Why I happily paid for the Transmit Mac app

I upload and download files from multiple services and servers throughout the day, from small text files to larger video files. When I'm on MacOS, there's one tool I prefer for that work: Transmit. It is a paid app with a one-time fee of $45 and a 7-day free trial.

Transmit works with a long list of services — Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Box, DeamObjects, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, OneDrive, OpenStack, RackSpace — and any server that accepts FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV protocols. One caveat: Google Drive support will soon be phased out; existing connections should continue to work, but you will not be able to add a new account once support ends.

For moving files it performs very well. I use it mostly with SFTP servers, including SSH Key Authentication rather than username/password, and the tabbed interface lets me keep as many connections open as needed. The app supports drag-and-drop and includes a Sync option that makes setting up ongoing backups straightforward, plus a Favorites feature for quick access to regular servers.

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