---
title: "Find your best FTP client for Mac"  
description: "Find your best FTP client for Mac thanks to a list of top 6 FTP client Mac solutions. Learn about Commander One, CloudMounter, FileZilla and more. Сho"  
author: "Brad Milton"  
published: 2019-05-14  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65297/find-your-best-ftp-client-for-mac  
category: "web services"  
tags: ["internet"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Find your best FTP client for Mac

To access a server or a remote computer via FTP, special [programs](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157528/how-exceptions-can-be-handled-in-sql-server-programs) called FTP [clients](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23254/why-millions-of-clients-trust-hostinger-s-vps-hosting) are used. [File Transfer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109023/how-to-troubleshoot-a-slow-file-transfer) [Protocol](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116080/which-osi-layer-does-the-arp-address-resolution-protocol-function-in) can work in two modes — active and [passive](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39534/before-mahatma-gandhi-who-had-devised-the-doctrine-of-passive-resistance-by-leading-a-no-rent-campaign). In case of active mode, a client sends its [IP address](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30593/what-is-a-private-ip-address) and a server creates a [connection](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/123/connection-string) with it. In case of passive mode, a client receives from a server the number of a [dynamic](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/104/what-is-dynamic-language-runtime-or-dlr-in-asp-dot-net-4-0) port and establishes a connection with the client via this port. Passive mode is generally used by clients behind the firewall. However, with the great variety of FTP Mac [solutions](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82594/tmj-pain-relief-solutions) on the market, it is very easy to lose your head. So what is the best FTP client for Mac? Let’s shed some light upon this issue.

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