OS X local file management with Panic’s Transmit

On OS X I use Panic's excellent FTP application - Transmit.

Yes, it's an FTP client and one of the best there is, in my opinion, but it's also 100% capable of functioning as a local file browser and management tool.  Like most FTP clients it has the typical split-pane interface that everyone's familiar with, both of which can be a local browser.

Now, I'm not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes by crowing about Mac being so good at everything, etc - obviously any decent FTP client for Windows (FileZilla, CuteFTP, WS-FTP, SmartFTP) will be able to do the exact same thing.  If you're a Windows user this article is a tip for you, too - it's much easier than using multiple Finder (OS X) or Explorer (Windows) windows.

In Transmit it's simply a case of clicking the "Switch to local browser" on the far right of the main Transmit window, as shown below - it's the round button to the right of the word "WebDAV".