Folder v1.0.11

Put Toolbox tools in your phone's app drawer, plus fixes for Windows. If you already have Folder v1.0.10, this installs as an update. Coming from Explorer? Please read the section below first. Report problems in Issues.

What's new

Tools in your app drawer (Android)

Open Toolbox, tap the pin on a tool and choose Add to the app drawer. The tool then appears in your phone's list of apps with its own name and icon, and opens straight into that tool. Choose Remove from the app drawer in the same menu to take it away. It's all one app, so there's nothing extra to install or update.

The icons are blue and don't follow your theme's colour. They've been tried on Google's launcher so far, so please tell us if yours behaves differently.

Fixes

• Windows:
  • The video player can now save a picture of a frame; it couldn't find your Pictures folder.
  • Social folders now look in your own Downloads, Documents and Pictures.
  • The Duplicate finder starts from your own folder.
• A tool's icon or shortcut pressed again returns to that tool, instead of opening a second copy that Back has to go through.
• The video downloader and Nearby share now refuse a save folder with no drive in its path, instead of creating a stray folder at the top of the drive.

Coming from Explorer (v1.0.9 or earlier)?

Explorer was renamed Folder in v1.0.10. Your own files aren't touched. What differs is the app's own data: its settings, and the files in its Vault.

Android: Folder is a new app, not an update. It installs beside Explorer, and starts with default settings.

If you use the Vault: Android deletes an app's private data when it's uninstalled, and your Vault's files are in there. Open Explorer and move them out of the Vault before you uninstall it. Folder can't read Explorer's Vault.

Windows setup (.exe): installs over Explorer as an update. Your settings and Vault move across the first time Folder starts.

Windows MSIX: a new app that installs beside Explorer's MSIX and starts fresh, so move any Vault files out before removing the old one.

Linux:

• .deb, .rpm: a new package, so remove the old one too: sudo apt remove explorer or sudo dnf remove explorer.
• .deb, .rpm, AppImage, tar: your settings move across the first time Folder starts.
• Flatpak, snap: a new app that starts with default settings.

Known issues

• Removing a tool from the app drawer: if you opened Folder from that tool's own icon, removing it sends you back to the home screen. Nothing is lost; just open Folder again.
• Not yet tried on many real phones: the video player and the RAM cleaner's Extreme mode have been tested on an emulator, and the player on Windows too. If a video has sound but no picture, try the decoder button next to the audio icon. Extreme mode may not find the buttons on some phone makers' Settings. Please tell us what you see.
• Linux and picture in picture on computers: the player, tool shortcuts and the RAM cleaner haven't been tried on a real Linux desktop yet, and the small video window hasn't been tried on any computer.
• On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start, so high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
folder-v1.0.11-arm64-v8a.apk (about 35 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
folder-v1.0.11-armeabi-v7a.apk (about 35 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
folder-v1.0.11-x86_64.apk (about 37 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
folder-v1.0.11-universal.apk (about 87 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The Windows files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
folder-v1.0.11-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
folder-v1.0.11-windows-x64.msix or folder-v1.0.11-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open folder-v1.0.11-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer. The Linux files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
folder-v1.0.11-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./folder-v1.0.11-linux-amd64.deb
folder-v1.0.11-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./folder-v1.0.11-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
folder-v1.0.11-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
folder-v1.0.11-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./folder-v1.0.11-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
folder-v1.0.11-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./folder-v1.0.11-linux-amd64.snap
folder-v1.0.11-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run folder/folder

macOS

There's no Mac build of this version yet. The Mac build of v1.0.8, still called Explorer, is still available.

Folder v1.0.10 (formerly Explorer)

Explorer is now called Folder. This version also brings a new video player, the Toolbox, a new look on phones and a much better crop. Please read the first section before you update. Report problems in Issues.

Explorer is now Folder: what happens to your files and settings

Your own files aren't touched. What differs is the app's own data: its settings, and the files in its Vault.

Android: this is a new app, not an update. Folder installs beside Explorer, and starts with default settings.

If you use the Vault: Android deletes an app's private data when it's uninstalled, and your Vault's files are in there. Open Explorer and move them out of the Vault before you uninstall it. Folder can't read Explorer's Vault.

You can keep both apps until you're sure. After granting Folder its permissions, uninstall Explorer whenever you like. Pinned shortcuts and "Open with" defaults from Explorer need setting up again.

Windows setup (.exe): installs over Explorer as an update. Your settings and Vault move across by themselves the first time Folder starts. The app keeps the folder it was installed in, which may still be called Explorer.

Windows MSIX: a new app. It installs beside Explorer's MSIX and starts fresh, so move any Vault files out before removing the old one.

Linux:

• .deb, .rpm: a new package, so remove the old one too: sudo apt remove explorer or sudo dnf remove explorer.
• .deb, .rpm, AppImage, tar: your settings move across the first time Folder starts.
• Flatpak, snap: a new app that starts with default settings.

File names changed too: downloads now start with folder-. New videos go to Download/Folder Videos, and your existing downloads stay where they are.

What's new

Video player, on every system

One new player for everything, built on mpv, so it plays far more kinds of video.

• A library laid out like MX Player: your video folders, with a count of what you haven't played yet, the last one played highlighted, and a round Play button that picks up where you left off. Playlists, recent videos and search too.
• Network streams: open a link to anything mpv can read (HTTP, HLS, RTSP, RTMP).
• Subtitles: embedded ones, a file beside the video, or one you pick, with delay, size and colour. Search online from the player, with no account. The results are saved beside the video.
• Pinch to zoom and move the picture; Ctrl+wheel or the plus, minus and 0 keys on computers. The Fit button is still there.
• Decoder button next to the audio icon: HW, HW+ (Android only) and SW. If a video won't play well, try another.
• Audio tracks and delay, speed, picture settings and a sleep timer.
• On Android: gestures, picture in picture, sound in the background, and controls in the notification, on the lock screen and on a headset.

Toolbox

Tools opens as a grid over the page; tap outside to close it. Pin a tool, or right-click or long-press it, to add a shortcut to your home screen, desktop or Start menu.

• RAM cleaner: shows memory in use and frees what your system allows. It only reports what it measures.
• Extreme mode (Android): really closes other apps, one by one, with a full-screen progress view and Cancel. Choose user or system apps, an exception list or your own list. Android 14 and newer let no app do this directly, so it needs an Accessibility service you turn on yourself. It only opens each app's info page and presses Force stop, when you press Play. A force-stopped app loses anything unsaved and gets no messages or alarms until you open it again, so add the apps you rely on to the exception list. Some apps start again straight away, and it tells you when they do.
• Memory cleaner: finds junk files. Only what's certainly safe is ticked at first.
• Duplicate finder, and a Music player with a queue of all your audio.

Editing pictures

• A new crop frame: drag any edge or corner with a mouse or a finger, move it from inside, or draw a new one from outside. It works on Windows now, where it often couldn't be grabbed, and it's smooth on phones.

Phones

• Liquid glass: a see-through, blurred look for bars, menus and sheets. You can turn it off in Options.
• Notifications for copies, transfers and Wi-Fi sharing: a progress bar in your theme's colours, with Cancel. They keep working with the app in the background.
• Peek at a file: double-tap a file's thumbnail. On computers, press Space.
• New file works on phones, from the round + button.

Everywhere

• Social folders in the sidebar: what WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and Twitter have saved on your device, with a tab per folder.
• Grids of icons and thumbnails now fill the row, with no gap on the right. Icon size moves in small steps as columns come and go.
• The sidebar has slightly rounded corners, and lines in dark mode are easier to see.

Fixes

• The status bar stays visible after leaving the video player or a comic.
• With the phone's menu open, Back closes the menu instead of leaving the app.
• Sharing a file or link to the app no longer opens the side menu by mistake.
• Glass sheets no longer show a double edge at their top corners.

Known issues

• Not yet tried on many real phones: the new video player and Extreme mode have been tested on an emulator, and the player on Windows too. If a video has sound but no picture, try the decoder button. Extreme mode may not find the buttons on some phone makers' Settings. Please tell us what you see.
• Linux and picture in picture on computers: the new player, tool shortcuts and the RAM cleaner haven't been tried on a real Linux desktop yet, and the small video window hasn't been tried on any computer.
• On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start, so high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
folder-v1.0.10-arm64-v8a.apk (about 35 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
folder-v1.0.10-armeabi-v7a.apk (about 35 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
folder-v1.0.10-x86_64.apk (about 37 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
folder-v1.0.10-universal.apk (about 87 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The Windows files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
folder-v1.0.10-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
folder-v1.0.10-windows-x64.msix or folder-v1.0.10-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open folder-v1.0.10-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer. The Linux files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
folder-v1.0.10-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./folder-v1.0.10-linux-amd64.deb
folder-v1.0.10-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./folder-v1.0.10-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
folder-v1.0.10-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
folder-v1.0.10-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./folder-v1.0.10-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
folder-v1.0.10-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./folder-v1.0.10-linux-amd64.snap
folder-v1.0.10-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run folder/folder

macOS

There's no Mac build of this version yet. The Mac build of v1.0.8, still called Explorer, is still available.

Explorer v1.0.9

Tabs, new looks, proper mouse and keyboard selection, and new files and folders that work the way you'd expect. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

Tabs and new looks (computers)

• Tabs: open folders in tabs with Ctrl+T, close them with Ctrl+W, and switch with Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+1 to 9. Middle-click a folder to open it in a tab behind. On Windows the tabs sit in the title bar. New windows still work too.
• Styles: Options → Style has macOS, Windows, Sweet and Dracula, each with its own colours, folder icons and window buttons.
• Window effects: Options → Window lets you pick Acrylic, Mica, Mica Alt or Clear on Windows, with a Transparency slider. Right-click menus and side panels follow it. Windows starts on Acrylic at 65%; if your earlier window looked more solid, lower the slider.
• New icons for actions, menus, the sidebar and settings. Folder and file icons stay as they were.
• The search box is ready to type in as soon as it opens, and the sidebar can be resized by dragging its border.

Seeing your files (computers)

• Thumbnails for pictures, videos, PDFs and Office documents wherever the system or Explorer can make one. You can turn them off in Options.
• Icon size: Ctrl+mouse wheel, a pinch, Ctrl+plus and minus, or the slider in Options.
• Categories work like folders: Photos, Video, Audio and Documents have the same thumbnails, sorting, search and copy and move menus as any folder.
• This PC on Windows shows your libraries and drives separately, with a bar for how full each drive is.
• The scrollbar can be dragged.

Selecting files (computers)

• Drag with the mouse from empty space, or from the blank part of a row, to select everything the box touches. Hold Ctrl to add to what's selected. To drag a file itself, grab its name or icon.
• Shift+arrow keys stretch the selection. The arrow keys, Home, End, Page Up and Page Down move through your files.
• While the checkboxes are showing, a click ticks or unticks a file and leaves the others alone.
• Ctrl+A and other shortcuts no longer stop working after you click out of the search box.

Creating files and folders

• New folder appears right away with its name ready to edit, as in File Explorer. This works on phones too.
• New file (computers): the + next to New folder creates a file. It opens in its editor, and you name it when you first save. If you close it without saving, nothing is left behind.
• Text and Word are in the menu to start with. The settings icon at the top of the menu lets you add others: Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, Markdown, CSV, code files, pictures and archives.
• PDFs, pictures, archives and OpenDocument presentations ask for a name first, as they have nothing to type in.
• .doc files are created in rich text format, which Word opens. There's no .ppt; use .pptx.

Windows

• Open with: Explorer is now listed in Windows' Open with menu for the file types it can open.
• Files from WinRAR can be dragged straight into a folder.
• Files copied in Explorer can be pasted in File Explorer.
• Windows close straight away.

Video downloader

• The link and preview clear once a video is added to the queue.
• A copied link is filled in for you when you open the downloader, except on macOS.

Known issue

On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start. On those phones, high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.9-arm64-v8a.apk (about 30 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.9-armeabi-v7a.apk (about 30 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.9-x86_64.apk (about 31 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.9-universal.apk (about 69 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. The Windows files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.9-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
explorer-v1.0.9-windows-x64.msix or explorer-v1.0.9-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open explorer-v1.0.9-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer. The Linux files appear here a little after the APKs, once they've been built.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./explorer-v1.0.9-linux-amd64.deb
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./explorer-v1.0.9-linux-amd64.snap
explorer-v1.0.9-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run explorer/explorer

macOS

There's no Mac build of this version yet. The Mac build of v1.0.8 is still available.

Explorer v1.0.8

Convert and resize pictures, keep work going after closing the window, and a translucent window on computers. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

Convert and resize pictures

• Convert to: right-click one or more pictures (on a phone, long-press, then Convert to…). The list shows every format except the ones selected: PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, TIFF, BMP, GIF, ICO, TGA and SVG. The new files go next to the originals and nothing is overwritten.
• Resize: set the new size in pixels or percent, with the aspect ratio locked by default. It works on one picture or many, saving copies like "photo (1280×720).jpg" or replacing the originals if you choose.
• Photos are turned upright first, and transparency is kept where the format allows it.
• On phones, WebP and HEIC use the phone's own encoders. On computers, WebP, AVIF and HEIC use FFmpeg; Explorer asks once to download it, and the video downloader uses it too.

Work that keeps going

• Conversions, resizes and copies show their progress at the bottom right, with Cancel.
• On Windows, closing the window while something is still running hides Explorer in the notification area and the work carries on. Click the icon to see just the tasks, or open Explorer again.
• On Linux, the window shrinks to the list of tasks and closes by itself when everything is done.

On Windows, macOS and Linux

• Translucent window: Acrylic on Windows, vibrancy on macOS. On Linux the desktop shows through, blurred on desktops that support it, such as KDE. Turn it off in Options → Translucent window.
• No more bottom sheets: details and settings (Options, Properties, file info) open in a panel on the right, and choices open in a dialog.
• Every menu and option now has an icon.

Known issue

On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start. On those phones, high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.8-arm64-v8a.apk (29 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.8-armeabi-v7a.apk (29 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.8-x86_64.apk (30 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.8-universal.apk (68 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.8-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
explorer-v1.0.8-windows-x64.msix or explorer-v1.0.8-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open explorer-v1.0.8-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./explorer-v1.0.8-linux-amd64.deb
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./explorer-v1.0.8-linux-amd64.snap
explorer-v1.0.8-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run explorer/explorer

macOS

For macOS 12 or newer, on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The macOS build also has the Mac fixes made since this release: MKV and WebM video, Finder copy and paste, Open With, and text in pictures.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.8-macos-universal.dmg	Open it and drag Explorer to Applications.

Explorer isn't notarized by Apple yet, so macOS blocks it the first time:

• macOS 15 and newer: open Explorer once, click Done, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
• macOS 12 to 14: right-click Explorer in Applications, choose Open, then Open again.
• Or in Terminal: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Explorer.app

Explorer v1.0.7

Search, grouping, text in photos, and a much more capable desktop app: several windows, drag and drop, and copy and paste with File Explorer. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

On phones and computers

• Search. Tap the search button (or press Ctrl+F) to filter the folder as you type. Matches from the folders inside it show up next, with where each one is. Use * and ? for patterns, as in *.pdf.
• Group by name, date modified (Today, Yesterday, Last week…), type or size, from the sort menu. Each folder remembers its choice.
• Text in photos. When a picture has text, the image viewer shows Select text and Copy all text. Select it right on the picture; copying keeps the line breaks. On Android this needs Google Play services.
• Copy and cut several items at once. Pasting never overwrites anything: a taken name becomes "name (2)", and a copy into the same folder becomes "name - Copy". Large files copy without filling the memory, and moving to another drive works.
• Folders update by themselves when files are added, changed or removed.
• Video downloader: a playlist's downloads are grouped in a folder named after it in History.
• Round QR codes for sharing over Wi-Fi.

On Windows and Linux

• Videos play. MKV, HEVC, AV1, VP9, AVI, WMV and more, with a seek bar, volume, fullscreen and keyboard keys. The old player could get stuck loading.
• Several windows. Use the New window button or Ctrl+N, or right-click a folder or file and choose Open in new window. A new window opens a little below the one it came from.
• Copy and paste between windows, and to and from File Explorer on Windows.
• Drag and drop between folders and windows, and to and from File Explorer, the desktop and other apps. Dragging within a drive moves, and dragging to another drive copies. Hold Ctrl to copy or Shift to move.
• Right-click → Share offers a web link on Wi-Fi (HTTP), an FTP server, LocalSend, Bluetooth, or Nearby sharing and other apps. Sharing a file over Wi-Fi shares only that file, not the rest of its folder.
• Running copies and downloads can be tucked away into a small ring at the bottom right. Hover over it to see them.

Known issue

On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start. On those phones, high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.7-arm64-v8a.apk (29 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.7-armeabi-v7a.apk (29 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.7-x86_64.apk (30 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.7-universal.apk (68 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.7-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
explorer-v1.0.7-windows-x64.msix or explorer-v1.0.7-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open explorer-v1.0.7-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./explorer-v1.0.7-linux-amd64.deb
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./explorer-v1.0.7-linux-amd64.snap
explorer-v1.0.7-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run explorer/explorer

Explorer v1.0.6

A much smaller app: the APK for most phones is now 28 MB, down from 78 MB. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

• About 50 MB smaller. The video downloader's engine (Python for yt-dlp, and FFmpeg) is no longer inside the app.
• The video downloader downloads its engine the first time you use it.
  • It asks first and shows the size: about 50 MB to download (Wi-Fi recommended) and 120 MB once installed. Videos can't be downloaded without it.
  • You only download it once. It's checked before it's installed, and you can remove it in the downloader settings to free the space.
  • If you already used the downloader in 1.0.3 to 1.0.5, you keep your engine and there's nothing to download.
• Fixed: the first download after sharing a link to Explorer could fail with "ZipImportError" while yt-dlp was updating itself.

Known issue

On phones that use 16 KB memory pages (for example a Pixel 8 or later with that developer option turned on), FFmpeg can't start. On those phones, high-quality video and MP3 downloads fail. Most phones aren't affected, and earlier versions had the same problem.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.6-arm64-v8a.apk (28 MB)	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.6-armeabi-v7a.apk (28 MB)	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.6-x86_64.apk (29 MB)	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.6-universal.apk (65 MB)	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt. The video engine files are published separately in video-engine-0.18.1; the app downloads them itself.

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.6-windows-x64-setup.exe	Recommended. Run it; it installs for your user, without admin rights.
explorer-v1.0.6-windows-x64.msix or explorer-v1.0.6-windows.msixbundle	Windows app package. Trust its certificate first (below), then open the file.

• Windows may say it protected your PC, because the app isn't code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway.
• To install the MSIX packages, trust their certificate once: open explorer-v1.0.6-windows-msix-certificate.cer, choose Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.

Linux

64-bit, on a recent distro: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 39, openSUSE Tumbleweed or newer.

File	How to install
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-amd64.deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint: sudo apt install ./explorer-v1.0.6-linux-amd64.deb
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x86_64.rpm	Fedora: sudo dnf install ./explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x86_64.rpm; openSUSE: sudo zypper install it
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x86_64.AppImage	Any distro: make it executable and run it (some distros need libfuse2)
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x86_64.flatpak	flatpak install ./explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x86_64.flatpak (its runtime comes from Flathub)
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-amd64.snap	sudo snap install --dangerous ./explorer-v1.0.6-linux-amd64.snap
explorer-v1.0.6-linux-x64.tar.gz or .tar.xz	Any distro: extract it and run explorer/explorer

Explorer v1.0.5

Blender files now open in Explorer. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

• Blender (.blend) files open in the 3D viewer. No Blender needed.
  • Shows each object's mesh in place, with smooth or flat shading and its material colours (including metallic and roughness).
  • Works with files from Blender 2.x to 4.x, compressed or not.
  • The first open of a file takes a moment; after that it opens instantly.
  • Files with nothing to show in 3D (only cameras, lights or curves) show their saved preview image instead, with Open with….
  • Not shown, as these need Blender itself: modifiers (e.g. Subdivision Surface) aren't applied, and textures, curves, text and instanced collections are skipped.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.5-arm64-v8a.apk	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.5-armeabi-v7a.apk	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.5-x86_64.apk	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.5-universal.apk	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is much larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt.

Explorer v1.0.4

Explorer is now open source, and the video downloader is included. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

• Open source: Explorer is now free software under the GNU GPL v3. Licences are under Menu → About and licences.
• Video downloader: download videos or audio from YouTube and the many other sites yt-dlp supports.
  • In a browser or video app, tap Share → Download video, or open Menu → Tools → Video downloader and paste a link.
  • The first download unpacks the engine (about 200 MB of storage).
• Wi-Fi sharing (Menu → Wi-Fi sharing): share a folder over the browser page or FTP (new), for File Explorer on Windows, Finder, FileZilla and other FTP apps.
  • FTP uses a password by default.
  • Changes from other devices stay off unless you allow them.
• Sidebar:
  • Downloads opens your real Download folder.
  • Documents and Archives list every such file on the phone, with filters and search.
  • Photos, Video and Audio open faster.
  • Apps opens the app manager.
• Vault: unlocks with your fingerprint, face or screen lock (PIN or pattern too).
  • Use Move to vault in a file's menu to hide it from other apps.
  • Restore or delete files from inside the vault.
• PDF viewer: rebuilt on the open-source PDFium engine. Viewing, search, highlights, notes, form filling, page editing, drawing and passwords all work as before.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.4-arm64-v8a.apk	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.4-armeabi-v7a.apk	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.4-x86_64.apk	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.4-universal.apk	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is much larger

The APKs are bigger than before (70–80 MB) because the video downloader is now included. Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt.

Explorer v1.0.3

A new page for sharing folders over Wi-Fi. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

• Share a folder with any browser: open a folder, then Options → HTTP file server, and scan the QR code or type the address on any device on the same Wi-Fi.
  • New design: it matches the app, with your colour scheme and file icons, in light or dark mode, on phones and computers.
  • Find files: search, sort by name, date, size or type, and switch between list and grid views.
  • Previews: photo thumbnails (including HEIC), and a full-screen viewer for photos, videos and music.
  • Downloads: any file, or a whole folder as one ZIP. Videos can be skipped through, and interrupted downloads can resume.
  • Uploads: drag files onto the page or tap Upload. Uploads stay off until you turn on Allow uploads in the app, and the folder refreshes with the new files when you stop sharing.
• Fixes:
  • The address shown could be the wrong network; Wi-Fi is now picked first, and other addresses are listed too.
  • A folder with an index.html file showed that page instead of the file list.
  • Sharing failed if port 8080 was already in use.

The video downloader isn't included in these APKs yet; see the README.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.3-arm64-v8a.apk	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.3-armeabi-v7a.apk	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.3-x86_64.apk	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.3-universal.apk	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt.

v1.0.2

A redesigned Explorer with a new icon. Installs over earlier versions as an update. Please report problems in Issues.

What's new

• New look and icon: a clean, modern design throughout the app.
  • Light, Dark or follow the system.
  • 11 colour schemes, in Options → Theme.
• Readable in dark mode everywhere:
  • Word documents edit on a white page, so text is always visible.
  • The code editor has proper dark colours.
  • Spreadsheets keep cell text legible.
  • E-books follow the app's light or dark mode.
• Better file browsing:
  • File list:
    • Each row shows the file's size and date.
    • Tap a folder name in the path at the top to jump back up.
    • "New folder" and select-all.
  • Tablets and foldables: a full-height sidebar and a sortable table view (name, date, type, size).
• Fixes:
  • Fast navigation could show the wrong folder.
  • Deleting a selected folder crashed.
  • Folder sizes showed 0.
  • Photos were listed more than once.
  • The app needed a restart after granting storage access.
• Nearby sharing (LocalSend) keeps searching until it finds devices. If your PC doesn't appear, allow LocalSend through Windows Firewall for private networks (Windows Security → Firewall → Allow an app).

The video downloader isn't included in these APKs yet; see the README.

Which APK do I download?

File	For
explorer-v1.0.2-arm64-v8a.apk	Most phones and tablets (64-bit)
explorer-v1.0.2-armeabi-v7a.apk	Older 32-bit phones
explorer-v1.0.2-x86_64.apk	Emulators and x86 Chromebooks
explorer-v1.0.2-universal.apk	Not sure? Works on all of the above, but is larger

Requires Android 7.0 or newer. Checksums are in SHA256SUMS.txt.