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A Transmit alternative for teams working in S3.
Transmit, from Panic, is a Mac app for moving files over FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3 and other services, which each person installs and connects with their own AWS credentials. BucketDesk opens the same S3 bucket in a web browser on Mac or Windows for everyone on your team, through a role you create in your AWS account, so the files stay where they are.
One month of Ultra free. No card needed to start.
In the browser
The bucket your team opens.
Folders and files from a connected S3 bucket, with previews, search and share links. Nothing to install.
Compare workflows
Choose the workflow that fits your team.
Compare an installed desktop workflow with a shared browser workspace. Desktop authentication depends on your AWS setup; BucketDesk requires an administrator to connect a bucket before inviting teammates.
Let a teammate into the files
Transmit runs on a Mac and connects with access keys or an AWS profile on that Mac.
Transmit
Install Transmit on each Mac and add the S3 server with credentials from your AWS setup.
BucketDesk
An administrator first connects the bucket through an IAM role. Invite teammates by email to use the shared browser workspace.
Send a client one file
Transmit copies a signed S3 link. BucketDesk sends a link that expires to one email address and lists every link in Shares, with each open.
Transmit
Copy a signed URL for the file in Transmit and send it to the recipient.
BucketDesk
Share a file with a named email recipient and manage the link in Shares.
Look at a PowerPoint
BucketDesk shows Office files, PDFs and photos in the browser.
Transmit
Work with the file from the desktop client, using a compatible local application when needed.
BucketDesk
Find the file and open its supported preview in the browser.
Looking at other desktop tools too? See Cyberduck, S3 Browser and Transmit next to BucketDesk.
Nothing moves
Your files stay in your bucket.
- Create the role
One CloudFormation stack in your AWS account, scoped to one bucket and folder.
- Invite your team
They sign in to BucketDesk by email and see only what you connected.
- Take it back any time
Delete the stack and access ends. Your CloudTrail records each session the role starts.
Questions
What people ask first.
- Do I stop using Transmit?
Keep it for the work you do on your own computer. BucketDesk is for everyone else who needs the files.
- Does my team need AWS keys?
BucketDesk uses a role you create in your AWS account. Your team signs in by email.
- What do I need to get started?
An AWS administrator reviews and creates the connection role through CloudFormation, then connects a bucket or folder. Teammates can then join by email.
- Is there a BucketDesk app for the Mac?
Yes. BucketDesk for Mac puts your buckets in the Finder sidebar and opens files on demand. It is in pilot on the Ultra plan, so ask us to switch it on.
Give your team the bucket, and keep the keys.
One month of Ultra free. No card needed to start.