FX File Explorer

No ads. No annoyances. No tracking. Manage your files. Retain your privacy.

Price
In-App PurchaseYes
Shows AdsNo
LaunchedMay 12, 2014
Store Categories
Applications|Business

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Description

FX File Explorer features a Material Design UI and new ways to transfer your files between devices and computers:

* SMBv2 support.
* New "FX Connect" transfers files from phone-to-phone with Wi-Fi Direct. Supports NFC to connect two phones by physically touching their backs together. (requires FX+)
* New "Web Access" enables transfer and management of files and media from your computer's web browser. You can drag-and-drop entire folders to your phone from your computer, or stream your phone's music playlists to your computer over Wi-Fi. (requires FX+)

FX is a file explorer built to make working with files and media on your phone or tablet as easy as it is on your computer:

* Productivity-oriented "Home Screen": Directly access your important folders, media, and cloud storage
* Multiple window support, with dual-view mode to see two windows at once
* "Usage View" mode shows the total size and content makeup of every folder, as you browse and manage files
* Support for most file archive formats

FX protects your privacy:

* No advertisements
* No tracking of user activity: FX does not ever "phone home"
* Built by NextApp, Inc., a US corporation founded in 2002; all proprietary code was developed in-house

The optional FX+ Add-On module enables more functionality:

* Access networked computers, including FTP, SSH FTP, WebDAV, and Windows Networking (SMB1 and SMB2)
* Connect to cloud storage including Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, SkyDrive, and OwnCloud
* Manage installed applications, with support for browsing applications based on their required permissions
* Create and explore inside AES-256/AES-128 encrypted zip files
* Browse audio content by artist/album/playlist; manage and organize playlists
* Directly browse photo and video folders
* Encrypted password keyring (use one password to access network and cloud locations)

FX includes a number of built-in editing/viewing applets:

* Text Editor (with undo/redo history, cut/paste, search, and pinch-to-zoom)
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player and pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, 7zip archive creators and extractors
* RAR file extractor
* Shell Script Executor

Android 8 / 9 Location Permission Notice

* NOTE: Android 8.0+ unfortunately required us to add the "approximate location" permission, as it's now required for apps that support Wi-Fi direct (because Wi-Fi direct leaks this information). FX does not ever actually query your location, and this permission will only ever be asked for on Android 8.0 and later when using FX Connect. This requirement previously applied only to Android 9.0, but because FX now specifies full support for the latest Android API, Android 8.0 also requires this permission.

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Version History

Last version released 707 days ago.

9.0.1.2Apr 09, 2023

FX 9.0
Major UI Updates
Improved Android 11/12 Support, e.g. "Manage All Files" permission usage
SSH Curve25519 support
SMB3 support
Dropbox API fixes
Now requires Android 5.0+.
Translucent themes have been removed temporarily, but may return at some point.
Android 13 support, removed ridiculous previously required location permission for Android 13+ Wifi Direct!

8.0.3.0Apr 09, 2023

* Box API updates.
* FX Connect fixes for newer Android 9/10 releases: Unfortunately Google has required apps which use Wi-Fi Direct pairing to use the "Access Precise Location" permission, despite FX *NEVER* actually accessing your location. The permission itself is only requested when you use FX Connect.

8.0.1.0Mar 08, 2021

Major update. Major changes to UI aesthetic, icons, and animations throughout the app. Improved performance. Fast-scrolling support throughout the app. Significant updates to "recents", sort-by-kind, image/video/app sections. Reduced app size by 25% via optimizations and vector graphics.
8.0.1: Minor fixes, mixed rectangle/round icon theme option.

8.0.0.0Aug 01, 2019

Major update. Major changes to UI aesthetic, icons, and animations throughout the app. Improved performance. Fast-scrolling support throughout the app. Significant updates to "recents", sort-by-kind, image/video/app sections. Reduced app size by 25% via optimizations and vector graphics.

7.2.2.2Jul 22, 2019

* Android 8+ Fixes for FX Connect: Android 8+ *REQUIRES* us to add location permissions to use Wi-Fi direct (apps can theoretically abuse Wi-Fi discovery to get your location). Location is never actually used by FX. You will NOT be asked to grant this permission except when using FX Connect on 8+.
* New Google Drive/OneDrive implementation: faster/fault-tolerant uploads, edit documents directly (req Google / Microsoft Office apps).
* Fixes for Dropbox and WebDAV/OwnCloud
* Minor UI updates

7.2.1.0Aug 31, 2018

* Android 8+ Fixes for FX Connect: Android 8+ *REQUIRES* us to add location permissions to use Wi-Fi direct (apps can theoretically abuse Wi-Fi discovery to get your location). Location is never actually used by FX. You will NOT be asked to grant this permission except when using FX Connect on 8+.
* New Google Drive/OneDrive implementation: faster/fault-tolerant uploads, edit documents directly (req Google / Microsoft Office apps).
* Fixes for Dropbox and WebDAV/OwnCloud
* Minor UI updates

7.2.0.2Aug 27, 2018

* Android 9 Fixes for FX Connect: Android 9 *REQUIRES* us to add location permissions to use Wi-Fi direct (apps can theoretically abuse Wi-Fi discovery to get your location). Location is never actually used by FX. You will NOT be asked to grant this permission except when using FX Connect on 9+.
* New Google Drive/OneDrive implementation: faster/fault-tolerant uploads, edit documents directly (req Google / Microsoft Office apps).
* Fixes for Dropbox and WebDAV/OwnCloud
* Minor UI updates

7.1.3.0Aug 26, 2018

Android TV Support
New Tablet User Interface
Keyboard Navigation
Animated directory/list layout effects
New Media Player

7.1.1: Focus, navigation, aesthetic improvements; bugfixes.
7.1.2: FX Connect improvements, minor UI improvements; more bugfixes.
7.1.3: Animated GIF support, WebAccess fixes.

7.1.2.2Jul 06, 2018

Android TV Support
New Tablet User Interface
Keyboard Navigation
Animated directory/list layout effects
New Media Player

7.1.1: Focus, navigation, aesthetic improvements; bugfixes.
7.1.2: FX Connect improvements, minor UI improvements; more bugfixes.

7.1.1.0Jun 16, 2018

Android TV Support
New Tablet User Interface
Keyboard Navigation
Animated directory/list layout effects
New Media Player

7.1.1: Focus, navigation, aesthetic improvements; bugfixes.

7.1.0.2May 22, 2018

Android TV Support
New Tablet User Interface
Keyboard Navigation
Animated directory/list layout effects
New Media Player

7.0.3.0May 13, 2018

Major user interface updates: more fluid/animated user experience, revamped card/list views with large "full-bleed" image previews.
New unified user interface for context menus and item selection.
Major updates to "Recent" section with ability to view items by type.
General UI improvements including separate Web Access/FX Connect screens, improved image viewer, video player, and archive creator.

7.0.1, .2: Fixes and UI tweaks per user feedback.
7.0.3: New themes.

7.0.2.0Apr 05, 2018

Major user interface updates: more fluid/animated user experience, revamped card/list views with large "full-bleed" image previews.
New unified user interface for context menus and item selection.
Major updates to "Recent" section with ability to view items by type.
General UI improvements including separate Web Access/FX Connect screens, improved image viewer, video player, and archive creator.

7.0.1, .2: Fixes and UI tweaks per user feedback.

7.0.1.0Mar 29, 2018

Major user interface updates: more fluid/animated user experience, revamped card/list views with large "full-bleed" image previews.
New unified user interface for context menus and item selection.
Major updates to "Recent" section with ability to view items by type.
General UI improvements including separate Web Access/FX Connect screens, improved image viewer, video player, and archive creator.

7.0.1: Fixes.

7.0.0.6Mar 23, 2018

Major user interface updates: more fluid/animated user experience, revamped card/list views with large "full-bleed" image previews.
New unified user interface for context menus and item selection.
Major updates to "Recent" section with ability to view items by type.
General UI improvements including separate Web Access/FX Connect screens, improved image viewer, video player, and archive creator.

6.3.0.1Dec 17, 2017

Icon and aesthetic updates to home screen, audio, apps, and cleaning tools.
FX Widget now supports adding any home screen icon to launcher desktop.
Improved thumbnail rendering performance and caching.
"Storage Overview" plots show disk usage in top-level folders, including local storage, cloud, and network shares.
Sort order and icon can be customized and saved for individual folders.
Display-as-icon now shows size/date overlay when sorted by size/date.

6.2.0.3Dec 15, 2017

UI updates
Icon updates
Theme updates
New settings UI/organization
Import/Export Settings
Search within archives, APKs, DEX files.

6.1.2.0Nov 18, 2017

Improved SSH implementation: faster and more compatible.
Improved SMB implementation, works around latest Windows 10 sharing bug.
Thumbnails displayed for remote network connections, inside archives/APKs.
DEX browsing.
FX Connect is more reliable, works around Android dual-WiFi issues.
Improved performance.
Fix for inaccurate SSH warning about changed host keys.
Bugfixes.

6.1.1.0Oct 29, 2017

Improved SSH implementation: faster and more compatible.
Improved SMB implementation, works around latest Windows 10 sharing bug.
Thumbnails displayed for remote network connections, inside archives/APKs.
DEX browsing.
FX Connect is more reliable, works around Android dual-WiFi issues.
Improved performance.
Fix for inaccurate SSH warning about changed host keys.
Bugfixes.

6.1.0.6Oct 27, 2017

Improved SSH implementation: faster and more compatible.
Improved SMB implementation, works around latest Windows 10 sharing bug.
Thumbnails displayed for remote network connections, inside archives/APKs.
DEX browsing.
FX Connect is more reliable, works around Android dual-WiFi issues.
Improved performance.
Bugfixes.

6.0.4.1Sep 01, 2017

New Midnight Dark theme, Busybox/root access fixes, Bugfixes.

6.0.3.1Aug 31, 2017

SMB v2. Major UI updates. New themes. New dual window mode. 6.0.3: Bugfixes. Web Access Quick Settings Tile.

6.0.2.3Aug 17, 2017

SMB v2. Major UI updates. New themes. New dual window mode. 6.0.2: More UI improvements, bugfixes.

6.0.1.0Aug 10, 2017

SMB v2. Major UI updates. New themes. New dual window mode.

6.0.0.5Aug 10, 2017

SMB v2. Major UI updates. New themes. New dual window mode.

5.1.5.1Aug 08, 2017

Bugfixes.
Added workaround for bug in Android's storage framework where system falsely reports existence of files.
Updated in-app-billing code to newer more stable version.

5.1.4.1Jul 05, 2017

Updated Dropbox client.

5.1.3.0Jun 25, 2017

Long press menu for storage/media homescreen items now includes basic usage plot.
SSH FTP improvements: opening default (home) directory. Support for services that don't allow browsing root directory (e.g. rsync.net).
Bugfix for using network/cloud connections while tethering is enabled.
Misc bugfixes.

5.1.2.2Apr 15, 2017

New Google Drive authentication, as required by Google.
Fix for sharing files from SD cards.
Fix for new window (+) button being operational even when hidden in certain scenarios.
* New Update to correct clipboard paste button not being available..

5.1.1.0Mar 17, 2017

FX Web Access can be used while device is a mobile hotspot.
Bugfixes.

5.1.0.27Aug 10, 2016

FX 5.1: USB OTG Support. UI Enhancements. Added range select in file/media listings. Added "Select All" option in media listings. Synthesized file listings (restores "System" catalog functionality in Android 7 / N). Optional support for in-app purchase of Plus License Key (APK license will remain available). Root add-on (free) may now also be enabled from within main app.

5.0.1.2Feb 05, 2016

FX 5.0
Material Design user interface makeover. Added FX Connect to enable wireless transfers of files between devices, and FX Web Access (based on NextApp WebSharing) for computer-device file transfers.
FX 5.0.1: Bugfixes. Music playlist import/export (M3U format). Archive performance improvements/fixes.

5.0.0.73Jan 17, 2016

4.0.6.0May 30, 2015

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

4.0.5.0May 20, 2015

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

4.0.4.0Apr 23, 2015

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

4.0.3.1Apr 20, 2015

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

4.0.2.1Dec 22, 2014

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

4.0.0.23Dec 15, 2014

FX File Explorer version 4.0 is now available with a new Material Design UI!

FX File Explorer is a file manager with optional media, networking, cloud, and root capabilities. FX is designed to let you quickly and easily manage all content on your phone or tablet.


FX has no ads.


The free main module of FX File Explorer (this product) includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet.


The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, network (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync). The "Plus" add-on is a paid app (with a 7-day free trial).


The free "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user.


General Features (included standard):


* Material Design.
* Productivity-oriented layout: The "Home Screen" shows bookmarks, storage, tools and (with FX+) media/network locations. You no longer have to wade through the garbage that apps store in the root folder of your SD card to get to the places you actually use.
* Dual pane mode and unlimited windows (quickly switch between different locations)
* Pinch-to-zoom in any "Explorer" window, zoom-in to see additional information about items
* Intuitive swipe-to-select gesture for managing multiple items (Slide finger horizontally across items to select/deselect them; see YouTube Videos, web site documentation, or in-app help for more information)
* "Usage View" mode analyzes storage space usage, enabling you to see total size of any folder
* Indexed Search


File Viewers / Editors (included standard)


* Text Editor with Undo/Redo history, Cut/Copy/Paste, Find, and Pinch-to-zoom
* Binary (Hex) Viewer
* Image Viewer
* Media Player, pop-up Audio Player
* Zip, Tar, GZip, Bzip2, and 7zip Archive Extractor / Creator (.zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .7z)
* RAR Extractor (UnRAR)
* Shell Script Executor


Media Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Browse image and video collections
* Browse audio by artist, album, playlist, or all tracks
* Create and rearrange playlists with drag and drop (multiple files can be rearranged by selecting them)


Network / Cloud Capabilities (requires FX Plus add-on):


* Windows networking (SMB)
* FTP (including secure FTP-S and FTP-ES)
* SSH FTP (Secure Shell FTP; password and public key auth)
* WebDAV (see help for using WebDAV with OwnCloud)
* Cloud Storage: Google Drive (incl. Google Docs), Dropbox, SugarSync, Box (Box.net), and SkyDrive (SkyDrive requires Android 2.2 or later)
* Stream video and audio media files from SMB, FTP, SSH, Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, and SkyDrive to media player applications
* Browse local network for Windows (SMB) shares
* Find FTP and SSH FTP local network shares using multicast DNS (mDNS) service discovery (Bonjour/Zeroconf/Avahi)
* Encrypted keyring (used to avoid entering sensitive passwords in public while not allowing access in event of device theft)
* Download and convert Google Drive / Google Docs files into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, PDF, and other formats


Bluetooth Capabilities (FX Plus add-on required):


* Bluetooth FTP Client
* Discover / pair devices from within FX File Explorer


Additional FX Plus Features:


* AES-256, AES-128 Zip Encryption. Browse inside encrypted Zip files, viewing text documents, images, audio, and video without writing unencrypted data to SD card
* App Management
* Browse apps by permission


NOTES:


* Streaming video playback: Format support is based upon third-party playback software installed on your device. Android typically supports MP4 and 3GP. FX can play AVI, FLV, MKV, and WMV formats *IF* you install third-party players available from the Google Play Store.


* GDrive / GDocs: Cut/pasted documents will be converted to Microsoft Office formats by default. Use "Open With" to download them in the format of your choice.


Have a bug report or question? Please email android@nextapp.com.

LaunchedMay 12, 2014

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