Download FileZilla 3.8.1 RC 3

A new development version of the open source FTP client FileZilla was released on Sunday and due to some errors, two successors appeared that same day. FileZilla is small, simple and yet complete. The program is popular due to its low system resource load. However, a common complaint is that passwords are stored unencrypted on the computer. FileZilla is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X, and can be downloaded from this page be downloaded in different versions. Be careful with other sources as there are modified versions floating around the internet that contain malware. In version 3.8.1, the following changes and improvements have been made:

FileZilla Client 3.8.1-rc3

Bug fixes and minor changes:

• Fixed bundling of .xrc resources in non-Windows binaries

FileZilla Client 3.8.1-rc2

Bug fixes and minor changes:

• Rebuilt to address a problem with the filenames of the rc1 binaries.

FileZilla Client 3.8.1-rc1

New features:

• MSW: Windows XP and derivatives are no longer supported. Minimum supported operating system is Windows Vista.
• OS X: The old PowerPC architecture is no longer supported
• Added checkbox to remember the selected action of the “Already connected” dialog
• Added context menu item in file lists to create and enter a new directory
• *nix: FileZilla now honors the XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable
• Small usability improvement for setting number of concurrent transfers in the settings dialog

Bug fixes and minor changes:

• Additional fixes to the focus handling in directory listings
• Fixed compatibility with FTP servers sending French directory listings
• *nix: Fixed DBus integration
• MSW: Fixed installation error when auto-uninstalling in order to update to a new version.