ForkLift - File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client App Reviews

Not user friendly, bad interface and crashes all the time.

Forklift once was the best on the market. But it seems it can’t keep up with the times and demands of the new systems. It became significantly unstable when working with the big amounts of files or big single files. Not saying about lack of stability under El Capitan and most of all Sierra. Becoming free looks like the last effort to promote the dying product. Maybe the next version will save the whale, will see

Using it many years. The best in it’s class. Excellent peace of software. Keep up good work!

This app has about all the features you’d really need in a file manager. The problem is that it feels dated and the the user interface is very clumsy compared to what I’m used to on other platforms like Altap Salamander (for Windows) and Krusader for (Linux/KDE). I’ve been using this tool for quite a few months and have never really gotten a “feel” for it like others. For instance, instead of clicking a star to open one of the directory panels into a page, why not make it a drop down with font type set to 9pt. For this menu, make folders default to collapsed so I can stuff all my dozens of bookmarks into this nice small space. That said, this tool does what it claims and works fine.

I was using it for remote access only. But now after 10.9’s buggy new finder, I’d like to use it for all finder jobs. For the devs, There is a bug when changing file names. You can’t use cmd+shift+arrow combination to select all text from cursor.

I love to use Forklift since I’ve come to know it. Even after OSX Mavericks, I prefer use this than the new finder with tabs. The only feature I miss from Forklift is tags support. (If possible airdrops too) Then it will be a perfect replacement of Finder.

I’ve used Fork for years and do like it—a lot. It’s my go to app, and I try to avoid Finder if at all possible. A few things can’t be done in Forklift however: 1. Even after YEARS of requests on the “support” website, there is still no provision for right-clicking a file or folder in Dropbox and getting the context menu getting a Dropbox link, viewing previous versions in Dropbox or view the file/folder on the Dropbox website. For files/folders not in Dropbox, there’s no context menu for moving the item to Dropbox. All of these have long been available in the Finder, and I have to pop out to the Finder to get Dropbox links to share. The developer has said (years ago) that he was looking into it, but repeated requests for such a basic feature have gone without action. This is a really important feature that is basically missing in action. 2. I love the dual-pane feature for copying/moving files and folders. There have been MANY requests for the ability to mount Google Drive, Box, etc., so that they will appear in one pane so that files can easily be manipulated. 3. The search feature apparently searches the entire hard disk and has no provision to limit the search to a particular folder, as does the finder. Bottom line: this is a good app, and I recommend it if you can put up with the shortcomings and annoyances mentioned above.

Forklift is the best kind of tool. It blends in with OS X, for all intents and purposes a finder window, and allows you to interact with remote files in an elegant manner. It remembers workspaces for different remote connections, so you can always continueworkign where you left off. It supports making remote edits with text editors such as Sublime Text/TextMate/CodeRunner, so it feels like it brings your remote server to you locally. It’s a beautiful, supremely complex (simple), native cocoa app. For me, it replaces Cyberduck, which is far less refined and requires you to install java. One Feature Request. Notifications when new clients with relevant services being broadcast join your network. EG, an sftp endpoint connects, or a vnc client joins your network. Opt-in toggle, ofcourse. ***Update: Also -would be great to be able to change the local destination folder for synching from a remote folder. (I may be missing something)

This is a very intuitive and clean Finder alternative. The problem with some of the others I tried like Path Finder is that they try to do too much (even when there are better standalone apps for those tasks). That leads to clutter, slower performance and less screen space for the stuff that actually matters in day to day use. I saw it as an addition to Finder but not a replacement. The other program I considered and which almost met my needs was TotalFinder. In principle, I don’t like the idea of modifying system applications even if it’s just a plug-in but it seemed to work pretty well until I started to use tabs more. Sometimes you get the Mavericks tabs and other times its own implementation. It’s also lacks many power-user features. Enter ForkLift. Any Finder user will feel right at home and yet there is incredible power in its featureset. The dual-panel mode is very well-done with clickable bread-crumps at the top. You can also have tabs for each pane (although I’d have liked a more aesthetic divider) and move them all wherever you want. You may think opening two Finder windows and using drag & drop isn’t much different than using a dual-pane interface but actually it’s not even close. It requires way more clicks, window-positioning, takes more screen real-estate due to control duplication and unless you have a large enough monitor, you won’t even see everything. With that said, I do like how Mavericks implements tabs in the Finder. It’s smart that tabs expand and contract based on how many there are since it makes the tabs bigger targets when you don’t have a lot. Forklift also streamlines many common tasks. You can quickly compress files even to 7-zip and archives can be browsed as folders. When you drag an app to the trash it shows you related files (like AppZapper) and can cleanly uninstall it. You can save workspaces with your dual panes and tabs all set to whatever folders you wish. It seems I discover another convenient feature every time I use it. Plus, it’s great for managing remote files via FTP and other protocols. It’s such a natural extension of the program and feels completely transparent. However, by far the biggest selling point for me was the CLEAN interface, SPEED, and STABILITY. Things I’d like: Cut & Paste Spring-Loaded Folders & Tabs or similar (for example when I drag an item onto a folder and it highlights that folder, perhaps Space could activate going inside it… )

This app is great in all aspects but needs faster and improved ftp uploads, And in calculating for upload takes even more time. An you should add option to view hidden items.

my server is aix. some folder name begins with space only in forklift. error like this. Server response: 550 /home/xxxx/ aaaaa: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.’ still not fixed.

This is the best and easy ftp manger, dont wast your time with other apps. I rated 3 stars because it need notificcion in order to be a 5 star app.

I had had an issue where launching Forklift would cause my machine to crash - everything froze, I had to force shut down and restart. Probably specific to my setup as I didn’t see any other reports of this. With 2.6.1, this seems to be fixed. Glad to have it back, I frequently use Forklift’s workspace feature and haven’t really found a comparable replacement.

What’s that new trend coming from apple and now forklift.Do thay know,there are actually people in the world,who are able recognize the colors??? What’s that grayish look???Does it suppose to help to something or somebody?It looks awfull a it’ pretty soft expression of what I have in my mind. Bring back our colors back.

It needs the ability to start showing your favorites list right away. Every time I load ForkLift, I have to go through an extra step to view my favorites list. This should be an option in preferences to start with the favorites in one of the two panes!

I rarely use forklift for its finder features (I use pathfinder for that), but this is the easiest FTP app I’ve used. I’ve tried almost all of them.

I bought this app just to upload to a webdav folder that mounts just fine in Finder. Forklift won’t even mount it, says there is a 301 and dumps me into an empty folder instead. I can’t say this app is worthless because I only tried 1 of functions it claims but I can say that it is useless to me.

I use Forklift all the time when I need to sync two folders. It’s truly an excellent app. But… The App Store version doesn’t allow the creation of Disklets. :( I know this probably has something to do with sandboxing and all, but that’s a feature that I’d really really like to have.

Forklift is the best app I know for managing multiple file locations (S3, SFTP, WebDAV) along with multiple hard drives. I’ve tried a few Finder add-ons like TotalFinder. Forklift solves all my problems in an intuitive interface. The support, while rarely needed went above and beyond. As a side note: I made a mistake by installing MacKeeper which automatically updated Forklift leaving me an annoying message that I needed to register, though I bought the app in the appStore. Forklift support immediately recognized the problem and provided the steps to reinstall. Word to the wise…Whatever you hear or think @MacKeeper…don’t do it! It cost me multiple hours of frustration.

Forklift is a great tool for accessing FTP on a Mac. It feels like a system application, and does it’s job admirably. The most important thing for a utility like this is ability to complete the task, and it just works.