ShuttleSCP

A graphical SFTP, SCP and FTP client for Linux, inspired by WinSCP.

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Windows and macOS versions are coming soon.

ShuttleSCP with two connections open, each outlined in its own colour

Install

  1. Download the AppImage above. It is one file holding ShuttleSCP and everything it needs.
  2. Make it runnable, from your file manager (Properties › Permissions › "Allow executing file as program") or a terminal: 
    chmod +x ShuttleSCP-*-x86_64.AppImage
  3. Run it. ShuttleSCP adds itself to your desktop's app launcher the first time, and from then on checks for new versions and can update itself (Help › Check for Updates).

It needs a 64-bit Linux from 2024 or later (Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, Debian 13 and the like). To check a download by hand, compare it with the release's checksums: sha256sum --check SHA256SUMS.

Features

SFTP, SCP and FTP

SSH, plain FTP and FTPS (explicit or implicit TLS), passive or active.

SSH keys

Log in with a key file (OpenSSH or PuTTY .ppk) or your SSH agent, as well as passwords.

Two panes

This computer on the left, the server on the right; drag and drop between them.

Several connections

Each in its own tab and colour, with its own transfer lists.

Safe transfers

Asks before replacing files; interrupted transfers continue where they stopped.

Passwords in the keyring

Saved in GNOME Keyring or KWallet, never in a plain file.

Signed updates

Updates are only installed when signed with the ShuttleSCP release key.

Build from source

You need Rust 1.88 or newer and the GTK 4 development files (libgtk-4-dev on Debian and Ubuntu, gtk4-devel on Fedora):

git clone https://github.com/dsalvado/shuttlescp.git
cd shuttlescp
cargo run --release

How it was built

ShuttleSCP was built with Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding agent. After moving from Windows to Linux I missed WinSCP, so I set out to build the tool I wanted, and to use the project to learn modern project engineering with AI tools. Claude wrote the code; I decided what to build, reviewed and tested every change, and made the calls on design, security and releases. The README has the details.