AeroFTP

FTP-First. Multi-Protocol. AI-Powered. Encrypted. Privacy-Enhanced.

The modern FTP client that grew into a complete file management platform. Multi-protocol, 6 integrated product modules, 47 languages, one app.

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FTP-First Design

AeroFTP is an FTP client first. Full encryption support with configurable TLS modes (Explicit AUTH TLS, Implicit TLS, opportunistic TLS), certificate verification control, MLSD/MLST machine-readable listings (RFC 3659), and resume transfers (REST/APPE). It then extends this foundation into a broad multi-protocol file management platform through six integrated product modules - the Aero Family.

The Aero Family

AeroFTP
├── AeroCloud    - Personal cloud (25 protocols, sync, share)
├── AeroFile     - Professional file manager
├── AeroSync     - Bidirectional sync engine
├── AeroVault    - Military-grade encryption
├── AeroTools    - Code editor + Terminal + AI chat
│   └── AeroAgent    - AI-powered assistant (47 tools, 19 providers)
├── AeroFTP CLI  - Production command-line client (vault profiles, JSON output, batch scripting, agent discovery)
└── AeroPlayer   - Media player with visualizers

AeroCloud - Your Personal Cloud

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Turn any server into a private personal cloud. Reliable sync across the mature AeroCloud protocol set (including SFTP, S3, Azure, WebDAV, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Jottacloud, kDrive, Koofr, and OpenDrive), plus additional provider integrations tracked in the protocol matrix. Bidirectional sync, tray background sync, selective sync, file versioning, .aeroignore, share links, and per-project local folders.

Cloud features: Background sync via cloud provider factory (direct-auth, OAuth2, OAuth1) with maturity badges shown in the setup wizard. 4-step setup wizard with saved server profiles, selective sync (folder exclusion), .aeroignore patterns, file versioning (.aeroversions/), sync index cache for conflict detection, storage quota display where the provider exposes it, share links, and Dropbox-style conflict naming.

Native OS File Manager Badges (v2.0.4+): Green checkmark on synced files, blue arrows on syncing files, red X on errors - directly inside Nautilus, Nemo, and GIO-based file managers on Linux. On Windows (v2.0.5), native Explorer sync icons via Cloud Filter API with Named Pipe IPC server. Tray icon with colored badge dots (checkmark/sync arrows/X mark overlays). One-click install on Linux, automatic on Windows.

AeroFile - Professional File Manager

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A full-featured local file manager built into AeroFTP. Toggle between remote and local modes, or use both side-by-side.

• Places Sidebar: Nautilus-style with user directories, custom locations, recent locations (with per-item delete), mounted drives with usage bars, GVFS network shares (SMB/SFTP/NFS/WebDAV), unmounted partition detection with one-click mount, EFI/swap/recovery hidden, and folder tree toggle (Ctrl+B)
• Breadcrumb Navigation: Clickable path segments with chevron dropdown for sibling browsing, overflow collapse, and edit mode (Ctrl+L)
• 3 View Modes: List (detailed table), Grid (icon thumbnails), Large Icons (96px with full thumbnails). Toggle via Ctrl+1/2/3
• Drive Detection: Cross-platform volume detection (internal, removable, network, optical) with filesystem type, free/total space, and colored usage bars
• Customizable Columns: Show/hide Size, Type, Permissions, Modified columns per preference. Sort folders first and file extension visibility toggles
• Quick Look: Press Space to preview any file - images, video, audio, code with syntax highlighting, markdown. Arrow keys navigate between files without closing
• Properties Dialog: Tabbed UI with General (3 dates, symlink target), Permissions (rwx matrix, octal, owner:group), and Checksum (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
• Trash Browser: Soft delete to system trash by default. Browse trash contents, restore individual files, or empty trash. Full trash lifecycle management
• Duplicate File Finder: Content-aware duplicate detection (size grouping + MD5 hash). Interactive dialog with KEEP/DELETE/SKIP per file and batch delete
• Disk Usage Treemap: Visual disk space analysis with squarified treemap algorithm. Click to drill down into directories, breadcrumb navigation, hover details
• Batch Rename: Find/Replace, Prefix, Suffix, Sequential numbering with live preview and conflict detection
• Inline Rename: Click filename or press F2 to rename directly in file list
• File Clipboard: Cut/Copy/Paste with cross-panel transfers (local-to-remote and vice versa)
• Drag and Drop: Cross-panel drag for upload/download, intra-panel drag for move
• CompressDialog: Unified compression UI with format selection, levels, and password protection
• Resizable Preview Panel: Image thumbnails, file info, dimensions, path display
• 20+ Keyboard Shortcuts: Space preview, F2 rename, Delete, Ctrl+C/V, Ctrl+B sidebar, Ctrl+L edit path, Alt+Enter properties, and more

AeroSync - Bidirectional Sync Engine

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Enterprise-grade file synchronization with operational reliability features built for real-world use.

• Smart Sync: 3 intelligent conflict resolution modes - overwrite if newer, overwrite if different, skip if identical
• Sync Profiles: 3 built-in presets (Mirror, Two-way, Backup) plus custom save/load. Each profile bundles direction, compare options, retry/verify policies, and delete behavior
• Conflict Resolution Center: Per-file resolution strategies (keep local, keep remote, skip) with batch actions - Keep Newer for All, Keep Local for All, Keep Remote for All
• Bandwidth control: Upload and download speed limits (128 KB/s to 10 MB/s) directly in the sync panel
• Transfer journal with checkpoint/resume: Persistent journal tracks every sync operation. Interrupted syncs resume from where they left off. Auto-cleanup after 30 days
• SHA-256 checksum verification: Content-based comparison with streaming 64KB-chunk hashing during scan phase
• Post-transfer verification: 4 policies (None, Size, Size+Time, Full) confirm transfer integrity after each download
• Configurable retry with exponential backoff: Per-file retry policy with base delay, max delay cap, backoff multiplier, and per-file timeout
• Structured error taxonomy: 10 error categories (Network, Auth, PathNotFound, PermissionDenied, QuotaExceeded, RateLimit, Timeout, FileLocked, DiskError, Unknown) with retryability hints
• Error breakdown in sync report: Post-sync report groups errors by category with dedicated icons
• Navigation boundary warning: Visual amber warning when browsing outside active sync paths
• AeroCloud integration: Tray background sync, share links, native OS file manager badges

AeroVault - Military-Grade Encryption

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Create, manage, and browse encrypted containers that protect your files with a security stack that exceeds industry standards. The encryption engine is published as the standalone aerovault crate on crates.io for use in any Rust project.

AeroVault v2 (.aerovault containers)

Open format: The .aerovault binary format is fully documented in the AeroVault v2 Specification with implementation guides for Rust, Java, Python, Go, C, and JavaScript.

Additional encryption features:

• Directory support: Create nested folders inside vaults with encrypted directory entries, hierarchical navigation, and recursive delete
• Cryptomator: Create and browse Cryptomator format 8 vaults (scrypt + AES-SIV + AES-GCM) via context menu
• Archive Browser: Browse ZIP, 7z, TAR, RAR contents in-app without extracting. Selective single-file extraction
• Archive Encryption: ZIP and 7z with AES-256 password protection. Compression levels (Store/Fast/Normal/Maximum)

AeroTools - Code Editor, Terminal & AI Chat

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The integrated development panel combining three tools in a tabbed interface.

• Monaco Editor (VS Code engine): Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, remote file editing, 4 editor themes matching app themes
• Integrated Terminal: SSH remote shell with 8 terminal themes, multiple tabs, auto-sync with app theme
• AeroAgent AI Chat: Full AI assistant panel (see below)
• Bidirectional sync: Editor and AI agent edits flow in both directions in real time

AeroAgent - AI-Powered Assistant

An AI assistant with 47 provider-agnostic tools that work across local files and AeroFTP's remote provider backends. 19 AI providers, vision support, RAG indexing, plugin ecosystem with GitHub registry, and command palette.

Providers: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, OpenRouter, Ollama, Kimi (Moonshot), Qwen (Alibaba), DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq, Perplexity, Cohere, Together AI, AI21 Labs, Cerebras, SambaNova, Fireworks AI, Custom

Core capabilities:

• File operations: List, read, search, create, edit, rename, delete - local and remote
• Batch transfers: Multi-file upload/download with sync preview
• Find and replace: Edit text in local and remote files directly from chat
• Native function calling: OpenAI tools[], Anthropic tool_use, Gemini functionDeclarations
• Streaming responses: Real-time incremental rendering for all providers
• Context-aware: Knows your connected server, current paths, selected files, and protocol
• Vision/Multimodal: Attach images for analysis - GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Ollama llava

Advanced features:

• RAG integration: Auto-indexes workspace files; full-text search across your codebase
• Plugin system: Extend with custom tools via JSON manifest + shell scripts (sandboxed, 30s timeout). Browse and create plugins
• Multi-step autonomous tools: Chains multiple tool calls with auto-resume after approval
• Ollama auto-detection: Discovers local Ollama instances and available models
• Monaco bidirectional sync: Live two-way sync between code editor and AI agent
• Terminal command execution: Run terminal commands from chat with user approval
• Conversation export: Export chat as Markdown or JSON
• Prompt template library: 15 built-in templates with / prefix activation
• Streaming markdown: Real-time rendered markdown with code block actions (Copy/Apply/Diff/Run)
• Thinking visualization: See AI reasoning process with token count and duration
• Cost budget tracking: Per-provider monthly limits with conversation-level cost display
• Chat search: Ctrl+F overlay with role filter and keyboard navigation
• Command Palette: Ctrl+Shift+P for quick access to all app actions
• Plugin ecosystem: GitHub-based registry with SHA-256 integrity, event hooks, browser UI
• Context menu AI: Right-click any file → "Ask AeroAgent" for instant analysis
• Drag & drop to chat: Drop files into AeroAgent for analysis

Agent-Ready by Design

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AeroFTP is built for both humans and AI agents. As agentic AI, computer use, and autonomous coding assistants become the standard way to interact with computers, AeroFTP provides native interfaces for both use cases.

For AI Agents (CLI): Tools like Claude Code, Open Interpreter, Cline, Aider, Devin, Codex, Cursor Agent, Windsurf, and other agentic frameworks can call aeroftp-cli directly. Structured --json output, vault-based --profile credentials (agents never see passwords), semantic exit codes, and .aeroftp batch scripts make AeroFTP a first-class tool in any agent's toolkit. External agents can also invoke aeroftp-cli agent to orchestrate AeroAgent as a credential-isolating proxy for multi-server operations. See Agent Orchestration for the full orchestration guide, CLI reference, and a verified field test report.

For Humans (GUI + AeroAgent): The desktop app provides drag-and-drop file management with AeroAgent, the integrated AI assistant offering 48 tools across local files and remote providers. AeroAgent supports multi-step autonomous execution, tool approval workflows with backend-enforced grants, and 19 AI providers.

AeroFTP CLI - Command-Line Client

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A production command-line interface sharing the same Rust backend as the GUI. It provides structured JSON output, glob pattern transfers, encrypted vault profiles, batch scripting, and agent discovery across the supported URL schemes and saved-profile providers.

# Zero-credential connection via saved profiles
aeroftp-cli ls --profile "My Server" /var/www/ - l

# List all saved servers from encrypted vault
aeroftp-cli profiles

# URL-based connection (classic mode)
aeroftp-cli ls sftp://user@myserver.com /var/www/ - l

# Download with glob patterns
aeroftp-cli get sftp://user@host "/data/*.csv"

# Pipe-friendly: data on stdout, messages on stderr
aeroftp-cli cat sftp://user@host /config.ini | grep DB_HOST

# OAuth providers via profile (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)
aeroftp-cli ls --profile "My Google Drive" /

Commands: connect, ls, get, put, mkdir, rm, mv, cat, head, tail, touch, hashsum, check, find, stat, df, tree, about, dedupe, sync, link, batch, profiles

Protocols: FTP, FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, GitHub, MEGA, Azure, Filen, Internxt, Jottacloud, FileLu, Koofr, OpenDrive, Yandex Disk, Felicloud + OAuth providers via --profile (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, pCloud, Zoho WorkDrive, kDrive, 4shared)

Features:

• --profile vault profiles - connect to any saved server without exposing credentials. Fuzzy name matching with disambiguation. Designed for AI agent workflows
• --json structured output for all commands
• Glob pattern transfers (*.csv, *.json)
• .aeroftp batch scripts with variables, error policies, and 17 commands
• Progress bars with speed and ETA
• NO_COLOR / CLICOLOR compliance
• Password via stdin, env vars, or interactive prompt
• SSH key authentication for SFTP

See the full CLI Guide for usage, examples, profiles, and batch scripting reference.

AI Agent & CI/CD Integration

AeroFTP CLI is designed for autonomous use by AI coding agents and CI/CD pipelines. The --profile flag is the key enabler - agents connect to servers without ever seeing passwords:

• --profile "Name" - connect via encrypted vault, zero credentials in the command line, shell history, or process list
• --json on every command - structured output parsable by any agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Devin)
• Semantic exit codes (0-8) - agents know exactly what failed without parsing text
• NO_COLOR compliant - no ANSI escape sequences polluting agent output
• stderr/stdout separation - data on stdout for piping, errors on stderr for logging
• Batch scripts (.aeroftp) - define multi-step deployment flows as files, execute atomically

# AI agent deploys a website - no credentials anywhere
aeroftp-cli put --profile "Production" ./dist/app.js /var/www/app.js
aeroftp-cli sync --profile "Staging" ./build/ /var/www/ --dry-run

# CI/CD with env-based vault unlock
AEROFTP_MASTER_PASSWORD=$SECRET aeroftp-cli put --profile "Deploy" ./dist/ /www/ - r

AeroAgent (the built-in AI assistant) can also orchestrate remote server operations via server_exec tool - listing files, reading configs, uploading/downloading across any saved server, with credentials resolved securely from the vault.

Credential Isolation for AI Agents

As of March 2026, no other file transfer client, cloud storage CLI, or multi-protocol transfer tool provides native credential isolation for AI agents operating on remote servers. Existing tools in this category store credentials in plaintext files, reversible encodings, or OS keystores accessible to any same-user process. Credential proxy services that have emerged for AI workflows only cover HTTP APIs - they cannot handle FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, or OAuth token refresh cycles.

AeroFTP solves this at the architecture level. The --profile flag and AeroAgent server_exec tool resolve credentials exclusively inside the Rust backend process, from an AES-256-GCM encrypted vault. The credential material never crosses the IPC boundary - the agent receives only operation results, never the authentication material that produced them. This works across direct-auth, token-based, and browser-authorized cloud providers.

Read the full analysis: Credential Isolation - architecture, protocol coverage, and implementation references. See also Agent Orchestration for the complete orchestration guide with external agent integration and verified field test report.

AeroPlayer - Media Engine

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Built-in media player with GPU-accelerated visualizations and professional audio processing.

• 14 visualizer modes: 8 Canvas 2D + 6 WebGL 2 GPU shader modes (Wave Glitch, VHS, Mandelbrot, Raymarch Tunnel, Metaball, Particles)
• 10-band graphic EQ: Real Web Audio BiquadFilterNode per band (32Hz-16kHz) with 10 presets and stereo balance
• Beat detection: Onset energy algorithm driving beat-reactive effects across all modes
• WebGL shader engine: 6 GLSL fragment shaders - GPU-accelerated ray marching, metaballs, fractals, particles
• Post-processing: Vignette, chromatic aberration, CRT scanlines, glitch effects
• Resilient startup buffering: First Play now queues during prebuffer and auto-starts when ready
• Zero dependencies: Native HTML5 <audio> + Web Audio API

Privacy-Enhanced

AeroFTP incorporates privacy protections that go beyond what traditional file managers offer.

See SECURITY.md for the security policy and architecture summary, and docs.aeroftp.app/security for the complete security documentation with encryption specs, AI security model, supply chain details, and audit history.

Security Posture

Additional Features

4 Themes

Light, Dark, Tokyo Night, and Cyber - with themed icons, terminal colors, Monaco editor syntax, and CSS custom properties throughout.

Security Toolkit (Cyber theme)

Hash Forge (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, BLAKE3), CryptoLab (AES-256-GCM, ChaCha20-Poly1305 encrypt/decrypt), Password Forge (CSPRNG + BIP39 passphrase generator with entropy display).

47 Languages at 100% Coverage

Quality-audited translations with native script integrity. Automatic browser language detection.

Auto-Updater

• In-app download with progress bar showing speed and ETA
• "Install & Restart" for .deb, .rpm, and AppImage - detached relaunch survives parent exit
• Non-intrusive update toast with auto-dismiss (StatusBar badge for persistent access)
• Periodic background check every 24 hours

Installation

Linux

Snap Store

sudo snap install aeroftp

Note: Snap has limited filesystem access due to strict confinement. For full access, use .deb, .AppImage, or AUR.

AUR (Arch Linux)

yay - S aeroftp-bin
# or
paru - S aeroftp-bin

Available on Arch Linux and derivatives (Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda). Binary package - no compilation needed.

Launchpad PPA (Ubuntu / Debian)

Visit launchpad.net/aeroftp for PPA instructions and .deb packages.

Other Linux Formats

Download from GitHub Releases:

• .deb - Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS
• .rpm - Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL
• .AppImage - Portable, runs on any distro (AppImageHub)

Windows

Winget

winget install axpnet.AeroFTP

Available on Windows 10 (1709+) and Windows 11. Requires App Installer from Microsoft Store.

Other Windows Formats

Download from GitHub Releases:

• .exe - NSIS installer
• .msi - Windows Installer

Note: Windows builds are not currently published on the Microsoft Store. The installer is not code-signed (no EV certificate), so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run - this is safe to dismiss.

macOS

Download from GitHub Releases:

• .dmg - Universal disk image

Note: The macOS build is not notarized (no Apple Developer certificate). macOS Gatekeeper will block the app on first launch - right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass. See #47 for known issues on Apple Silicon.

Verifying Release Integrity

All release artifacts are signed with Sigstore using keyless signing via GitHub OIDC. Each release includes .sigstore.json verification bundles.

Install cosign, then verify any downloaded artifact:

cosign verify-blob \
  --bundle AeroFTP_3.1.3_amd64.deb.sigstore.json \
  --certificate-identity "https://github.com/axpdev-lab/aeroftp/.github/workflows/build.yml@refs/tags/v3.1.3" \
  --certificate-oidc-issuer "https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com" \
  AeroFTP_3.1.3_amd64.deb

This proves the artifact was built by our CI pipeline from the tagged commit. Replace filenames and version with your download.

Support the Project

AeroFTP is free and open source software. If you find it useful, please consider supporting its development:

Donate

• GitHub Sponsors: github.com/sponsors/axpnet
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Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss proposed changes before submitting a pull request.

License

GPL-3.0 - See LICENSE for details.

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Built with Rust (Tauri 2) + React 18 + TypeScript

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