Originally intended to work as an in-browser FTP client, it developed into an independent graphical application to fill the need to be able to use FTP as easily as Windows Explorer.

[2] Ongoing development has added features like synchronization, customizable UI, FTP Voyager Scheduler, thumbnail support and more.

The new release incorporated a redesign of the transfer engine that also massively improved transfer performance, and enables it to better support modern system hardware and utilize it with greater efficiency.

[3] FTP Voyager was the winner of the Software Industry's "Best Internet Enhancement" award from 2000 to 2007 and again in 2010.

[4] FTP Voyager v16 was released as a free product when SolarWinds purchased Rhinosoft on Dec. 18, 2012.