S3Express

Designed for users of the Amazon simple storage service, S3Express allows you to perform basic querying and management operations on your storage account, while also providing automation tools and backup capabilities.

The application only runs in the Windows command console, so no regular interface is available. Nevertheless, the syntax is fairly simple, and all the options are carefully explained. You can run the help command on a specific option at any point if you have problems remembering the syntax or the arguments.

To begin with, you must authorize access to your S3 account. S3Express bundles a command that allows it to securely store your access key ID and the secret access key for fast logins in the future. You can load previously saved credentials or remove them when needed.

Once connected, you can use S3Express to create a new bucket or extract information about existing storage buckets on the Amazon S3, such as ACL, lifecycle, location, notification options, version, and so on. Moreover, S3Express can list objects inside a bucket, applying filters of your choice.

Additional options enable you to view or edit the metadata information of an object or the ACL.

The simple "put" command makes it possible for you to upload files to an Amazon S3 bucket, in the current directory. Of course, it's also possible to create new folders, copy objects from one location to another, or delete items.

One of the most important features of S3Express is its capability to automate actions. It can execute multiple commands in a text file, and it enables you to configure shortcuts for its commands. Not only that it helps you manipulate data contained in your Amazon S3 storage, but it can do so in automated mode.