No kernel extensions, no Recovery-mode reboots, no subscription. Sleep, wake, or drop Wi-Fi and the mount heals itself on the next access. 30-day free trial.
Mount SFTP, WebDAV, and FTP servers as remote drives on your Mac. Browse, open, edit, and save remote files from the Finder sidebar without kernel extensions or a subscription.
REMOTE SERVERS, NATIVE MAC WORKFLOW
SteadyMount is for people who work with remote servers but want their files in Finder instead of a separate transfer window. Add a connection once. When macOS pauses the File Provider extension, the Mac wakes from sleep, or the network changes, SteadyMount retries and restores access without a "server disconnected" popup.
SUPPORTED CONNECTIONS
• SFTP over SSH with password, SSH key, or SSH agent authentication
• ED25519 and RSA keys, including passphrase-protected keys (ECDSA and DSA are not supported)
• SSH agent support reaches keys held on hardware security keys and in password managers
• Import hosts from your ~/.ssh/config, with host alias autocomplete
• WebDAV over HTTPS or HTTP with Basic or Digest authentication
• FTP, including anonymous FTP
• TOFU host key validation for SFTP, with a one-click reset when a host key changes
• Automatic service detection from a hostname
BUILT FOR FINDER
• Servers appear under Locations in the Finder sidebar
• Open and edit remote files with Mac apps
• Quick Look previews and thumbnails for remote files
• Finder tags and POSIX permissions on remote files
• Atomic-rename workflows used by editors, Git, and SQLite preserve operation order
• Periodic background refresh picks up files changed by another machine
• A command-line interface and steadymount:// URL scheme support automation
STAYS MOUNTED
• Recovers after sleep, network changes, and extension restarts
• Per-chunk read timeouts keep a stalled server from hanging Finder
• Status, errors, and reconnection controls stay in the menu bar
• A stuck mount can be reset from the app, with no reboot
• Local file cache and thumbnail budget are configurable
• No kernel extensions, Reduced Security mode, or Recovery-mode reboot
FREE TRIAL, ONE-TIME UNLOCK
Try every feature for 30 usage days; a day counts only when you actually use the app. After the trial, keep one connection free forever. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited simultaneous connections. No subscription or renewals.
KNOWN LIMITATION
Apple's File Provider presents a case-insensitive view of remote files. On a case-sensitive server, files whose names differ only by letter case cannot both appear in Finder.
PRIVACY
SteadyMount connects directly to your servers. Diagnostics and feedback are optional and are sent only when you opt in or trigger them. We retain only what is needed for troubleshooting, security, and abuse prevention.
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Fixes saved passwords and SSH key passphrases.
- Fixed the reason a connection could pass Test Connection and then fail to mount: SteadyMount could not read the password or SSH key passphrase you had saved for it. Saved credentials work again, and nothing has to be entered a second time.
Version 1.0.26
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