edtFTPj/Free

Free FTP library for Java Applications

Companies worldwide rely on edtFTPj/Free to add FTP to their Java applications. It is a robust, proven open-source FTP library for Java applications.

edtFTPj/Free - Proven FTP library for Java Applications

edtFTPj/Free has a rich feature set that ensures its suitability for your Java file transfer projects. It is a mature, reliable library that has proven itself over time. Some of its advantages are:

  • Supports resuming of transfers, active and passive mode, binary and ASCII
  • Open source so source code is included
  • Free for commercial use (under the LGPL license)

Do you need to upgrade to secure transfers? Then purchase edtFTPj/Pro and receive:

  • FTPS (explicit and implicit modes)
  • SFTP and SCP (secure copy)
  • Multiple protocols in one class
  • Multiple, simultaneous transfers by use of FTP connection pools
  • Royalty-free licensing
  • Source-code (option to purchase)
  • One year support

Key features

  • Support for all standard and many optional FTP operations and support for a very wide range of FTP servers
  • Support for passive and active modes
  • Resuming of binary transfers that have partially completed
  • Simple but extensive API analogous to a command-line FTP program
  • Includes full source code
  • Integration with log4j
  • Compatible with Java 1.4 and higher versions
  • Non-LGPL licenses can be purchased if required

Don’t just take our word for it, hear what our customers say…

  • We installed this programme to give our suppliers a secure method of sending us files. It was easy to install and equally easy to set-up.


    Chris H, Translation and Localization industry (Capterra verified review)
  • CompleteFTP has allowed me to be able to offer multiple different connection options within the same application. Less applications means less training for my team and overall better performance.

    Jeffery J, Computer Software industry (Capterra verified review)
  • A very concise package that delivers exactly what it says…we haven’t had any issues with FTP access since inception, and I’d highly recommend the package! Simple to set-up – we have user based security setup in the application, and have found it super reliable.

    Haig Flashoff, MINT Technology
  • My company uses this software on a daily basis and we have yet to run into functionality problems...I was able to easily customize the web front end and include all requirements where other pieces of software we tried were not able to.

    David S, Civil Engineering industry (Capterra verified review)
  • CompleteFTP is going great for us, we’ve had no issues at all recently and many big New Zealand companies are using it for their day to day file transfers! Up time is 100%.

    Tim Nicol, Jade
  • The software is really easy to install, configure and use. Support is great, turn around time to questions and issues raised is quick. Very often I get a reply from support within an hour or two.


    Ben D, Retail industry (Capterra verified review)
  • We compared about 10 or so products and you guys were by-far the winner on a cost/feature comparison.


    Justin Anderson, MSM Group
  • FTP Front-end to Web Services Data. One word: Support. Any deficiency in the product or documentation was quickly and expertly handled by support including the prompt issuance of replacement certificates in a system outage. There are very few companies out there with great customer support these days, but EnterpriseDT is one of them.

    Anonymous, (Capterra verified review)
  • Everything we need has eventually been integrated into the product. Fantastic support.

    Anonymous, Recent survey
  • The Complete Protocol Suite for Windows. I've bounced around using a number of data exchange solutions over the past 20 years on Linux and Windows… I've stabilized on CompleteFTP because it's fully featured, easy to use, and requires very little administrative attention.

    Tim B, Health, Wellness and Fitness industry (Capterra verified review)
  • We are a customer of Enterprise Distributed Technologies’ edtFTPj/PRO product and it has been great working with them, especially their support which was very timely, prompt and professional.

    Amit Patankar, TALX
  • A very strong and capable enterprise FTP server. CompleteFTP does exactly what we need and we are very happy with our decision.

    Cary W, Global Engineering Cloud & Automation Services (Capterra verified review)
  • Every time I have emailed a question I have received a timely response and the responses have always been helpful. I definitely feel that EnterpriseDT has a great support team – which provides and supports a great product.

    Aaron Heiner, Virtual H2O
  • CompleteFTP has worked for years without any issue whatsoever. CompleteFTP is absolutely mission critical for what we do. It just works.

    Malcom Moody, Sky News Australia
  • CompleteFTP is incredible, simplest way to describe it. Fully configurable, feature-rich, cost-effective. I challenge anyone to find me a better solution.

    Joshua W, Governmental industry