--- title: Commandline FTP folder download | daily.dev description: A developer shares a small freeware command-line tool, FTPFolderDownload version 1.0, built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Commandline FTP folder download | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares a small freeware command-line tool, FTPFolderDownload version 1.0, built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y1ZYUFYEo.png og:image:alt: Commandline FTP folder download og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Commandline FTP folder download **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer shares a small freeware command-line tool, FTPFolderDownload version 1.0, built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com, after failing to find a simple free command-line option for recursively downloading an entire FTP folder. The tool accepts command-line arguments for server, username, password, remote folder, local folder, and a recursive flag, and the source is downloadable, compilable, and modifiable. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I download an entire FTP folder recursively from the command line for free? A free, simple command-line tool called FTPFolderDownload was built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com. It accepts arguments like /server, /username, /password, /remoteFolder, /localFolder, and /recursive, letting you pull an entire FTP directory tree without a GUI or paid software. _Developers hunting for lightweight FTP automation can find practical tool writeups like this through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux Fu: Improving FTP](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-fu-improving-ftp-zanumd21y) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I stopped using third-party file transfer tools after discovering Robocopy](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-using-third-party-file-transfer-tools-after-discovering-robocopy-lzryiljnq) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [voidtools](https://daily.dev/posts/voidtools-yewtinkag) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Robocopy is still the fastest way to copy thousands of files on Windows, and I wasted years not using it](https://daily.dev/posts/robocopy-is-still-the-fastest-way-to-copy-thousands-of-files-on-windows-and-i-wasted-years-not-usin-eremygnpf) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Writing tools to download everything](https://daily.dev/posts/writing-tools-to-download-everything-sqdiiasjq) · Planet Python · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#c#](https://daily.dev/tags/c#) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Commandline FTP folder download","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:06:06.021Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:09:00.169Z","description":"A developer shares a small freeware command-line tool, FTPFolderDownload version 1.0, built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/51f17d15418c126bc9026469224442a4?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/51f17d15418c126bc9026469224442a4?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Maarten Balliauw","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Maarten Balliauw","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--rOTg3VYO--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119043/logos/maartenballiauw?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"c#","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maarten Balliauw","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Commandline FTP folder download"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/commandline-ftp-folder-download-y1zyufyeo#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How can I download an entire FTP folder recursively from the command line for free?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A free, simple command-line tool called FTPFolderDownload was built in C# using a ready-made FTP client class from CodeProject.com. 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