Swish : A simple application for helping you work with remote files just as accessing local files from your computer, set up SFTP connections, and use Pageant (a PuTTY SSH authentication agent)
Swish is a small software application designed specifically for helping you remotely access files over an SFTP client directly from your Windows Explorer. The tool employs straightforward actions for helping you access all your folders and files, as well as transfer items to various locations.
How it works
The installation process is carried out with minimal user intervention, actually just a few clicks, and at the end of it, you can observe a new icon added in My Computer working area.The application seamlessly integrates within your Windows Explorer and lets you work with it just as if you were opening a hard disk partition and browsing throughout its content. In addition, you may create shortcuts of Swish in your favorite locations.
Several configuration settings
Swish gives you the possibility to add an SFTP connection by providing details about the label (for example ‘Home Computer’), specifying the host and user name, setting up the port number, as well as enter the directory on the server that you would like Swish to start the connection in.It is important to mention that the server may ask for authentication parameters. The tool integrates PuTTY SSH key agent, Pageant. The key agent can be enabled with just one click and can be found sitting in your system tray. With a right-click on its icon, you can gain access to its options, namely add or view keys. A new key can be added by importing data from PPK file format.
Bottom line
All things considered, Swish comes with a basic feature pack for helping you work with remote files just as if you were accessing local files from your computer.
Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000
Swish runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
GNU Public License
license
— the installer is 8.1 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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