
It was originally hosted by the University of Economics in Prague, where the author was working at the time. WinSCP development began in March 2000 and is still ongoing. In addition to SFTP, it supports the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) for secure transfers. It offers an easy to use GUI to copy files between a local and remote computer using multiple protocols: Amazon S3, FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP or WebDAV. WinSCP is a popular free SFTP and FTP client for Windows, a powerful file manager that will improve your productivity. WinSCP also has a simple file management and file syncing feature. WinSCP is a free SFTP, SCP, S3, WebDAV, and FTP client for Windows.

Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. Its major role is to transmit files securely between a local computer and a distant server. WinSCP is an open source freeware SFTP client for Windows using SSH. WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is a free and open-source client for Microsoft Windows that supports SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WebDAV, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP).

