So, you have files you need to manage on servers. Maybe you’re a developer. Maybe you’re a system administrator. Maybe you’re a contractor or freelancer. But you need to connect to a thing, and upload, download, or tweak the files on that thing.
That’s what Transmit is for.
Transmit’s big strength is its clean interface — our famous “dual-pane” view is way faster than the Finder. But Transmit also has tons of very nice features like File Sync, which can mirror remote and local (or, now, local and local!) files in one click.
Transmit also takes great care to let you organize your Servers for fast access. And with Panic Sync, you can sync them to all of your computers. Never type a server address again.
Now, long ago we’d call Transmit an “FTP client”, but today, with Transmit 5, we connect to lots of different server types and cloud services. For example, Amazon S3 dramatically changed the way files are served on the internet, and Transmit is a great way to manage your Amazon S3 buckets.
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Put simply: Transmit lets you quickly and easily manage files on the internet.
Tells the OS which application to to use when opening FTP connections, for example when you click on a link like ftp://username@ftp.example.com. By default, this is set to the Finder.
Determines which remote or local panes will appear in new Transmit windows. The default setting puts a local pane with your Home folder on the left and a blank Remote pane on the right. If you set either pane to use one of your saved Servers, check the box labeled Connect to Server on Startup to automatically open a connection to this server on launch.
Specifies the typeface used when editing files in Transmit’s built-in editor.
Determines whether or not crash reports and anonymous usage data are sent to Panic. Read a clear, simple explanation of exactly what is sent – and why – on our website.
Transmit has built-in automatic software updates. Choose one of three options:
Panic Sync is a free, secure, purpose-built way to sync your Servers, keys, and passwords.
Learn more about Panic Sync.
Check this box to be prompted before a local item is sent to the Trash, or a remote item is deleted forever.
Determines what happens when you double-click on a file.
Keyboard Cowboys: You can hit Command+DownArrow to perform a double-click action on the selected item. (This works in the Finder, too!)
You can use this setting to associate external applications with a particular file type. Custom editors appear in the contextual menu when right-clicking on a file, and will be used when the Double Click Action is set to Edit in External Editor.
Use these settings to tell Transmit what to do when transferring an item to a location where an item with that same name already exists. By default, Transmit will ask you what to do whenever these situations arise.
Replace means delete the item in the destination and replace it with the item being transferred.
Merge means the contents of the source and destination folders will be compared, existing items overwritten, new items uploaded, and items no longer existing in the source folder are left in place in the destination.
Resume will attempt to finish a partially-transferred file. This is not supported by every protocol or every server.
Be careful about replacing and merging folders. Replacing a folder might accidentally cause you to lose some data if you’re expecting the files in the two folders to be Merged.
Limit the total bandwidth used by uploading and downloading in Transmit.
If you have a relatively fast network connection (above 1 MB/sec), these setting can be unreliable, and should be avoided.
The number of items in the transfer queue that are actively transferring at any given time.
Need to limit the number of simultaneous connections to your server? Head to the Advanced Preferences.
Items with these file extensions will be transferred using FTP’s ASCII mode. If an extension is not on this list, it will be transferred in Binary mode.
Use this panel to add custom headers when uploading to cloud servers like Amazon S3 or Microsoft Azure. These headers are used to set metadata and enable additional functionality.
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).File Rules are applied to folder listings and Synchronize operations. Items matching a Rule’s conditions can be skipped in file transfers, hidden from file listings, or invisible items shown without showing all invisible items.
Click the button at the bottom of the File Rules panel to add a new rule. A checkbox to the left of a rule’s name indicates whether the rule is currently being applied to folder listings. To make a rule that is applied to Synchronize operations but not general file listings, leave this box un-checked.
Using the dropdown menu to the right of the rule’s name, choose what will happen to items matching the condition of this rule: Skip, Show, or Hide.
Add one or more conditions to define your rule.
Regex Nerds! File rules support regular expressions. To add a regex condition, choose the field to match against (Name, Path, Date, Size, Kind), then choose matches, and enter your regex in the text field.
By default, Transmit lets the server determine the permissions of files it uploads. If necessary – and if your server supports it – Transmit can be configured to explicitly set permissions by kind and protocol.
To enable explicit permissions setting, check the box next to a file extension. Default File and Default Folder apply to all files and all folders, respectively. Click the button below the panel to add a new kind of file to the list.
Click through each of the protocols to see what permissions will be set when uploading. Make changes as necessary.
Transmit supports SSH keys for SFTP connections. Keys in this list can be used to connect to your servers, and if Panic Sync is enabled, they will be synced to your other devices.
To add a key to the list, click the at the bottom of the panel. To add an existing key, choose Import. To create a new key, choose Generate.
If you need to connect to your server through an FTP proxy, enter the connection details here. Otherwise, leave these settings untouched.
If you need to connect to your server through and SFTP proxy server that requires password based authentication, enter the proxy server password here. Otherwise, leave this field blank.
FTP isn’t a strictly-defined standard, so not all FTP servers work the same way. Use these settings to apply special case settings to individual servers.