FileZilla
Close matchFreeSame job and a saved site list, covering SFTP, FTP and FTPS. It does not do WebDAV or S3.
Your files: Site lists export from FileZilla on Windows and import on Linux. WinSCP's own saved sites do not transfer.
Does WinSCP run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. WinSCP is written for Windows only. FileZilla does the same job on Linux, it is free, and you can install it on Windows first to move your saved sites across.
WinSCP describes itself as an SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, S3 and SCP client and file manager for Windows. There is no Linux version.
FileZilla is the usual replacement and it covers SFTP, FTP and FTPS, which is what nearly everyone used WinSCP for. Your computer sits on one side of the window and the server on the other, you drag files between them, and a site manager holds your saved connections.
The easiest way to move is to install FileZilla on Windows before you switch and add your servers there. Its site list then exports to a file you can copy across and import on Linux, which saves retyping addresses and usernames. WinSCP's own saved sites do not import into FileZilla directly.
One gap is worth naming. FileZilla covers FTP, FTPS and SFTP and stops there, so if you used WinSCP to reach WebDAV or S3 storage you will need a different tool for that side of things.
What to use instead of WinSCP
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need WinSCP. Everything else you do can move.
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