NetUse v1 (Beta)

NetUse is a "FREE" utility that allows mapping a Windows drive letter to a remote FTP server.

• Simple installation; does not require any special Windows device drivers.

• Easy to use interface; runs as a small Microsoft Windows system tray app.

• Map any FTP server to a Windows drive letter.

• Configure multiple drives and set them to map automatically when logging into Windows.

• Built-in caching for improved file navigation.

• Supports basic file operations including delete, rename, move, and copy for files and folders.

• Configurable logging levels to assist with troubleshooting (or general curiosity).

NetUse runs in the Microsoft Windows system tray and leverages the native Windows ability to map a network drive with a WebDav server. NetUse creates a WebDav server "proxy" to communication with the configured FTP server making a FTP server behave like a WebDav server. NetUse creates a WebDav server using the open source library WebDavSharp.Server and establishes a mapped drive to it using the Windows NetAddConnection API. NetUse then proxies the WebDav requests to a "store" implementation using the open source FluentFTP library for remote file operations. NetUse is designed to support additional file stores beyond FTP for future enhancements.

• Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
• Microsoft .Net Framework v4.8 or higher

Since this product is currently free. Product support is not available.