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localtunnel vs Transmit

A side-by-side look at localtunnel and Transmit. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

localtunnel

localtunnel

Development

localtunnel is an open source command line tool that allows you to easily share a web server running on your local machine without configuring DNS or firewall rules. It does this by assigning you a unique publicly accessible url that will proxy all requests to your locally running web server.

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Transmit

Transmit

File Management

Transmit is a file transfer application for macOS that allows users to easily upload, download, and manage files on remote servers. It has an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, supports connections using FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, and more.

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