Open and edit a server file

Open a server file in its Mac app, preview it, or edit a text file right in AirSCP.

Steps

  • Edit a text file in AirSCP: select it and choose File ▸ Edit in AirSCP (or right-click it). Change the text and press ⌘S to save it back to the server.
  • Open in its app: double-click the file, or choose File ▸ Open (⌘O). AirSCP downloads it and opens it. When you save it in that app, AirSCP offers to upload it again.
  • Preview: press Space (Quick Look), for files up to 100 MB.
AirSCP's editor with notes.txt from the server, and Revert and Save buttons

Tips

  • AirSCP’s editor opens plain text files (UTF-8) up to 4 MB.
  • Saving is safe: the new text is written next to the file and then renamed over it, so a full disk can’t leave it half written. The file keeps its permissions.
  • Closing an editor with unsaved changes asks first.

If something goes wrong

  • “The file isn’t plain text (UTF-8), so AirSCP’s editor can’t open it”: use Open to open it in its app.
  • “The file is over 4 MB, too large for AirSCP’s editor”: use Open instead.