Fetch is a full-featured file transfer client for the Apple Macintosh whose user interface emphasizes simplicity and ease of use. Fetch supports the most popular file transfer protocols on the Internet for compatibility with thousands of Internet service providers, web hosting companies, publishers, pre-press companies, and more.
Fetch features include:
- Support for FTP, SFTP, and FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS)
- A file list modeled on the familiar Mac OS X Finder
- Droplet shortcuts for easy uploading and tracking the progress of your upload
- Editing any kind of file directly on a server
- Previewing files on the server with Quick Look
- Synchronizing folders using the Mirror command
- WebView — a convenient way to view files in a web browser and copy web addresses
- Automatic resuming of stalled or failed uploads and downloads
- Automatic support for Zip, StuffIt, Tar, Gzip and other common file formats
- Bonjour (Rendezvous) support
- Unicode file names
- Automating repetitive tasks with Automator actions and AppleScript recording
- Extensive online help
Fetch 5.7 supports FTP, SFTP, FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS), and FTP with Kerberos connections. Fetch is the only Macintosh FTP client to support all the major file transfer security standards: SFTP, SSL, and Kerberos.
You can enter the connection information for a server in the New Connection dialog, or choose a server from the Recent Connections or Shortcut menu. Fetch automatically detects and lists FTP and SFTP servers available via Bonjour (Rendezvous).
Quickly access frequently used servers and fill out the New Connection dialog automatically by creating shortcuts. Shortcuts are displayed in several convenient locations — the Fetch Shortcuts window, the Shortcuts menu, and the Shortcuts pop-up menu of the New Connection dialog.
View, transfer, or modify files on a server with Fetch’s transfer windows. Download and upload files and folders by clicking the Get and Put buttons, or by dragging and dropping to and from the Finder. Keep an eye on your transfers with Fetch’s unique donut-shaped progress indicator and running dog cursor.
Create droplet shortcuts and drag files to them to upload to your favorite servers. Put them in your Dock or on the desktop for easy access — no need to enter connection information, just drag and drop and Fetch starts the upload. You can also double-click droplet shortcuts to quickly open remote folders in Fetch.
Fetch’s donut-shaped progress indicator is displayed in the Dock as well, showing at a glance how much of the current file has been downloaded or uploaded.
Fetch 5.7's toolbar puts the commands you need most at your fingertips. The Back, Path, and Recent Folders buttons let you easily navigate to other folders on the server. You can customize the toolbar to add or remove commands to better match your workflow.
Fetch 5.7's file list is modeled on the familiar Mac OS X Finder, so you can get to work immediately. Click to rename files and folders, and move items by dragging them to folders or other transfer windows. Fetch supports Unicode and can display file lists in a variety of character sets, allowing international users to view filenames properly.
The Get Info command displays detailed information about files and folders on a server. It lets you find out how much disk space your files are taking up on the server by totalling the size of all the items you select, including the contents of folders.
The info window also lets you view and set the permissions of items on the server, translating cryptic Unix permission codes to plain English and back.
With the Transfer Options pane, you can set which application files will open in and what should happen after files are downloaded. You can set files to open automatically, decode automatically, or to be edited instead of downloaded.
You can easily automate repetitive file transfer tasks with Fetch’s Automator support, even if you’re not a programmer. Fetch’s eleven actions can upload, download, move, filter, delete, rename, and set permissions of files on FTP and SFTP servers. By connecting a few actions together, you can create workflows that upload and set permissions of files automatically, batch rename files, delete old server logs, and more. You can also use Automator workflows to upload files by control-clicking in the Finder or to print PDFs directly to a file server.
Fetch is also highly scriptable and recordable — automate routine tasks, such as uploading to multiple servers or retrying failed transfers, by recording an AppleScript in Script Editor and modifying it to suit your needs.
Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on Intel Macs
