# ForkLift Reviews **Vendor:** Binarynights **Category:** [File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/file-transfer-protocol-ftp) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 11 ## About ForkLift ForkLift is the most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS. ## ForkLift Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **clear and efficient interface** of ForkLift, enhancing file management with simplicity and speed. (3 reviews) - Users love the **ease of use** of ForkLift, enjoying its simple interface and efficient file management capabilities. (2 reviews) - Users praise ForkLift for its **efficiency** , facilitating quick and simple file management without unnecessary complications. (2 reviews) - Users love the **fast performance** of ForkLift, highlighting its lightweight design and efficient file management capabilities. (2 reviews) - Users appreciate the **seamless connectivity** of ForkLift, allowing easy access to servers and quick file transfers. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **simplicity and efficiency** of ForkLift, making file management faster and hassle-free compared to Finder. (1 reviews) - User satisfaction stems from the **efficient dual-pane interface** of ForkLift, making file transfers quick and organized. (1 reviews) - Integrations (1 reviews) - Management Ease (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **complexity of the interface** challenging, often taking time to adapt and navigate effectively. (2 reviews) - Users find the **difficult learning curve** of ForkLift frustrating, especially with its overwhelming options and delayed folder updates. (1 reviews) - Users find the **folder updates slow** and feel overwhelmed by the numerous options in ForkLift's menus. (1 reviews) - Users face **integration issues** with ForkLift, experiencing crashes after updates and limited cloud service connectivity. (1 reviews) - Users experience **slow performance** when launching multiple transfers, which hampers overall efficiency and usability of ForkLift. (1 reviews) - Users report **technical issues** with crashes post-macOS updates and difficulties managing large folders efficiently. (1 reviews) ## ForkLift Reviews ### 1. Effortless File Management, Minor Learning Curve **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 25, 2025 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** Honestly, I like ForkLift because it makes file management much simpler than the Finder. Everything is clearer, you have duplicate windows, so you can move things around super quickly without any hassle. I also like the fact that it connects directly to servers, FTP, SFTP, etc., without having to struggle with 50 settings. It's a bit like "click --> it works," and that feels good. The interface is clean, not too cluttered, and you can quickly find what you want. When I'm working with lots of folders, it saves me time and prevents me from rage-quitting because Finder is slow or opens everything in new windows like an overexcited child. In short, it's simple, efficient, and it definitely makes my life easier when I'm sorting or transferring files. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** On the other hand, there are some annoying things. Sometimes the folders don't update right away, you moved a file but you don't see it, it's annoying. And there are so many options in the menus that you don't know where to click anymore, you can quickly get lost. At the beginning too, when you're used to the Finder, you look for where the simple things are, it takes a little while to get used to it. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** ForkLift mainly helps me manage my files faster and without hassle. Before, with the Finder, I wasted time moving files between folders or on servers, now everything is simpler and faster. I can directly connect to FTP or SFTP servers without having to worry, and it saves me from clicking everywhere. In short, it saves me time and makes work less boring. ### 2. Simple, Fast, and Reliable File Manager for Mac" **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Can B. | Technical & Infrastructure Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2025 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** It’s super fast, feels really lightweight, and makes moving or syncing files between locations easy. I like the dual-pane view and the quick connect to FTP, SFTP, or cloud drives. The UI is clean, no bloat, and it just works. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** Sometimes it crashes after macOS updates or struggles a bit with very large folders. I wish the dark mode and icon themes had more options. Would be cool to have even deeper integration with cloud services. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** ForkLift makes it really easy to manage files across different servers and cloud drives, all in one place. It saves me a lot of time compared to using Finder or separate apps. Tasks like syncing, batch renaming, or connecting via FTP/SFTP are just way faster and less frustrating. It keeps my workflow simple and organized. ### 3. Fast and User-Friendly, But Resource-Heavy with Multiple Transfers **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Public Relations and Communications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 03, 2025 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** I like his speed and his easy way ti use the app. The interface is clear and makes management more efficient. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** For some functions you need some time to understand them. The software used to consume a lot of resources when several transfers were launched at the same time. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** Folk is really useful to help me to be more organized and manage my files. Before, I used to lose a lot of time between files and servers; now everything is in the same place. ### 4. Forklift - has been my goto FTP app for many years **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raimo K. | Freelance Website Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2019 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** I use FTP for file transfers pretty much everyday. Easy dual pane interface to navigate, Forklift has been my goto FTP app for many years. It does everything I need in a simple organized way. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** My only issue with Forklift is it sometimes hangs a bit before the file transfers start. This might not be a Forklift issue, it could be my hosts, but there is no real way to know. **Recommendations to others considering ForkLift:** When you come from a different FTP product, there is a learning curve here. Simple things like "Window placement" can be done, just need to learn where/how. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** I need an FTP to transfer files between many cloud hosts, and I need one that just works. Setup is easy, bookmarks are easy to navigate, and can have multiple connections open at a time. ### 5. No.1 Forklift Safety System and Solutions Provider **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Moiz S. | Owner, Security and Investigations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2024 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** SharpEagle offers well-defined and tailor-made forklift safety solutions to enhance safety and efficiency in several industries like logistics, docks, warehouses, etc. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** Forklift is not the product you will disikes, its the must to be used product in Logistics and warehouse industry. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sharpeagle Forklift safety solution and system that alert and ward the operators ### 6. FTP tool for MAC user **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pravin W. | Member Of Technical Staff, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2023 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** What I liked about ForkLift is the cloud storage variety it provides. You can easily store the data on AWS (S3 buckets ) GCP.Azure. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** Not suitable for large data transfer. UI can be improved. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helped me to put extensive data on the s3 bucket where a lambda function triggers to process streaming data. ### 7. GREAT FTP/WebDav Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark W. | Assistant Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2022 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** I love the ease of use of Forklift. The software works great to transfer files. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** Overall there isnt anything that that I dislike about Forklift. It works great. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use forklift to transfer files for our departmental website to the web server. It works great. ### 8. The best remote/local file manager for macOS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2019 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** Forklift provides dual-pane, easily accessible remote storage options (such as S3, FTP, SMB, Cloud Storage services, Webdav... etc) file manager. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** The appstore version missing few capabilities like mounting option. **Recommendations to others considering ForkLift:** It is the best remote/local file manager I have ever used on macOS, even better than finder itself sometimes. Forklift provides so many remote options for every occasion. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** One developer can access hundreds of server storages easily, with great gui. File management never been this easier, and sync option solves a lot of sync issue by being just plain down-to-earth easy. ### 9. Very good file transfert client **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2019 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** Quite cheap Much more efficient than Cyberduck Nice UI Fast **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** I haven't found yet what I don't like. Maybe the icon connect that isn't that clear with a lightning. **Recommendations to others considering ForkLift:** The UI is definitely much nicer than the previous version S3 support is fully working compared to the previous version. (Forklift 2 compared to 1). **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** Upload of file to ftp server, webdav and S3. I switch from Cyberduck due to bug in cyberduck with S3. ### 10. File Management made easy... **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron B. | Network President & Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** You can access FTP to your website or server very easy with quick setup, plus having Google Drive support and access to other great services gives you easy File Management to quickly upload or download the files you need. **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** Lacks some of the services that should be available on the app. **Recommendations to others considering ForkLift:** Forklift is amazing, worth the price and very easy to set-up. It integrates within macOS and even lets you view you iCloud. **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** Uploading and downloading files quickly to my server/website in easy clicks, transferring between cloud services. ### 11. My forklift review **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Cosmetics | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2019 **What do you like best about ForkLift?** It was very helpful as far as time management is concerned **What do you dislike about ForkLift?** The process seemed a bit tedious at high volume **Recommendations to others considering ForkLift:** Use it properly **What problems is ForkLift solving and how is that benefiting you?** The communication aspect has been an area of opportunity for us. 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