CuteFTP's Main Window

CuteFTP's main window is divided into four panes: Local pane, Remote pane, Individual Session Log pane, and the bottom pane, which has the Queue Window tab and the Log Window tab.

  • The Local pane has two tabs: Local Drives and Site Manager. The Local Drives tab displays the files available for upload on local computer and the Site Manager tab displays the list of your FTP Sites. The Local pane displays files and folders on your computer in the same manner as Windows Explorer.

    • To show and hide the Local Drives and Site Manager tabs, on the main menu, click View > Show Panes > Local Drives and SM Pane.

  • The Remote pane displays the list of files available for download to your local computer. The Remote pane displays files and folders on FTP Sites to which you are connected. The pane is blank if you are not connected to any remote Sites. You cannot hide the Remote pane.

  • The Log pane displays the time and date of uploads, downloads, and other events that occur. The Individual Session Logs pane displays the FTP connection information for one remote connection.

    • To show and hide the Individual Session Logs pane, on the main menu, click View > Show Panes > Individual Session Logs. (You must be connected to a Site to show the Individual Session Logs.)

  • The bottom pane has a Queue Window that displays the status of the uploads and downloads and the Log Window that displays the FTP connection information for all remote Sites, number of Sites you are connected to, and other details of the session, such as the time, date, and so on. The Queue pane displays file and folder transfers. The Log pane displays FTP connection information for all remote Sites.

    • To show and hide the Queue & Log pane, on the main menu, click View > Show Panes > Queue & Log Pane.

Classic View

The Classic view is also a four-pane view with a Log Pane displayed above the Local Drives and Remote panes and the Queue Pane at the bottom. This is the view found in earlier versions of CuteFTP.

To use the classic view

  • On the main menu, click View > Switch to Classic Interface or press F6.