Solid Explorer File Manager

NeatBytes

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

Solid Explorer is a file management app inspired by the old school file commander applications. It will help you:
🗄️ Easily manage files in dual pane layout
🔐 Protect files with strong encryption
🖥️ Manage files on your cloud storage or NAS
☁️ Backup apps and files to any desired destination


Explore your device
Solid Explorer lets you navigate to files stored on your device and automatically organizes them into collections. You can view, delete, move, rename or share any files. It also allows you to quickly find the files you need through indexed search with filters.


Keep your files safe
Solid Explorer can protect selected files with strong AES encryption and put them in a secure folder, which contents are unreadable for other apps. The file manager will ask for password or fingerprint confirmation when you browse the folder. Even if you uninstall Solid Explorer, the files stay on your device and are still protected.


Analyze Storage
Although this file manager doesn’t feature a dedicated storage analyzer, you can find out which files take up most of space by going to folder properties of internal storage or SD card. You will find the information about the percentage of space each folder takes and the list of biggest files. You can also use search with a file size filter.


Organize remote files
Solid Explorer supports major network protocols and cloud providers to let you organize multiple remote file locations in one place. You can easily transfer files between cloud locations/servers just by dragging them from one panel to another.


Major feature list:

• Files management - main storage, SD card, USB OTG
• Cloud storage - easily connect and manage files on Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Owncloud, SugarSync, MediaFire, Yandex, Mega*
• NAS - support for major network protocols FTP, SFTP, SMB (Samba), WebDav
• File encryption - password and fingerprint protection
• Archives - support for ZIP, 7ZIP, RAR and TAR files
• Root explorer - browse system files if your device is rooted
• Indexed search - quickly find files on your device
• Analyze storage - manage files taking too much space on your device
• Organized collections - files categorized in Downloads, Recent,Photos, Videos, Music, Documents and Apps
• Internal image viewer, music player and text editor - for easier browsing on remote storages
• Batch rename - with support for naming patterns
• FTP Server - for accessing your local files from PC
• Themes and icon sets - rich customization options

Solid Explorer will also manage files on your Chromebook with support for mouse and keyboard input.

Useful links:
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NeatBytes/
Translation: http://neatbytes.oneskyapp.com

* with paid add-on

Ratings and reviews

Solid Explorer has been solid for me for years. I personally didn't run into issues until this last update (Oct 2024). Now roughly twice a week I run into issues. Sometimes it won't display images in SE viewer. Sometimes the app won't open at all; it just shows a dark screen with a large app icon in the center. Force Stop and clearing cache doesn't help. I have to restart my device to get it working again. I'm hoping a future update will fix it, but I'm looking for a replacement anyway.

Liking it so far... only i have an issue. whenever i go to dropbox and upload an image to it and try to share it.. it says "unable to retrieve the link" please fix this... Edit: Now the app keeps crashing every time i try to add a new ftp server. at least make it to where i can save the server anyways and not force me to connect to it first so i can get around the crash. Edit2: Ok after the update, it's working now. (that was a fast fix)

TLDR: It's a good app with useful features (when they work). However, lately it does an abysmal job recognizing the upgrade for premium. FULL REVIEW: I've been using the app since 2015. THE GOOD; it's got an easy-to-use layout, an ok amount of tools, and nice theme customization. THE BAD; it forgets purchased upgrade, and the troubleshooting steps do not resolve the issue. The FTP access is very useful but it struggles with connecting consistently or at all. I WOULD recommend this to a friend 👍

What's new

v2.8.52/53
- improved FTP compatibility with servers using TLS
- support for avif files
- minor bug fixes

v2.8.50
- fixed FTP client crash
- fixed FTP server file upload
- other minor fixes

2.8.48/49
- improved Android 14 compatibility