ForkLift

Shareware; $29.95

Current Version: 1.2 (October 23, 2007) / 1.5.2 (April 25, 2008)

ForkLift is an FTP and SFTP client for the Mac that features a tabbed dual-pane view that provides live previews, spring loaded folders and any-to-any workflows. Features include:

• Dual-pane view
• Any-to-any - Copying between local hard drives, iPod, FTP, archives even your mobile phone
• Tabs
• Live preview & thumbnails
• Edit - Edit your files with your favorite applications even on an FTP server
• Application Deleter - Completely remove applications with a mouse click
• Spring-loaded folders
• Filters
• Spotlight integration
• Favorites
• Smart folders
• FTP, SFTP, FTP/TLS
• Amazon S3 support
• Bluetooth
• Archives - Zip, GZip, Tar, Rar - as if they were folders
• Leopard ready
• Growl support

Version 1.2 - the latest version for Mac OS X 10.4 - adds/changes the following:

• WebDAV - ForkLift now connects to WebDAV servers and iDisk. Copy, move, rename, preview, remote view, remote edit. Connect to WebDAV servier or iDisk from the Go menu.
• Select Panel - Select items using a filter string or select files with matching/different filenames in the two panels. The select checks only the filename and extension, not the size nor the date of the file. Access the panel from the Edit/Select... menu.
• SFTP text encoding - setting different encoding now works
• Leopard fixes - ForkLift 1.2 is ready to run on Leopard
• A couple of small bug fixes

Version 1.5.2 - the latest version for Mac OS X 10.5 - adds/changes the following:

• Local path setting for remote connections - This new option will bind a specific local folder to a remote connection. This means that Favorites can now load a remote target folder, and a local source folder in the two panes in just one click. You can enter the path to the local folder on the Options tab of the Connect... panel.
• URL copy - This feature has been requested by many users, and now, here it is. The feature allows you to copy the full URL pointing to a file stored on a remote server to the clipboard. This will allow to easily share the files stored on your FTP server or S3 account with your friends. Settings are located on the Options tab of the Connect... panel, the feature is accessed from the right click context menu in the file list.
• QuickLook - Will now work on all remote connections including Amazon S3, iDisk, FTP, SFTP, even on your Bluetooth mobile phone.
• Autoparsing URL - You can now paste URLs into the server field of the Connect... panel, and the corresponding fields will be auto-filled.
• Fixed some issues with SMB and other shared resource connections.
• Fixed the problem where the file list failed to refresh after deleting from shared resources and FAT volumes.
• Keyboard navigation should work more reliable in the activity window.
• Minor fixes and updates on the WebDAV module.