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FTP Server (Demo) on Windows Pc

Developed By: Pieter Pareit

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 119 votes

Last Updated: December 23, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.1
Size 2.6 MB
Release Date December 09, 22
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (9)]

What's New:
Version 2.16 (2017/06/21)+ Added multiple theme support (by Ashutosh Gangwar)* Fix server possible not visible because wrong IP displayed* Smaller bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
This program allows you to run an ftp server on your android device. This means that any other computer/device can access the files on your android device while the ftp server is r... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download FTP Server (Demo) and install on Windows PC. FTP Server (Demo) is free Tools app, developed by Pieter Pareit. Latest version of FTP Server (Demo) is 3.1, was released on 2022-12-09 (updated on 2023-12-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of FTP Server (Demo) is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 119 users, 84 users had rated it 5*, 9 users had rated it 1*.

How to install FTP Server (Demo) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install FTP Server (Demo) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install FTP Server (Demo) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install FTP Server (Demo) using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "FTP Server (Demo)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install FTP Server (Demo) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "FTP Server (Demo)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

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This program allows you to run an ftp server on your android device. This means that any other computer/device can access the files on your android device while the ftp server is running. For example, entering 'ftp://...' in the firefox url bar will allow you to browse the files on your device from a desktop pc or a laptop.

By default, the user name and password are both 'ftp', you should change them. You use this user name and password when accessing the server.

For power and security reasons, it is recommended that the server be stopped after use.

Features:
* Complete and efficient FTP Server
* Implements advanced FTP features like UTF8, MDTM and MFMT
* Implements Bonjour/DNS-SD for easy service discovery
* Can automatically connect on selected wifi networks (work/home/...)
* Can be started/stopped by Tasker or Locale, is thus also a Tasker/Locale plug-in
* Anonymous login possible (with restricted rights for security)
* Configuration of chroot directory possible (default sdcard)
* Configuration of port possible (default 2121)
* Possible to keep running while screen off
* Runs on local network, even when tethering (phone is the access point)
* Has public intents to support scripting:
- be.ppareit.swiftp.ACTION_START_FTPSERVER
- be.ppareit.swiftp.ACTION_STOP_FTPSERVER
* Follows Material interface guidelines, looks good on phone/tablet/tv/...
* Uses notification to remind user that the server is running
* Easy starting/stopping server from settings
* Has widget to ease starting/stopping server

The server is completely implemented in the app itself, it does not use an external library. It provides the best possible performance on android to run. Some advanced features like UTF8, MDTM and MFMT are implemented. Though the underlying file system must support them.

The Bonjour/DNS-SD support is very handy if the client os and it's file manager also supports the protocols. In this way, the moment you start the ftp server on the android device, you will find it on the network folder of your desktop.

A lot of users asked if it was possible to automatically start the server when the android device was running. We found that it was more useful to automatically start the server when we are connected to certain wifi networks. This has the same effect and is very handy, for instance when you arrive home, start your ftp server. We then went even further and we added support for Tasker or Locale. The people who like to script some use case for there device can thus easily do that.

Logical settings are available, like you can for instance set anonymous login and configure chroot and port. A minor group of users have some special use cases. For instance running the server while tethering or running the server from the ethernet cable. All those are possible and we are open for more improvements.

The design follows the official guidelines. You can be sure that the interface and the logo's look good on your device. We also make it easy to control the server, using notifications or widgets where needed.

FTP Server is open source software released under the GPL v3.
Code: https://github.com/ppareit/swiftp
Issues: https://github.com/ppareit/swiftp/issues?state=open

Current maintainer: Pieter Pareit.
Initial development: Dave Revell.

This is the DEMO version of FTP Server.
Version 2.16 (2017/06/21)
+ Added multiple theme support (by Ashutosh Gangwar)
* Fix server possible not visible because wrong IP displayed
* Smaller bug fixes
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an app to access approximate location.