An FTP client is a program that allows you to move files between computers, you can use FTP client to upload, download, and manage files on our server. For example, you can create web pages on your PC and use an FTP client to upload the website files to the server where it will be hosted.
The original FTP clients were command-line programs for Unix operating systems. A variation of FTP called Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) was also developed to support low-end computer systems. Microsoft later released the Windows FTP client with a graphical interface. There are many FTP clients available for different operating systems. A lot of them are free, but there are also premium FTP clients that have extra features, such as the option to automatically transfer files on a set schedule.