Shared network folder (SFTP)
Access a SFTP server directly from the Files app.
As of May 2026, Shared network folder (SFTP) has 10,000 users and a 2.85/5 rating from 368 reviews.
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368 reviews
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368
Version
1.8.2
Manifest V2
History
2 snapshotsTracking since May 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 10.0K | 2.85 | 369 | 1.8.2 |
| May 30, 2026 | 10.0K | 2.85 | 369 | 1.8.2 |
| Now | 10.0K | 2.85 | 368 | 1.8.2 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- fileSystemProviderstoragenotifications
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
This software provides you an ability to mount your remote file system to your Chrome OS via SFTP protocol (like sshfs). Notes: * Works on only ChromeOS (Can work on ARM-based Chromebook since 1.7.6). * Copying operation not supported. * Only SSH2 protocol supported. FTP and SSH1 protocols not supported. * Each credential to log in to SFTP server stores into the local storage. Change history: March 1th, 2019: 1.8.2 - Improved stability when copying files February 25th, 2019: 1.8.1 - Improved reconnect ability May 13th, 2018: 1.8.0 - Improved design to provide native look-and-feel - Improved failure descriptions - Added Dutch language Jan 1st, 2017: 1.7.12 - Fix the broken UI problem (use Bootstrap instead of Polymer). Dec 5th, 2015: 1.7.11 - Supported Xmas. Sep 14th, 2015: 1.7.10 - Fixed the CSS problem. Aug 31th, 2015: 1.7.9 - Reduce the number of notifications displayed on errors. Jun 2nd, 2015: 1.7.8 - Supported onMountRequested event. May 21th, 2015: 1.7.7 - Added the FSP definition to manifest.json file. Apr 26th, 2015: 1.7.6 - Fixed the crash bug regarding ARM architecture (Actually, changed the toolchain to clang-newlib). Apr 14th, 2015: 1.7.5 - Fixed the bug regarding ARM architecture. Apr 12th, 2015: 1.7.4 - Added the debug log. - Changed the timing of closing SFTP handle at reading file. Apr 7th, 2015: 1.7.3 - Modified the logic to fetch the metadata (sync to async). Apr 6th, 2015: 1.7.2 - Reverted the modification regarding closing the SFTP handle. Apr 5th, 2015: 1.7.1 - Fixed the issue regarding closing the SFTP handle. - Changed the Pepper API from 39 to 41. Mar 30th, 2015: 1.7.0 - Remember the fingerprint. Mar 29th, 2015: 1.6.1 - Improved the performance against reading a large file (Thx: fedoracooper). Mar 24th, 2015: 1.6.0 - Improved the performance. Mar 9th, 2015: 1.5.2 - Improved the behavior when resuming failed. Feb 27th, 2015: 1.5.1 - Ignore non-regular files from a result of the read directory. Feb 25th, 2015: 1.5.0 - Supported to delete a directory recursively. Feb 25th, 2015: 1.4.1 - Fixed the bug which the saving file failed. Feb 24th, 2015: 1.4.0 - Added the cache layer to reduce fetching directory/file metadata. Feb 23th, 2015: 1.3.0 - Improved the unmounting timing. - Added the new feature to spefcy the path as the root directory. - Added the configuration settings dialog, and added the new feature to keep the password as well. Feb 21th, 2015: 1.2.0 - Improved the resuming logic for more stably operation. Feb 19th, 2015: 1.1.1 - Build failed (forgot including CryptoJS library). Feb 19th, 2015: 1.1.0 - Improved performance, UI. Feb 6th, 2015: 1.0.0 - First release.
Technical
- Version
- 1.8.2
- Manifest
- V2
- Size
- 16.88MiB
- Min Chrome
- 49
- Languages
- 2
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- gbheifiifcfekkamhepkeogobihicgmn
- Developer ID
- uc061b03c9723d396b93155b5447f74f0
- Developer Email
- —
- Created
- Feb 16, 2015
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 2, 2019
- Last Scraped
- May 30, 2026
- Website
- —
- Privacy Policy
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