Installation

Requirements

The app is free and doesn't require an account. Intel-based Macs and Linux are not supported.

macOS

Download and install

1. Download the FlyingFiles-1.0.0.dmg image with the button on the product page.

2. Open the downloaded file — a Finder window with the FlyingFiles app appears.

3. Launch FlyingFiles from that window. On first launch, macOS asks whether you're sure you want to open an app downloaded from the internet — click Open.

4. The app asks: “FlyingFiles is running from a disk image. Install it in your Applications folder?” Click Yes.

5. FlyingFiles copies itself to ~/Applications (the Applications folder in your user account) and restarts from the new location. You can now eject and delete the disk image.

Tip: The app is signed with a Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple, which is why macOS doesn't warn you about it — it only asks once whether to open an app downloaded from the internet. If the system says the app is from an unidentified developer or is damaged, don't work around it — contact us, because it means something is wrong with the file.

Why ~/Applications and not /Applications

The /Applications folder is shared by the whole computer, and macOS lets only an administrator replace apps in it. An app installed there would ask for an administrator password on every update. In ~/Applications, updates go through without any prompts, and you can still find the app in Spotlight and in the list of apps.

If you previously dragged FlyingFiles to /Applications, the app works, but it won't move itself out of there. Quit it and, in Finder, drag it to the Applications folder in your home folder. If that folder doesn't exist, create it. The system may ask for your password.

Updating

1. Choose Help → Check for Updates....

2. The app checks nci.pl for a new version. If there is one, it asks: “Version X is available (you have Y). Download and install it now?”

3. After you click Yes, download progress appears in the window's title bar, and once the update is installed, the app restarts.

The app doesn't check for updates on its own — only when you choose this command. Your settings, connections and passwords stay as they are.

Warning: Updates work in the copy installed from the disk image. A copy launched any other way responds with “Updates work only in a version installed from a package.”

Uninstalling

1. Quit FlyingFiles.

2. Move ~/Applications/FlyingFiles.app to the Trash.

3. If you also want to remove your data: delete the ~/Library/Application Support/FlyingFiles folder (settings, connections, log) and, in Keychain Access, the entries named FlyingFiles FTP (server passwords).

Windows

Installing from the Microsoft Store

1. Open the FlyingFiles page in the Microsoft Store or search for “FlyingFiles” in the Microsoft Store app.

2. Click Get (or Install).

3. Launch FlyingFiles from the Start menu.

The Store package is signed by Microsoft, so Windows doesn't show SmartScreen warnings.

Updating

The Microsoft Store installs updates, usually automatically. To check manually: Microsoft Store → Library → Get updates. The Store version has no “Check for Updates...” command.

Uninstalling

1. Settings → Apps → Installed apps (on Windows 10: Apps & features) → FlyingFiles → Uninstall.

2. Your data stays on disk. To remove it: delete the %APPDATA%\FlyingFiles folder (paste this path into the File Explorer address bar) and, in Credential Manager → Windows Credentials, the entries ending in @FlyingFiles FTP.

I have the beta installed from Setup.exe

The beta installed with the Setup.exe installer still updates with Help → Check for Updates.... We recommend switching to the Store version: uninstall the beta in Settings → Apps and install FlyingFiles from the Microsoft Store. Both versions use the same %APPDATA%\FlyingFiles folder, so your settings, connection list and favorite paths carry over. If the app asks for a server password, enter it again.

After installation

• On first launch, the app starts in Polish. To switch to English, open the Język menu (at that point the menus are still in Polish) and choose English.

• At first, both panels show your home folder. Next: Getting started.

• Settings are saved automatically. Before the first save, the app makes a one-time copy of the settings file, settings.toml.bak.0, and on later saves it keeps the five previous versions (settings.toml.bak.1–.bak.5).