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Top 5 Free File Manager Apps for Android





File managers are an essential part of any operating system. One of the shortcomings of Android is that it doesnot include a proper file manager. Nexus devices lack a file manager and most of the file managers from other OEM's are very basic and lack many features. So here are the top 5 free file managers for Android. (This list is not in any particular order) 


1. File Manager by Gira.Me

File Manager by Gira.Me has a nice, clean holo design with both light dark theme support. It has build-in support for Rar, Tar, Tar.gz, Tgz, Tar.bz2, Tbz file formats. It supports USG OTG and 16+ languages. You can slide-in from the left to acess bookmark page where you can quickly access different file types and directories.

 


The free tag however comes with Ad support. But if you want to remove Ads then you can buy it's premium version for $0.99 or by inviting 10 people to download this app. 

Play Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.clean


2. ES File Explorer

As far as popularity goes, its hard to beat the ES File Explorer for Android. With over ten million installs and an average playstore rating of 4.6. As the description on its playstore page says It functions as a file manager, application manager, task killer, download manager, cloud storage client (compatible with Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box.net, Sugarsync, Yandex, Amazon S3, and Ubuntu One...), FTP client, and LAN Samba client. 

 


Previously it's users used to complain about its cumbersome UI but after a major update it looks a lot better. It has built-in Zip and RAR file support. You can send files using wifi and it also has gesture support for dragginng files and zooming. It has fast access space which can be accesed with a left swipe where you can save your favourite or frequestly used directories for fast access.  It supports over 30 languages and is compatible with Android version 2.1 and up. It also has root explorer function.

It's UI still isn't as polished as other file managers which may be the reason many users prefer other apps. But it's powerful set of features make up for that. 

PlayStore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop


3. PowerGrasp file manager

PowerGrasp file manager is a relatively new, but powerful file manager. It’s not as feature rich as some others on this list, but it makes up for it with its ease of use and sleek interface. 

 


It supports decompressing  ZIP, RAR, 7z, tar, and also tar.gz and Creating  & editing ZIP, 7z, tar, and tar.gz file formats. It has drag and drop feature and root explorer support. If you need something minimalistic but also good looking it may be the one for you.


PlayStore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.malcolmsoft.powergrasp


4. Total Commander - file manager

Some of us might know this good old friend of ours from our Windows XP days. It has been very popular in playstore as well with over 5 million installs and an average rating to 4.8 which is very impressive. It can Zip and unzip, unrar files. It also has built-in media player with play-pause on lockscreen like any other music players. It has various plugins for  the list of installed Apps, FTP and SFTP client, WebDAV, LAN access and Plugins for cloud services: Google Drive, Microsoft Live, Dropbox, etc. It also has optional Root explorer support. It can detect external SD cards connected via OTG cable. It's media player Media player can stream directly from LAN, WebDAV and cloud plugins.

 


Although I’m not a big fan of the UI, I suspect that many wouldn’t mind the simple no-nonsense approach to file management with a set of most powerful features. It's the ultimate file manager for android.

PlayStore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander&hl=en 


5. Explorer 

Explorer comes from the same developers as the popular Root Explorer app.  It's includes cloud support for Google Drive, Box, Dropbox,etc  and network (SMB) support. It can create and extract zip, gzip and tar files and extract rar files. There's a bookmark feature for quick access of frequently used directories. It has support for MD5 files too.

 

PlayStore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.explorer


I hope you found this list useful. Is there any app that i missed and should consider including in the list? What's your favourite file manager? Please let me know in the comments below.

Stay High on Android.





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