ForkLift Reviews

As a very faithful used of Transmit (which has lately given me problems) , I've completely moved to ForkLift for my server needs. AND I've made the switch form PathFinder as well, I always thought it a bit weird to use an ftp client as a Finder replacement.. but it's great having just "one app to do it all". This terminal command: defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string com.binarynights.ForkLift-3 ("antidote" is: defaults delete -g NSFileViewer) works to turn ForkLift into the default viewer, meaning Finder can be quit (just as I could with PathFinder). I just wish we could have colored icons as an option in the Sidebar and shortcut to focus between panels.

I originally bought ForkLift as an SFTP client to replace my old Transmit 4 after comparing Transmit 5 and ForkLift 3. Now, I use it all the time as a file browser because it's just so practical and convenient. I also appreciate the support. Good job!

To be fair I bought this app just for the ease of use of drag and drop. There may be an easier way to do what I wanted but do not have a mac person just to call up and ask a quick question.

Hi, does Forklift have segmented downloads?

This is specifically for Forklift 3 - I used earlier versions of Forklift for years but I really think Forklift 3 kinda sucks in comparison. Sure they added new features, but I really don't find myself using any of them, however where the new version falls down is on basic file copying which seems slower than in previous versions. This is particularly noticeable when moving a file between two machines that are other than your Mac, for example when you connect to two servers via SFTP and move a large file from one to the other. In earlier versions of Forklift it simply copied the file, and as soon as the file started copying you could see the partial file on the destination server if you were in a ssh session. In the new Forklift, for some reason it seems to copy the complete file to the system you are running Forklift on, and only after it has received a full copy does it begin to copy it to the destination machine. If you are watching the progress bar you will see it make two passes rather than one for each file copied, and if you are ssh'ed into the machine you won't even see the destination file appear until Forklift is on its second pass. So it takes as much as twice as long (depending on the speed of the connections) as in the earlier versions! Also I knocked off one additional star for design and usability - first of all they removed the window at the top where you could always see the progress of a file transfer at a glance; now you have to click a button to see it. And also they changed to a fugly icon that's probably great on a phone or tablet but looks very out of place on a desktop system. I thought I'd get over those things in time but I really haven't. Even so I could forgive those things, but when one of the main reasons people use something like Forklift is to copy files, causing it to copy files slower makes no sense at all.

Использую его для работы с дисковыми подключениями NFS, FTP и другие - прекрасно справляется! Адекватные разработчики, которые реагируют на проблемы в работе. И самое приятное, что при обращении к ним получил скидку на покупку. Респект! Советую для повседневного использования.

As a very faithful used of Transmit (which has lately given me problems) , I've completely moved to ForkLift for my server needs. AND I've made the switch form PathFinder as well, I always thought it a bit weird to use an ftp client as a Finder replacement.. but it's great having just "one app to do it all". This terminal command: defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string com.binarynights.ForkLift-3 ("antidote" is: defaults delete -g NSFileViewer) works to turn ForkLift into the default viewer, meaning Finder can be quit (just as I could with PathFinder). I just wish we could have colored icons as an option in the Sidebar and shortcut to focus between panels.

There is a lot to like about Forklift and it's a capable app, but for the life of me I do not understand why it doesn't allow you to label files and folders on a server with colours, so they are easily identified to avoid deletion by mistake.

When working on a website with a lot of content, including folders for images, fonts, videos and other assets that shouldn't be touched, it is so much more fiddly using Forklift than Yummy. Fixing that would be a big step forward.

Very good SFTP client, fast and reliable. Although I have a Transmit license as well I find myself using ForkLift more and more. I have some servers where Transmit is "Preparing" and "Listing" whereas Forklift connects directly and transfers immediately. I have contacted Bogdan(the developer) twice and have always received a quick and helpfull reply.

Forklift ist eine exzellente Software. Ich verwende sie täglich und bin sehr zufrieden. Der Dateimanager ist extrem mächtig und sehr gut anpassbar (z.B. Tastenkürzel) und dennoch einfach zu bedienen. Forklift ist Dimensionen angenehmer zu verwenden als der Finder. Was aber schätze ich ganz besonders? Die Art und Weise wie Forklift kontinuierlich und sorgfältig weiterentwickelt wird. Ich habe mehrere Male schon den Entwicklern einen konstruktiven und konkreten Vorschlag unterbreitet. Sie gingen jedesmal engagiert und klar darauf ein. Ein solcher Umgang mit Feedback ist ein Freude. Auch dafür mein herzlicher Dank an die Entwickler. Ich kann Forklift in jeder Hinsicht empfehlen. Es gibt nur sehr wenige andere Werkzeug, die ich in dieser umfassende Weise loben kann.

Was look for a 64bit replacement for dear old Fetch which is 32bit & did a lot of research into 64bit FTP clients. For me, it boiled down to a 2 horse race—ForkLift or Transmit (they like their heavy-duty moving equipment analogies, don't they, what with the truck & forklift logos?!) Would have been happy with both, but in the end plumped for ForkLift & am not disappointed. The features are great, the speed is awesome & I like the dual window. I use it in dark mode (the only program I do) to help me distinguish it from other windows & that works a treat, All-in-all, a first class app—best in class (probably along with Transmit which is $15 more and doesn't give you a trial).

The best file manger and cloud service management in the market , this software is simply works and replace your finder with a great features. Dual panel , connecting sftp and ftp protocol , awsome dark mode and the most advanced features are the quick look for apps , patch renamer and quick preview and edit and many more . Also their website will help you replace your finder with forklift view. It's an awesome app for mac that any one must have .

As others have noted here, I'm also a big PathFinder fan. But PF as of late really is a non-workable product. ForkLift just plain works, and works well. I don't do ftp transfers or anything; it's strictly a Finder replacement for me. I find it to respond a lot faster than Apple's Finder. I kind of like the dark look of Mojave's Apple Finder a bit better than ForkLift's, but that's mostly just a quibble.

Best in it's class. Must have FTP client.

The best features of any ftp client.

The best file manager i've ever used : the powerful of linux FM and the design of OSX. It just lacks a function to become the ultimate one : the management of the MTP devices.

Too bad it cannot import or export bookmarks.

Used Path Finder and ForkLift both for a long time. Now that Path Finder looks kind of dead I switched completely to ForkLift and so far it's a match for me. V3.2 improved speed while navigating through directories a lot. It would be nice if it could remember it's window position on my second screen after restart. But despite of that: Full recommendation from me!

Reliable and fast. I've trusted this app for years and would be lost without it.

By far the best FTP tool. Clean modern GUI. Has very fast FTP access.

I'm currently playing with it. Reminds me Windows based software from ages ago. But it really smooth and works great. BTW, it is $15 now on developer's website only.

I've been using Transmit for years. I've always found it does the trick, and worked well. I recently started using Yummy FTP Pro, as one of the apps that come to me through my SetApp subscription (well worth getting, by the way; you can check it out here http://bit.ly/2ivItzh).

Yummy FTP has many great things to like about it, but I wasn't entirely keen on the multiple windows approach. Then Forklift became available through SetApp, so I gave that a go.

Forklift is an excellent FTP/SFTP client. I mostly use it for my SFTP connections, which are great when working on servers to which I have SSH access. It also supports WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Rackspace Cloudfile, SMB, AFP, NFS, and VNC. I suspect this is really a great choice of tool when it comes to a remote file management for a developer (such as myself).

My only gripe, which is actually a big one in my books, is that it has zero ability to import Favorites / Connections from outside the app. I have close to 100 of them in Transmit. I was able to easily import them all into Yummy FTP Pro with a few clicks of the mouse. But I am left with the tedious task of manually transferring them if I want to migrate to Forklift. That's essentially why I am only using it for my few SFTP connections. I add each one in as I go along. Everything else, I continue to use Transmit or Yummy FTP with to avoid the painful migration. I consider this a major over-sight on the part of BinaryNights.

If you're just starting out with remote FTP/SFTP/Remote file management, then I'd say Forklift should be on the top of your list of apps to try for that. But if you have a large existing list of connections you need access to, I wish you luck. I'd suggest Yummy FTP Pro. It's the same price.

I've not tried Transmit 5.x (I am on 4.x), as I decided it was too expensive. But for $45 new, I don't think it has any advantages over Yummy and Forklift (both currently $30).

I am giving it 3 stars. 2 down from five, as it's not yet a viable solution for a seasoned FTP user wishing to migrate to its camp.

Great app. I use it exxclusively as a file manager, and use Yummy FTP Pro for FTP stuff. I also own Commander One Pro, but I keep coming back to Forklift because it has the *extremely* useful configurable panel. Commander One's got much better themes (and the ability to use any colors you want) which is the ONE IMPROVEMENT I wish Forklift would adopt. Aside from that I just use Forklift as a replacement for the Finder.

On my search path for a good FTP client, I tried about any available, both free and payed. ForkLift came out of being the most versatile, fastest, customisable, nice looking app available for macOS. I can very highly recommend this. If you are looking for a free alternative, you can stick to Cyberduck. Which comes in seconds place.

i just don't get the user interface. managing favourite servers is a pain. it feels like a half *ssed compromise between a file window oriented (e.g. filezille) and a finder folder oriented (e.g. cyberduck) application. forklift will save the password for some of my servers but refuses for others. we had to split after i found out that not even the current version 3 supports symbolic links on ftp side. don't invest 30 $, use one of the free alternatives!

Despite what the release notes for version 3.0.6 state, ForkLift does not seem to be totally compatible with High Sierra. I installed ForkLift, then followed the developer's instructions for making ForkLift the default file browser. My system locked up after rebooting. I had to uninstall ForkLift to get my Mac working again. I would recommend holding off before using ForkLift on High Sierra.

I WANT to like it. I have version 2.6.. Great concept and promise, but slow execution and sometimes buggy. The mounting of drives is amazing. The GUI is great, but it is the slowest FTP client, so slow that I end up opening the ugly, dreaded (but great) Filezilla next to it to finish commands. It's absolutely slowest in deleting files and folders, doesn't give you great feedback about what it is doing and doesn't do well with being interrupted. And I think the version I bought doesn't include a free update to the next version, which may be amazing. But Forklift as I have it, version 2.6.6, I still end up using something else to finish what I need done if it is AT ALL time sensitive or if I don't want to wait for an unacceptable amount of time when I know with my own eyes, that it shouldn't take that long. Not sure if I'd upgrade to version 3 without a long trial to see if it has fixed the lagging. But I think the upgrade price wasn't even very competitive. It's only $10 off the price of buying THE WHOLE THING ALL OVER AGAIN. IF they figure out how to mount Google Drive and OneDrive, maybe I'd eat my words and buy it again anyhow.

Please add color icons option in sidebar, also tried to make FL my main file viewer (defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string com.binarynights.ForkLift-3) but it's not working :/ Path Finder is able to pull that trick and make it very simple by giving this option in their preferences panel, no Terminal trick just a checkbox.. how do they do it? No way you could implement that? Would be great.

If you are seeking for a file transfer program for macOS, then Forklift is the best choice you can make, in my opinion. I often have to transmit files over the SFTP or FTP protocol for uni and for private projects. I obtained Forklift 2 over the Mac App Store and I have switched to the current version 3. Forklift 3 is beautifully designed to look great on my MacBook with macOS Sierra. The user interface is clean and easy to handle. The app is fast and also has some great features I really appreciate, like "Open file path in Terminal" or "Show hidden files". I totally recommend Forklift 3!

For me the best FTP client.

Really a very nice app. I cannot understand the reviewer who said it isn't "interesting at all", apparently just for not being available in the MAS. Dumb "review" that was. The one thing I'd love to see is the ability to edit RTF and RTFD documents in the preview. That would make this superior to other file system syncing apps like Together, since it would have the added connection abilities and with the less problematic Dropbox syncing. But still a very nice app to have.

The current version is 3.0.2

Best app in its class !

I tried it for ~5min, then bought it. great app! I've been using CyberDuck for years... but it has just too many quirks that Ive just grown tired of. ForkLift 3 has a great super responsive interface, which works exactly how i need/like it to.

Worth every penny! Best file manager for osx. Awesome app!

Fast and versatile file transfer client with stunning interface.

Thanks for the awesome app and recent update. Brilliant!

Some little bugs, or buglets, and inadequate documentation, for one trying this out as a Finder replacement. Sometimes getting permission problems in my own directory. Besides, permissions? And a few really opaque error messages. But the design is so way cleaner than old neglected Finder, I hope this gets polished. It's trying to do two things at once, which is never promising. Interested to read others, there's so little software that's actually reviewed anymore, just grunts and whines.

Excellent replacement for Apple Finder, I'm currently using the trial version 3.0 however I'm not convinced yet version 3 offers enough for me to pay 15 bucks for an upgrade but YMMV. Time will tell for me. One thing I would really appreciate as a new feature is an option to let Forklift encrypt files I'm sending to external servers (like Arq does for instance).