Prepare export recipe
In Capture One you create your processing recipe as usual: format, size, sharpening, file name and output folder.
Capture One Workflow
macOS
Capture One 12+
Standalone Tool
Capture One FTP Upload Tool
Export from Capture One and the finished images land on your FTP server automatically. No separate FTP app, no clipboard detour, no repetitive extra step after every batch.
Export = Upload
FTP destinations per recipe
Drag & drop supported
Automatic FTP uploadDirectly after Capture One export, without manually opening an FTP app.
Flexible destinationsUse one global destination or separate servers and folders per processing recipe.
Drag & dropUse it without Capture One when you want to upload files directly.
macOS toolStandalone Mac software, compatible with Capture One 12 and newer.
Why it exists
Capture One is powerful. The FTP step is still manual work.
In recurring jobs, uploading is often no longer a creative step. It becomes mechanics: export, open FTP software, choose the server, find the folder, upload files, check everything. Once, that is fine. Ten times a day, it gets old fast.
- Events and press: images need to reach a server quickly without breaking your export flow.
- Client folders: batches land in the correct target folder instead of being sorted manually every time.
- Website workflows: exported images can go straight into prepared server structures.
- Recurring jobs: same task, same route, fewer clicks and fewer chances to make mistakes.
Workflow
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How export turns into upload.
You connect the tool to your Capture One processing recipe. As soon as Capture One has processed the files, the FTP Tool takes over the upload. That is the whole point: it should not feel like a big new system. It should disappear while the work gets done.
Connect FTP Tool
Via "Open With ..." the FTP Upload Tool is launched after processing. There you store server, login and target folder.
Start export
Capture One renders your images, then the upload runs in the background. You stay in the image workflow instead of file management.
Demo
Four minutes are enough to see the point.
The video shows the workflow exactly as intended: not as a huge new system, but as the missing piece between Capture One export and your server.
Not everyone needs this. But if you need FTP, you probably need it often.
This tool is not for someone who uploads one ZIP file a year. It is for workflows where delivery is part of the job: fast, repeatable and with as little friction as possible.
Flexibility
One server for everything or custom destinations per export recipe.
You can define a separate FTP server and folder for every export recipe. Small web JPGs, client approvals or recurring image sets can go straight to the right place. Or you use a general default destination and drag files onto the tool whenever needed.
One destination per client
If you regularly deliver to the same clients, you avoid mix-ups and no longer have to search for the correct server path.
One destination per use case
Website, press folder, agency FTP, event gallery: connect different export recipes with different upload destinations.
Drag & drop for spontaneous uploads
You do not always have to come from Capture One. Finished files from Finder can be dropped directly onto the tool.
Who it is for
A small tool for real photography jobs.
Event photography
Export a quick selection and automatically upload it to a server folder for editors, clients or your team.
Sports & press
When images have to go out quickly, every repeated manual step you remove matters.
Agencies
Recurring upload paths stay clean inside your recipes instead of depending on memory and mood.
Website uploads
Exported images can move directly into prepared FTP structures if your website or CMS works that way.
Client approvals
You deliver image sets into defined folders without switching into a second work mode after export.
Routine jobs
Anything that repeats in the same way is a good candidate for automation. That is exactly where this tool sits.
More workflow
Part of a bigger Capture One toolbox.
The FTP Tool solves delivery. If you want your full Capture One workflow to become faster, cleaner or more presentable, these tools and guides fit naturally around it.
Capture One workshopIn-person course in Stuttgart, Germany: import, editing, layers, color, export and workflow. German language.
Capture One guideA deep introduction to sessions, catalogs, RAW editing, new features and export logic. German language.
Capture One StylesA look foundation for fast image sets that still keep your own photographic feeling.
BatchMark ProLogo, watermark, EXIF and branding in batches before files go online or to the client.
BorderTool ProBorders and export presentation for images that need to work on websites, social media or in portfolios.
All toolsThe overview for small helpers that remove real friction from photography workflows.
FAQ
The most important questions before buying.
Is the Capture One FTP Upload Tool an official Capture One plugin?
No. It is a standalone macOS app that you connect to your Capture One export workflow, for example via "Open With ...".
How does the automatic upload work?
You export your images in Capture One as usual. After processing, the tool starts and uploads the finished files to the FTP server you configured.
Can I use different FTP destinations for different export recipes?
Yes. You can use one global server and folder or define separate destinations per processing recipe. That is useful when you deliver to different clients, galleries or website folders.
Can I use the tool without Capture One?
Yes. You can also drag files from Finder onto the tool and start a manual FTP upload.
Which login details do I need?
You need your FTP server details: host, username, password and the target folder. Usually you get those from your hosting provider or administrator.
Which system does it run on?
The tool runs on macOS and is designed for Capture One 12 and newer.
Who is this for?
Photographers who regularly upload exported images to an FTP server: events, sports, press work, agencies, website uploads, client folders or recurring delivery workflows.
If FTP is part of your workflow, stop rebuilding it by hand every time.
One tool, one clear job: upload exported images automatically and get your attention back to the work that matters.