Explorer
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Fast, lightweight and easy to use file manager.
- Rating
- 4.1
- 86.9K ratings
- Downloads
- 10M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Apr 15
- 2020 · v3.7.3
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About Explorer
Explorer is perfect for organizing your internal storage and SD card contents. Simple, with a smooth intuitive interface. You can also easily access your cloud and network files.
Features include:
• Multiple tabs - Easily navigate between different locations by swiping or clicking on a tab
• Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and Network (SMB) support
• Multiple themes (Light, dark and home wallpaper)
• Built in Text Editor
• Create and extract zip or tar files
• Extract rar archives
• Perform long running operations (e.g. copy, move) in the background
• Stream video and audio files from network and cloud to media player applications
• Create home screen shortcuts to files and folders
• Customisable icon sets
• Send files (via email, bluetooth etc)
• Built in SQLite database viewer
• Bookmark frequently used files and folders
• Search function
• "Open With" facility allowing files to be opened as a generic type or by using specific apps
• View file and folder properties including size, date, MD5 checksum
For fast, friendly support simply email us: [email protected]
Explorer supports 11 languages including: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Danish, Russian and Portuguese.
Permissions:
• Full network access - Required for network and cloud access. No information is passed to us over the internet.
• Add or remove accounts - Used by the Google Drive SDK to add a new account if desired. No changes are made to existing accounts and no details accessed apart from the account name.
• Find accounts on the device - Used to list available accounts for logging into Google Drive.
• Prevent from sleeping - Used to stop the device sleeping during long operations so they are not interrupted.
Features include:
• Multiple tabs - Easily navigate between different locations by swiping or clicking on a tab
• Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and Network (SMB) support
• Multiple themes (Light, dark and home wallpaper)
• Built in Text Editor
• Create and extract zip or tar files
• Extract rar archives
• Perform long running operations (e.g. copy, move) in the background
• Stream video and audio files from network and cloud to media player applications
• Create home screen shortcuts to files and folders
• Customisable icon sets
• Send files (via email, bluetooth etc)
• Built in SQLite database viewer
• Bookmark frequently used files and folders
• Search function
• "Open With" facility allowing files to be opened as a generic type or by using specific apps
• View file and folder properties including size, date, MD5 checksum
For fast, friendly support simply email us: [email protected]
Explorer supports 11 languages including: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Danish, Russian and Portuguese.
Permissions:
• Full network access - Required for network and cloud access. No information is passed to us over the internet.
• Add or remove accounts - Used by the Google Drive SDK to add a new account if desired. No changes are made to existing accounts and no details accessed apart from the account name.
• Find accounts on the device - Used to list available accounts for logging into Google Drive.
• Prevent from sleeping - Used to stop the device sleeping during long operations so they are not interrupted.
What’s new
Version 3.7.3 · Updated April 15, 2020
Text editor/viewer improvements • Edit icon for quick switching from view to edit mode • Text size option • Search function • Font selection • Word wrap option
User reviews
Great
youare the best
This app is awesome. It can read/write OTG NTFS USB DRIVE. It can access my cloud drive as well. Thanks a lot.
There is not other explorer app that has this level of utility while being adv free. Even bought the root explorer app to support them.
Very good
Exellent app for root users...
Frequently asked questions
What are the features of Explorer?
The features of Explorer include multiple tabs for easy navigation, support for Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, and Network (SMB), multiple themes, built-in text editor, create and extract zip or tar files, extract rar archives, perform long running operations in the background, stream video and audio files, create home screen shortcuts, customizable icon sets, send files via email or Bluetooth, built-in SQLite database viewer, bookmark frequently used files and folders, search function, and "Open With" facility.
What permissions does Explorer require?
Explorer requires full network access, add or remove accounts, find accounts on the device, and prevent from sleeping permissions.
How can I get support for Explorer?
For fast and friendly support, you can simply email us at [email protected].
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