# ZenTransfer | A Free File Transfer Utility For Professional Photographers **URL:** \ **Category:** Tools & Scripts\ **Tags:** tools, design, file-management\ **Created:** [June 24, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/zentransfer-a-free-file-transfer-utility-for-professional-photographers/307178 "2025-06-24T19:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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# ZenTransfer for Mac and Windows ZenTransfer is a _free_ file transfer utility for professional photographers. It runs on Mac OS (Apple Silicon) and Windows. (It may run on Intel Mac’s, but I don’t have one to test.) It can: - Empty SD-Cards and ensure 3-2-1 Backup - Organize files into folders by date - Upload files to AWS S3, Azure, Google Cloud Platform - Relay to multiple FTP or cloud services via [zentransfer.io](http://zentransfer.io) - Coming: Upload to OVH and Hetzner The ZenTransfer app is free to use and works with or without an account on [ZenTransfer.io](http://ZenTransfer.io). - [Download for Mac](https://github.com/chrfrenning/zentransfer-desktop/releases/latest/) - [Download for Windows](https://github.com/chrfrenning/zentransfer-desktop/releases/latest/) ## Screenshots (MacOS) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9eb83195143f89affb005feebeb1b0b0a898c7d8d960bc1a584201eb351e9174/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f6d61632f30332d75706c6f61642e706e67)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/mac/03-upload.png) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e1ccf07fec0886798bb7a9a2ecf1e7463e4f7edf088a8b03f1c4eefe19bc6cb9/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f6d61632f30342d696d706f72742e706e67)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/mac/04-import.png) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b21956986e6a3082ed790e9b464f28481e9cc1c4f3c878e62e8844392c56a499/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f6d61632f30352d6f7267616e697a652e706e67)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/mac/05-organize.png) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0e87f6dabc905daec2c788523f03355482cb547538cf07a298d2a09cc253f96f/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f6d61632f30362d646f776e6c6f61642e706e67)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/mac/06-download.png) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/635c98bbe3f3384cccb53695eada0e7bad1b89cc737b177720aabc2cbc32b509/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f6d61632f30372d73657474696e67732e706e67)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/mac/07-settings.png) ## Screenshots (Windows) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/daae5cd6c0713e1a1efa9110cf4e2d72df993cf7c6ed7ed20249a3eaa2aa9071/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f77696e2f30312d75706c6f61642e77656270)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/win/01-upload.webp) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3119cbc9b6a9b5fd313b8ff7d9bf2ffe53876067e1652556df5041d9ea9e8813/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f77696e2f30322d696d706f72742e77656270)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/win/02-import.webp) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/37e43416faefaa1d934b32bc6017c4ebafafb2e5baedbec8b830b616ea2bb5b2/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f77696e2f30332d646f776e6c6f61642e77656270)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/win/03-download.webp) [![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/45e3e38bec04a53ac11f8685a9b2fc923490cf48229d1f9754518630701f3169/68747470733a2f2f7a746170702e626c6f622e636f72652e77696e646f77732e6e65742f696d67732f77696e2f30342d73657474696e67732e77656270)](https://ztapp.blob.core.windows.net/imgs/win/04-settings.webp) ## Current state ZenTransfer is working, but in beta. It performs very well on the days when the sun is shining and all the gods are happy (read: the internet works). I am now checking to see if this concept is something people would like and appreciate, and if so, I will continue working to add all the industry-grade features needed to ensure it also works reliably when thunder and hail are sent by forces outside of our control. 😉 Plus there’s a ton of features I would like to see, and I guess you can come up with some too. ## SharkTank: Should this exist? Is this something you need? Something you will use? Let me know if this utility is something you appreciate and will use. Simply send an email to [hello@zentransfer.io](mailto:hello@zentransfer.io) and say Hi (maybe also where you’re from). Or find ZenTransfer on Instagram and follow there. If I know there’s users out there, it will be so much easier to find the time and energy to continue improving and developing this. ## Support my work I, Chris, am just an average photographer, but a (pretty good?) software engineer by training and trade. ZenTransfer is a hobby project to help a community I love. You can support it by sharing and letting others know of ZenTransfer, by donating, or by subscribing to the [zentransfer.io](http://zentransfer.io) service. This way I can ensure there’s coffee in my cup to keep me going through weekends and long, dark, winter nights here in Norway. Then more and better code will be coming your way! ## How to send files from your camera with FTP If you have a professional camera that supports FTP transfers, you can set up an account on [https://zentransfer.io/](https://zentransfer.io/) to get a cloud FTP server. When the camera sends files you can relay them one or more destinations, and use this app to have them synced instantly to your laptop. ## GitHub: > **[GitHub - chrfrenning/zentransfer-desktop: File transfer for professional photographers....](https://github.com/chrfrenning/zentransfer-desktop)** > > File transfer for professional photographers. Import from SD/CF-Card, organize by dates, make a second copy, ship backup to cloud.