Support installation using winget?!

[a.borque]

Hello!
FileZilla is one of the very few applications, that do not support installation and upgrading via winget, Microsofts package-manager for Windows.

When I asked there to provide a so called manifest (basically a file with an URL pointing to the original location of the installer-file and instructions how to install it) for it, I was told that inclusion there is undesired by FileZilla.

As FileZillas installer is mirrored by many popular download portals, I wonder whether this is true.
And if it is really true: is there a fundamental problem with an inclusion into winget, or is it -for example- due to bandwith considerations with your main server? If so, perhaps one of the download-mirrors can be used, if you officially endorse it?

Thanks (for a reply and this great programme)

[botg]

We do not condone leeching our bandwidth. If you want to use a third-party utility to obtain FileZilla, said third-party utility must host the files themselves.

[a.borque]

Hi!
Thanks for the clarification. So it would be okay for you to use one of the various mirrors, e.g. the one of Chip.de, heise.de, Computerbild, Compubase, Fosshub, Cnet or … as download-source for winget?
At least for me using winget makes it lot easier to keep my software up-tp-date and I could propose that solution there if it is okay for you.

[a.borque]

To be a bit more precise if it is okay for you, Chip.de would be the best location for an alternate download by winget.

[botg]

I cannot recommend third-party mirrors. If you want to be certain you get an authentic copy, always download through https://filezilla-project.org/

[botg]

Oh, will you look at that. They even let one of their webserver certificates expires. That surely inspires confidence.

[nostrilla]

I've never had been on this forum before although i know filezilla for quite a while. I didn't had read such professional English for a decade! (written by botg)

However I miss filezilla on ms store, winget or at least an msi, because updating then is mostly easier for me.