File manager apps are among the most important apps on your device. With them, you can browse your files, find your downloads, manage your storage space, move things around, and a lot more. Not everyone is too keen on file organization because it can be pretty boring, but everyone still needs a file browser. Here are the best file explorer apps, file browser apps, and file manager apps for Android.
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Amaze File Manager
Amaze File Manager is a newer app comparatively speaking and it’s a pretty good. It’s open source and focuses on as lighter experience for those who just need to do some light file browsing. It features Material Design, SMB file sharing, a built-in app manager to uninstall apps, root explorer, and more. It managers to include the most important stuff without feeling bloated. It's free to download and use with optional in-app purchases in case you want to help fund development.
Astro File manager
Astro is one of Android's oldest file manager apps. It had its ups and downs over the years. However, it's always been a solid choice. Some of the features include SD card support, cloud storage support, file compression, app management, and archive extraction support (ZIP and RAR). You also get a good looking, Material Design UI and simple usage. It's also entirely free with no ads. Metago, the developer, has a beta version as well if you want to try the latest features faster.
ASUS File Manager
It’s not every day we see an OEM app make an app list, but File Manager by ASUS is actually really good. It’s compatible with most devices, even non-ASUS ones. You'll also get clean, simple interface with LAN and SMB support, cloud storage support, support for various types of files, archiving support, and more. It’s entirely free with no in-app purchases and provides a great experience for a simple file browser. About the only negative part is the lack of root access. There are also some ads.
FX File Explorer
FX File Explorer is a newer file manager comparatively speaking. It has all of the usual features. That includes various functions for your media and files, multi-window support, support for network storage like FTP, and even support for encrypted archived files. That's a lot to take in, but FX Explorer basically does it all. You even get a text editor and its archive support works with less popular stuff like GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip. Best of all, it has no ads and it doesn't track your devices. It's a good choice for those switching away from ES File Explorer especially.
MiXplorer Silver
MiXplorer Silver is the newest file manager on the list. The feature list is quite impressive. You get the normal stuff like file browsing, archive support, support for cloud storage, and an HTML viewer. There are some niche features as well and those include EPub, MobiPlacket, and PDF reader support as well as file encryption. There are also a bunch of plugins that add even more functionality as needed. Thus, if you need more archive support and less PDF support, you can get the archive plugin and skip the PDF plugin. The app doesn't have a free version, so make sure you try it before the refund time runs out to make sure you like it.
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MK Explorer
MK Explorer is another newer file manager option. It's a simple option that doesn't have a whole lot of flair. That is extremely preferable if you really just want something simple. It features a Material Design interface, the basic file management features (copy, paste, delete, SD Card support for Lollipop 5.0+), and root access. There is also support for 20 languages and it has a built-in text editor, gallery, and music player. This one is a bit older. Its last update was in 2016. We only recommend this one for devices running older versions of Android, like Lollipop or Marshmallow.
Explorer / Root Explorer
Root Explorer has been a favorite of root users for a long time. It's not the most modern looking app, but it gets frequent updates. Those updates bring a newer interface, more features, and better stability than its earliest incarnations. You'll have unmitigated root access (as long as your device is rooted) to do as you please. That includes fun tools like an APK binary XML viewer, the ability to change a file's owner or group, MD5 support, and more. There is a free version simply labeled Explorer. However, it's more for typical use. Root Explorer is where it's at, but if you like the company and want a non-root version, Explorer works too.
Solid Explorer
Solid Explorer has been growing in popularity and it’s easy to see why. It features Material Design, cloud support, root access, FTP, SFTP, WebDav, SMB, and CIFS support, archive and compression support, Chromecast support, and there are even theming options available. This is the absolute upper limit for how many features a file manager app can include before it can be considered bloated. You can try it out for free for a couple of weeks. It costs $1.99 after that. This is the one we recommend first. It might be the best one on Android.
Total Commander
Total Commander is one of the more powerful and highly rated file manager apps. It has pretty much any feature you could ask for, including network storage support, cloud storage support, plugin support, bookmarks, and other tools such as an included text editor. This one is quickly becoming a favorite of many, even if the design isn’t as current as some would like. Nevertheless, it is entirely free with no in-app purchases and no advertising. Thus, it's hard to be too critical of things like looks. Give it a shot!
X-plore File Manager
X-Plore File Manager is one of the more unique options on the list. It’s a forced dual-pane app which means you’ll be managing two windows at once pretty much all the time. This is kind of cool if you’re copy/pasting between folders or need to move files quickly. It also comes with support for various types of files, cloud storage, network storage (FTP, SMB, DLNA/UPnP), a built-in hex editor, root support, and plenty of other features. You can even view APK files as zips if you’re into that kind of thing. The only downside is that it looks like it was created back in 1995. Don't let looks fool you, though. This app is seriously good.
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If you have a significant collection of digital music on your computer, then using a music manager (often called an MP3 organizer) is an essential tool for good organization.
You might think that using your favorite software media player is good enough, but most of the popular ones only offer basic tools. For example, media players like iTunes, Winamp, and Windows Media Player have built-in features such as music tag editing, CD ripping, audio format conversion and managing album art.
However, those programs are limited in what they can do and are more geared toward playingyour media files than organizing and managing them.
Below are several free digital music managers that have a good set of built-in tools for working with your MP3 library.
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MediaMonkey Standard
What We Like
Manages a library of 100,000 files.
Functions as a home server.
Syncs with iOS 11 and Android 8.
What We Don't Like
Not multi-user friendly.
Android sync isn't seamless.
No Mac version.
The free version of MediaMonkey (Standard) has a wealth of features for organizing your music library. You can use it to automatically tag your music files and even download the right album art.
If you need to create digital music files from your audio CDs, then MediaMonkey also comes with a built-in CD ripper. You can also burn files to a disc using its CD/DVD burning facility.
MediaMonkey can also be used as an audio format converter tool. Usually, you need a separate utility for this task, but MediaMonkey supports quite a few formats, like MP3, WMA, M4A, OGG, and FLAC.
This free music organizer can also sync with various MP3/media players including Android devices and the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
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Helium Music Manager
What We Like
User-friendly interface.
Plays, catalogs, and tags a huge range of formats.
Handles collections in the hundreds of thousands of files.
What We Don't Like
Many features not available in free version.
May not sort albums correctly.
Helium Music Manager is another full-featured music library organizer for working with different audio formats in your music collection.
It supports a wide array of audio formats that include MP3, WMA, MP4, FLAC, OGG, and more. Also, you can convert, rip, burn, tag, and sync your music with this program. It's compatible with platforms like iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and others.
One of Helium Music Manager's features that stands out from the crowd is its MP3 Analyzer. This tool scans your library for broken MP3 files and can be used to repair them.
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Oh, and do you miss Cover Flow in iTunes? Then you'll be at home with Helium Music Manager. It's got an album view mode that makes flicking through your collection a breeze.
If you pay for Helium Streamer Premium, you can even use a mobile app to stream your music from anywhere.
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MusicBee
What We Like
Supports podcasts, web radio stations, audiobooks, and SoundCloud integration.
Customizable with beautiful skins.
Many ways to organize media.
What We Don't Like
Slows down when opening a large number of files.
Installs images that are irrelevant to the artist.
MusicBee is another music organizer program with an impressive number of tools for manipulating your music library. As well as the typical tools associated with this type of program, MusicBee also has useful features for the web.
For example, the built-in player supports scrobbling to Last.fm, and you can use the Auto-DJ function to discover and create playlists based on your listening preferences.
MusicBee supports gapless playback and even includes add-ons to make the experience that much better, like theater mode designs, skins, plugins, visualizers, and more.
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Clementine
What We Like
Intuitive and fast to set up.
Supports internet radio and smart playlists.
Supports many online services and cloud storage sites.
What We Don't Like
Interface looks outdated.
Uses a lot of CPU power.
Not a lot of documentation.
The music organizer Clementine is another free tool that's like the others in this list. Use it to create smart playlists, import and export playlist formats like M3U and XSPF, play audio CDs, find lyrics and photos, transcode your audio files into popular file formats, download missing tags, and more.
With it, you can also search and play tunes from your own local music library as well as any music you have saved in cloud storage places like Box, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive.
In addition to that, Clementine lets you listen to internet radio from places like SoundCloud, Spotify, Magnatune, SomaFM, Grooveshark, Icecast, and others.
Clementine works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and can be controlled remotely through the Android app, which is a really neat experience.