets the answer would be absolutely.

If you don't have a droplet FTP app this is a Great app to have, if you need to deal with .MAC this is a great app to have. But even if you have Transmit (or some other FTP client that can create droplets) Drop Chute is a good app to have.

* note on file paths. Drop Chute attempts to create the path from what you enter setting up the account but with my site this didn't work because the folder I was sending things to was not in my domain. So it's not so much that Drop Chute magically finds the path but that the path can be set for the account and from then on it will generate correct paths to files. This is very convenient. I used to keep a bunch of text snippets around with the paths, and then add the file name.  
(Version 4.2)