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
Name |
★ |
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
Name |
★ |
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
Name |
★ |
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
OAuth
Name |
★ |
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
Name |
★ |
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 |
★ |
Right to Left Text in Filenames
Name |
★ |
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
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.
Name |
★ |
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)
Name |
★ |
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
Name |
★ |
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 Simultaneous Transfers
Name |
★ |
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 |