Protocol Support in Transmit 5
Transmit allows you to connect using a variety of different protocols and cloud services. Not all of these protocols have the same level of support for various features and functions.
Here’s a breakdown of protocols supported in Transmit 5, and their notable properties:
- Buckets
- Emoji
- Empty Files
- Maximum File Size
- OAuth
- File Rename
- Remote Copy
- Preserve Modification Dates
- Maximum Simultaneous Transfers
Buckets
Connect and manage your buckets
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Emoji support in files/folders 👾
| Protocol | Supported | 🚚 |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ✅ | |
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ✅ | |
| Backblaze B2 | ✅ | |
| Box | 🚫 | |
| DreamObjects | ✅ | |
| Dropbox | 🚫 | |
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ✅ | |
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ✅ | |
| FTP | ✅ | |
| Google Drive | ✅ | |
| Microsoft Azure | ✅ | |
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ✅ | |
| Microsoft OneDrive | ✅ | |
| OpenStack Swift | ✅ | |
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ✅ | |
| SFTP | ✅ | |
| WebDAV HTTPS | ✅ | |
| WebDAV | ✅ |
Empty Files
Supported protocols that allow the creation of an empty file in Transmit.
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Maximum File Size
Info on the maximum file size able to be transferred for the different cloud services.
- FTP/SFTP/WebDAV will vary depending on the server*
| Protocol | Max Upload Size | Additonal info |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | 976GB | s3 maximum file size |
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | 976GB | s3 maximum file size |
| Backblaze B2 | 10TB | Backbaze large Files |
| Box | Varries on account | Info on maximum file size based on account type |
| DreamObjects | 10TB | DreamObjects maximun file size |
| Dropbox | 350GB | Dropbox maximun file size |
| FTP with Implicit SSL | * | — |
| FTP with TLS/SSL | * | — |
| FTP | * | — |
| Google Drive | 5TB | Google Drive maximun file size |
| Microsoft Azure | 1TB | Microsoft Azure maximun file size |
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 250GB | Microsoft OneDrive for Business maximun file size |
| Microsoft OneDrive | 250GB | Microsoft OneDrive maximun file size |
| Rackspace Cloud Files | N/A | Rackspace Cloud Files maximun file size |
| SFTP | * | — |
| WebDAV HTTPS | * | — |
| WebDAV | * | — |
OAuth
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
File Rename
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | Rackspace does not support renaming folders, only files | |
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Right to Left Text in Filenames (RTL)
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Remote Copy
Support for moving files remotely between servers or buckets:
File
Transmit is responsible for stepping through each remote folder and telling the server or service to copy any files.
Recursive
Transmit tells the server or service to copy a folder, and the server handles the rest.
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | File | |
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | File | |
| Backblaze B2 | File | |
| Box | Recursive | |
| DreamObjects | File | |
| Dropbox | Recursive | |
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | File | |
| Microsoft Azure | File | |
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | Recursive | |
| Microsoft OneDrive | Recursive | |
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | Recursive | |
| WebDAV | Recursive |
Move (Remote)
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | ||
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Preserve Modification Dates
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | ||
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | ||
| Backblaze B2 | ||
| Box | ||
| DreamObjects | ||
| Dropbox | Dropbox does not support preserving modification dates folders, only files | |
| FTP with Implicit SSL | ||
| FTP with TLS/SSL | ||
| FTP | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Microsoft Azure | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | ||
| Microsoft OneDrive | ||
| OpenStack Swift | ||
| Rackspace Cloud Files | ||
| SFTP | ||
| WebDAV HTTPS | ||
| WebDAV |
Maximum Simultaneous Transfers
Cloud service rate-limiting
2* Due to these rate-limiting restrictions, connections to the services listed above are capped at two simultaneous connections.
Learn more about rate-limiting
Configurable
The number of simultaneous file and server connections can be adjusted in Transmits Settings:
Click on Transmit in the menu bar and click on Settings…
or Command + , to open Settings
Simultaneous files
In Transmits Settings > Transfers >
You can configure Transfer up to X files simultaneously
Server Connections
In Transmits Settings > Advanced > click on the “Advanced Server Settings” button >
You can turn on and configure the Network option for Limit server to X connections
| Protocol | Supported | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | Configurable | |
| Amazon S3 with IAM Role | Configurable | |
| Backblaze B2 | 2 | |
| Box | 2 | |
| DreamObjects | Configurable | |
| Dropbox | 2 | |
| FTP with Implicit SSL | Configurable | |
| FTP with TLS/SSL | Configurable | |
| FTP | Configurable | |
| Google Drive | 2 | |
| Microsoft Azure | Configurable | |
| Microsoft OneDrive for Business | 2 | |
| Microsoft OneDrive | 2 | |
| OpenStack Swift | Configurable | |
| Rackspace Cloud Files | Configurable | |
| SFTP | Configurable | |
| WebDAV HTTPS | Configurable | |
| WebDAV | Configurable |