FTP client refers to a software application that allows user to transfer files over FTP server by connecting the FTP server. The FTP client application needs to be installed on your computer, and after the successful installation only can be used by establishing a live internet connection with FTP server.

There are several paid and free FTP clients available out there some of the most popular are FileZilla and SmartFTP etc. FTP clients have made file transfer real easy using FTP server. It is secure, convenient and faster to use FTP clients. You need to give hostname, your FTP username and password in order to access and use FTP client to transfer file to and from FTP server. Most of the interfaces of FTP clients are divided into two portions. One portion displays the files on your computer and second shows the files on remote server.