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CLUSTER FILE-FILES-LOCAL · 23 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2012-02-28

Mobile file manager apps

This cluster consists of 22 mobile file manager apps that provide access to local, cloud, and network storage (SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV) with features such as compression, encryption, streaming, and file operations. Entry dates are scattered from 2011 to 2026 with at most one per month, showing no concentration over time. Traction leaders are FE File Explorer, Teyin, and File Manager: Files & Vault, each with 0 stars.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2011: 1DEC 2011: 1FEB 2012: 1MAR 2012: 2JUN 2013: 1OCT 2013: 1FEB 2014: 1OCT 2014: 1SEP 2017: 1MAR 2019: 1FEB 2020: 1JUN 2020: 1FEB 2021: 1MAR 2021: 1MAR 2022: 1JUN 2022: 1SEP 2022: 1JAN 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1
APR 2011JUN 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 6 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 7 commercial · 6 open source · 7 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01FE File Explorer0★1 molivecommercialFile manager app that accesses local, network, cloud, and NAS storage, transfers files between locations, and streams media to mobile devices.
  2. 02Teyin0★1 molivehand-codedopen sourceAndroid file manager app that organizes and accesses files locally with a privacy-first, on-device approach.
  3. 03JRDrive Rclone File Manager0★27 daysliveFile manager that accesses and streams media and documents from multiple remote storage types.
  4. 04Owlfiles - File Manager0★1 molivecommercialFile manager app that provides access to local and network files, including SMB, FTP, cloud storage, and supports streaming and document viewing.
  5. 05SYNO Assistant0★1 moliveMobile management app that lets Synology NAS users browse files, monitor system resources, manage downloads, and control Docker containers remotely.
  6. 06Voyager0★10 daysliveopen sourceFile manager app for Android that browses local files and remote servers via SFTP, FTP, SMB, and WebDAV, with full file operations.
  7. 07LogMeIn Pro & Central0★2 molivecommercialRemote access app letting subscribers view, control, and manage files on their own computers from a mobile device.
  8. 08Portable USB · Cloud Ready0★2 molivePortable storage app that manages local and cloud files, syncs with major cloud services, and transfers files via WiFi or USB.
  9. 09Amaze File Manager0★2 moliveopen sourceAndroid file manager app for file operations, compression, encryption, and cloud storage access.
  10. 10Zip Extractor:File Explorer0★2 molivecommercialMobile file manager app for browsing, previewing, editing, compressing, and transferring files between local and network storage.
  11. 11File manager - Document Editor0★3 molivecommercialMobile file manager supporting local and cloud storage, file operations like copy and rename, plus a process manager and backup manager.
  12. 12Ghost Commander0★10 mostalelivehand-codedopen sourceDual-panel file manager for Android supporting file operations, ZIP archives, and FTP/SFTP transfers.
  13. 13Material Files0★20 dayslivehand-codedopen sourceAn open-source Android file manager that provides a clean Material Design interface for managing local and network files.
  14. 14EasyFileManager0★5 moliveFile manager app that saves files for offline use, offers download management, file organization, and WiFi transfer of common document types.
  15. 15ES File Explorer0★6 mostalelivecommercialFile management app for mobile devices that supports local and network storage, cloud drives, compression, and built-in media playback.
  16. 16File Manager: Documents Viewer0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialCloud file manager app that connects multiple storage services and provides document viewing and media playback.
  17. 17Round Sync - Rclone for Android0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceFile manager for Android that syncs and manages files across local storage and cloud providers, supporting streaming and scheduled tasks.
  18. 18File Explorer (File Manager)0★3 yrabandonedliveMobile file manager for browsing and managing local and cloud storage files across multiple services.
  19. 19Zipper -File Manager /Transfer0★9 yrabandonedlivehand-codedFile manager app that imports, shares, converts, and plays media files, with zip archiving and cloud storage support.
  20. 20FileMaster - Documents Manager0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedFile manager app that transfers files over WiFi, Bluetooth, and FTP, backs up photos and videos, and extracts ZIP and RAR archives.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.