# SFTP Server

A secure (SSH-based) file transfer server for your Mac, with its own accounts and per-user home directories — $6.99.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** $6.99
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://langui.net/sftp-server/
- **Available via:** Mac App Store
- **Requirements:** macOS 10.10 or later, per the Mac App Store listing.
- **Maker:** 兰桂 吴 (Langui.net)

## Kitsmith's take

The encrypted sibling to the same publisher’s FTP Server, and the pitch is the same: macOS dropped built-in SFTP hosting from macOS Server, and this restores it as a simple menu bar toggle, with per-user home directories and its own account system independent of macOS logins. Reviews spanning 2018 to the present are consistently positive — “the easiest to setup and the most stable” among several SFTP apps one reviewer tried — and the developer responds directly to support questions in the App Store review thread, including on port configuration and file-permission issues.

## Features

- **Built-in accounts, per-user home directories:** SFTP logins are separate from macOS accounts, each scoped to its own folder.
- **Works with standard SFTP clients:** FileZilla, WinSCP, and any other SFTP-compatible client connect without special setup.
- **Ports below 1024 on Mojave and later:** Including the standard port 22, once your Mac is on macOS 10.14+.

## FAQ

**How much does SFTP Server cost?**

$6.99, one-time purchase, per its Mac App Store listing.

**What’s the difference between this and FTP Server?**

SFTP Server encrypts the connection over SSH; FTP Server, from the same developer, uses the older unencrypted protocol. Both ship separately.

**Who makes SFTP Server?**

兰桂 吴, the solo developer behind Langui.net.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/sftp-server/