Why I happily paid for the Transmit MacOS app – and it’s not just the 16x faster file transfer speeds

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ZDNET Highlights

• If you regularly transfer files to and from remote servers, this app is for you.
• Transmit can connect to SFTP, WebDAV, and many cloud services.
• Can be transmitted for a one-time fee of $45.

I upload and download files from multiple services and servers throughout the day. These files range from small text files to large video files. When I’m on MacOS, there is one tool I like to use for this process, and that’s Transmit.

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Transmit is a paid app ($45/one-time fee with a 7-day free trial) that far exceeds the capabilities of most file transfer apps.

What makes Transmit so special? In addition to a well-designed, easy-to-use GUI, it can work with more services than you’ve probably heard of. Transmit can interact with Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Box, DeemObjects, Dropbox, Google Drive, Azure, OneDrive, OpenStack, Rackspace, and any server that accepts the FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV protocols.

One caveat to the list of servers is that Google Drive support will end soon. If you already have a Transmit > Google Drive connection set up, it should continue to work. However, when support for Google Drive is no longer an option, you won’t be able to add an account for the service. This is very common with apps like this: when Google makes a change, support often breaks.

Aside from the Google Drive problem, Transmit is an excellent app for transferring files. I’ve used it mostly to move files back and forth between SFTP servers, and it does it to perfection. I can also connect to the SFTP server using SSH key authentication, which makes it more secure than using username/password credentials.

And with the tabbed interface, I can open as many connections as needed and send/receive files throughout the day, without having to open a tab and re-establish a connection.

Why does transit cost $45?

There are several features of Transmit that, for me, make it worth the $45 one-time fee.

First, it starts with a well-designed GUI. Although Transmit hasn’t received the Liquid Glass treatment yet, it’s completely a MacOS app. It is designed such that anyone can jump on it and start connecting to servers without any hassle. Of course, if you’re going to connect to an SFTP or WebDAV server, you’ll need to know how to work with those protocols, but when connecting to a server like OneDrive, it’s just as easy.

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It doesn’t hurt that Transmit also supports dragging and dropping files from the server. Once you are connected, navigate to the destination folder and delete your required files to or from the server.

Another feature that really stands out to me is the sync option. This is how it works:

1. Navigate to the local folder that contains the files/folders to be synced in the left pane.
2. Navigate to the destination folder that will contain the synced files/folders.
3. Click the sync icon (the one directly left of the “i” icon near the top center).
4. Configure the sync options you want.
5. Run the simulation to make sure it is successful.
6. If sync is successful, click Sync Files.

Once you take care of this, the source and destination will remain in sync, making for an excellent backup solution. Not only can you perform a one-time file transfer, but you can also use Transmit to keep your data in sync with the remote server on a regular basis. And considering how easy it is to set up sync, it’s a no-brainer.

A good backup solution is often worth every penny.

You can also create favorites, which give you quick access to servers you regularly access. To create a favourite, all you need to do is make a connection to the relevant server, click the Server menu, select Add, and (in the resulting pop-up) give the server a name, and click Add.

After adding a favorite, you can quickly access it from the Server menu.

Finally, the speed at which Transmit sends and receives files is impressive, especially for large files sent over services like Amazon S3, where you can see transfer speeds up to 16 times faster than other apps. I ran a full sync of my Documents folder to an SFTP server on my home network, and transferred over 4,000 files (some of which were large movie clips), and the process completed far faster than using other apps (like FileZilla).

how to get transmit

You can install Transmit from both apple app store or by downloading the installer directly Official Transmit Website. If you choose to install from download, all you need to do is double-click on the downloaded file, and the installation will begin. The 7-day trial starts as soon as you open the app.

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Everything about Transmit is user-friendly, from connecting to remote servers to transferring files to creating synchronization backups.

If you’re looking for a great file transfer app and you don’t mind paying a one-time fee of $45, you can’t go wrong with Transmit.