For teams that are familiar and prefer the macOS operating system, SFTPPlus MFT is the best choice.

You can use SFTPPlus MFT FTP on macOS with an user friendly web based graphical user interface.

SFTPPlus MFT FTP can also be be configured via .INI plain text configuration files. As part of the default installation, it comes with an extensive set of CLI tools to help with day to day server administration tasks.

An important advantage of using SFTPPlus MFT is that you get detailed audit logs for all file transfer or administrative operations. The logs are available via plain text log files or using a web based GUI.

The SFTPPlus MFT process integrated with the macOS native launchd system and operates as an macOS daemon.

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SFTPPlus MFT includes an secure FTP and SFTP file transfer server, as well as a web interface so that users can transfer the files without the need to install 3rd party tools like Cyberduck or Filezilla.

Users can be authenticated for an embedded user identity management system or connect to external single sing-on systems like LDAP, Entra ID or Google Identity.

Fully automated and audited file transfers

With SFTPPlus MFT you can replace any custom file transfer scripting.

The file transfer are automated and fully audited. SFTPPlus MFT will automatically retry on errors and will keep of log of all administrative and file transfer operations.

The log is available as a local text file, a web based UI or can be sent to external Security information and event management (SIEM) systems.

A wide range of remote servers are supported:

  • FTP (Explicit or Implicit FTPS)
  • SFTP
  • SharePoint Online
  • WebDAV HTTPS
  • HTTPS Rest API
  • Azure BLOB / Azure Files
  • Exchange Online

Supported macOS Versions

Any modern macOS 11 Big Sur version is supported on Apple Silicon.

Contact us if you need support for macOS on Intel-based Macs.

Installing SFTPPlus MFT on macOS

Installing and running SFTPPlus MFT solution on macOS is a straightforward process.

There is no need to setup additional software like Java, Homebrew, or any other 3rd party solution.

The command line installation wizard will guide you through the install process with minimum input. It will ask for the installation directory and will create an SFTPPlus administration account. Once the installation is done, the SFTPPlus MFT service is started and you can use your preferred web browser to manage SFTPPlus, using the administrator account created during the install process.