I've been using UltraEdit for several years now, but after upgrading to Windows 7, I decided to try out Notepad++ instead. It seems pretty similar and pretty powerful, but one of the best features of UltraEdit was the built in FTP client. Everything I've seen by googling says FTP Synchronizer is a built in plugin that has this functionality.
I do not see this plugin anywhere, in the list of available or installed plugins, nor anywhere I can find in the program. Has it been removed and all these articles are just outdated?
Alternatively, I found FTPExplorer which sounds like a more robust FTP/File management tool, but the only download I could find is uncompiled source code, and I don't know how to compile them / install them. Any thoughts?
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Just as a note, aside from a possible NotePad++ plugin, I use WinSCP + Notepad++. WinSCP allows me to add Notepad++ as an external editor, then I can open the remote files in Notepad++, edit them, and save them and the changes are uploaded seamlessly. This gives me the FTP power of a dedicated application (With nice UI, navigation, bookmarking, and other features), while leveraging the editing power of a dedicated editor (Rather than a shoddy built-in editor which most FTP clients have).
WinSCP is open source and supports FTP/SFTP/SCP. It's a nice app.
Sorry if I misunderstood your question.
EDIT: It seems that Notepadd++ already supports FTP, which would explain why that plugin hasn't been updated since 2007. Take a look at this article which is a walkthrough of the feature. Hope that helps!