Fetch Softworks announces that Fetch 5, the latest version of the most downloaded file transfer client for the Macintosh, is now available. Fetch 5 features SFTP support and a redesigned user interface emphasizing simplicity and ease of use. Other new features include automatic support for StuffIt, Zip, Tar, Gzip and other common file formats, Automatic Passive Mode for improved server and firewall compatibility, faster file transfers, Bonjour (Rendezvous) support, Unicode file names, Dock progress, improved AppleScript support, and extensive online help.
Fetch 5 strives to simplify the process of transferring files for new users and experts alike. The most common commands are front and center for easy access. The interface is modeled on the Mac OS X Finder, so that users are immediately comfortable and productive. Context-sensitive help is always available, and error messages are presented in clear English.
Beta testers have raved about the improvements in Fetch 5. Stephen C. Holtzman of D-ZIGN S.A.B writes that “Fetch 5 has set the standard once again. It is so smooth and simple to use, the interface is extremely easy and the program works flawlessly.” Anthony Haase of KZP Design Services reports that “No matter the task, whether it is delivering a 40mb file to a professional printer, or uploading a newly changed page to a client’s website, Fetch 5 gets the job done.”
Fetch is a Macintosh program for transferring files over networks, such as the Internet, using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). Fetch 5 includes all the standard features of a modern FTP/SFTP client, presented in a user interface that is simple and easy to use.
Fetch can be used to:
• Publish a website at a web hosting provider.
• Rename, move, delete, and change the permissions of files on a web server in order to maintain a website.
• Publish images for eBay auction listings.
• Transfer documents to a printing company or service bureau.
• Submit advertisements to newspapers and magazines.
• Move files between your Macintosh and other computers or specialized equipment.
• Fetch is compatible with a wide range of FTP and SFTP servers, from mainframes and high-end servers to Macintosh, UNIX, Windows, and Netware computers, and even servers in prepress systems, image editing systems, photo processing equipment, and medical imaging systems.
Fetch 5 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later (including Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger”).
Fetch 5 is free to try for 15 days, and a single-user license is $25. Upgrades to Fetch 5 are $15; customers who purchased Fetch after March 9, 2005 are eligible for a free upgrade.
More info and download link here.
There are a lot of great ftp clients out there now, but only Fetch has that little dog!
I prefer the Terminal.
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Won’t ever beat Transmit for me. Too little, too late.