Solid Explorer File Manager

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.4
143K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Solid Explorer is a file management app inspired by the old school file commander applications. It will help you:
🗄️ Easily manage files in dual pane layout
🔐 Protect files with strong encryption
🖥️ Manage files on your cloud storage or NAS
☁️ Backup apps and files to any desired destination


Explore your device
Solid Explorer lets you navigate to files stored on your device and automatically organizes them into collections. You can view, delete, move, rename or share any files. It also allows you to quickly find the files you need through indexed search with filters.


Keep your files safe
Solid Explorer can protect selected files with strong AES encryption and put them in a secure folder, which contents are unreadable for other apps. The file manager will ask for password or fingerprint confirmation when you browse the folder. Even if you uninstall Solid Explorer, the files stay on your device and are still protected.


Analyze Storage
Although this file manager doesn’t feature a dedicated storage analyzer, you can find out which files take up most of space by going to folder properties of internal storage or SD card. You will find the information about the percentage of space each folder takes and the list of biggest files. You can also use search with a file size filter.


Organize remote files
Solid Explorer supports major network protocols and cloud providers to let you organize multiple remote file locations in one place. You can easily transfer files between cloud locations/servers just by dragging them from one panel to another.


Major feature list:

Files management - main storage, SD card, USB OTG
Cloud storage - easily connect and manage files on Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Owncloud, SugarSync, MediaFire, Yandex, Mega*
NAS - support for major network protocols FTP, SFTP, SMB (Samba), WebDav
File encryption - password and fingerprint protection
Archives - support for ZIP, 7ZIP, RAR and TAR files
Root explorer - browse system files if your device is rooted
Indexed search - quickly find files on your device
Analyze storage - manage files taking too much space on your device
Organized collections - files categorized in Downloads, Recent,Photos, Videos, Music, Documents and Apps
Internal image viewer, music player and text editor - for easier browsing on remote storages
Batch rename - with support for naming patterns
FTP Server - for accessing your local files from PC
Themes and icon sets - rich customization options

Solid Explorer will also manage files on your Chromebook with support for mouse and keyboard input.

Useful links:
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NeatBytes/
Translation: http://neatbytes.oneskyapp.com

* with paid add-on
Updated on
Mar 26, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
131K reviews
Bryan Wade
January 26, 2024
I absolutely love the advanced features that are straightforward and practical. The dual pane feature sealed the deal and I was hooked. The horizontal dual screen feature is very useful to manage/organize files. The only thing I'd change is to add a similar option for vertical dual pane where both panes are visible on the same screen (stacked) instead of swiping left/right to switch panes. Overall still the best file manager I've ever used.
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Jade Richardson
February 2, 2024
PLEASE FIX THIS BUG!! I have used and loved this app for years, but in the last few months, I keep having the same problem: it tells me my free trial is over and asks me to buy the app. I bought the app years ago, I have the key downloaded, and I have tried all of the suggested fixes. Sometimes after a restart it will thank me for my purchase and work, but if I try it again 2 seconds later, I'm locked out again. I haven't gotten help via email, so I'm asking here. Please please fix this!!
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Scott Mahrenballz
January 15, 2024
I've been using Solid Explorer for years now and it instantly became the default file explorer that I use on all of my Android devices. The user interface is clean and easy to navigate and the ability to view separate folders or directories side by side and drag and drop between them is awesome, so the couple of bucks it costs to upgrade to pro is well worth it just to support the dev for such an awesome app. Thank you!
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What's new

2.8.37
- updated translations
- minor fixes

2.8.36
- improved background file operation handling when notifications are disabled
- minor fixes

2.8.35
- added support for launcher icon theming

2.8.34
- fixed creating shortcuts from the widget menu
- minor fixes