Version 0.2.40 · macOS 14 Sonoma+

A native file manager that goes anywhere your files do.

Browse local folders and SFTP, FTP, or SSH servers side by side — either pane, any combination — with a real SSH terminal, folder sync, backups, a live system monitor, and an editor built in. Plus 20+ themes if the default green-on-navy isn't your green-on-navy.

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Harbor's dual-pane window: a local home folder on the left and saved SFTP, FTP, and SSH servers grouped into Favorites, Clients, and All Servers on the right.
Local · SFTP · FTP · SSH Real SSH terminal 20+ built-in themes Live CPU / memory / network
Features

Everything a file manager should do — and the parts most leave out.

Local browsing, remote servers, backups, and diagnostics live in one focused window. No helper apps, no Terminal tab open on the side.

Dual-pane browsing

Local and remote panes side by side, with transfer actions anchored to the file list — not a separate queue window.

SFTP, FTP & a real SSH terminal

Save server profiles once, connect by key or password, and open a full terminal — colors, vim, tab-completion — docked beside your files or in its own window.

Favorites, Clients & Quick Connect

Group servers the way your work is organized, then Quick Connect to anything you haven't saved a profile for yet.

Backups

Point Harbor at a folder or a server location and it keeps a copy current, on a schedule you set.

Editor & diff

Open a file, make a quick edit, or compare two versions without exporting to another app.

Harbor's toolbar showing live CPU and memory rings and a network throughput reading next to the search field.

Live system monitor

CPU, memory, disk, network, battery, processes, and connections — visible right in the toolbar, or in their own window.

20+ built-in themes

Nord, Dracula, Solarized, Tokyo Night, and more — for the app and the terminal, with full ANSI palettes. (Try it — top right.)

Full Disk Access, asked once

Grant access from Settings and Harbor stops prompting. The same screen shows exactly what was granted, anytime.

Two-way folder sync

Keep a local folder and a server folder in step, with conflict handling that never silently discards a side.

Harbor's Appearance settings showing a grid of built-in themes: Auto, Midnight, Harbor, Graphite, Obsidian, Nord, Dracula, Solarized Dark, Oceanic, Forest, Grape, and Tokyo Night.
Appearance

Pick a theme. Or several, depending on your mood this week.

Harbor ships with a dozen-plus built-in themes — calm and light, deep and dark, and everything moody in between. This website is wearing one of them right now.

That grid above is live — every color on this page is reading from the theme you just picked.
Harbor's Servers panel grouped into Favorites, Clients, and All Servers, with SFTP, FTP, FTPS, and SSH connections listed alongside a Quick Connect option.
Connect

Local and remote, one server list away.

Favorites for the servers you live in, Clients for projects you switch between, and Quick Connect for the one-off SFTP drop nobody saved a profile for.

  • SFTP & FTPS connections are marked with a lock — you can tell secured servers apart at a glance.
  • SSH servers open straight into a terminal session, no separate client required.
  • Search across every saved server, or hit Quick Connect for somewhere you've never been before.
Harbor's System Monitor window showing CPU load and core count, memory used, disk usage, battery state, network throughput, uptime, established connections, process/thread counts, and a live top-processes list.
System monitor

Watch everything, without leaving the window.

CPU load, memory, disk, battery, and network throughput sit right in the toolbar — or open the full monitor for uptime, connection counts, and a live top-processes list.

  • Real numbers, not just gauges — load averages, core count, and used/total for memory and disk.
  • Switch from This Mac to Server to see the same dashboard for a connected remote machine.
  • Top Processes updates live, with per-process CPU and memory.
Harbor's General settings: Two-pane browser and Confirm before deleting toggled on, a default local folder, and a Privacy panel confirming Full Disk Access is granted.
Settings & privacy

Settings that stay out of your way.

Two-pane browsing, delete confirmations, and your default folder are one toggle away — and Full Disk Access is explained in plain language, not buried in a permissions maze.

  • See exactly what's granted and open System Settings directly if it isn't.
  • Server passwords and keys are kept out of exported configuration files.
  • Remote diagnostics are off by default and limited to read-only checks you approve.

Download Harbor 0.2.40

macOS 14 Sonoma or later. The update feed at update.php always points to the newest Harbor DMG in this folder.

Size: 6.8 MB (6,806,640 bytes)
SHA-256: 43f3636413bf7cfb33927f46fd0ba3a64a042eaaba61bb8585053182f97810f9
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