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Professional document management for iOS, with bulk rename, backup and sync tasks. Edit your documents in-place, stream your media files and connect to over 20 different network and cloud storage locations.
“Maximize the potential of what you can do with files on iOS” - Cult of Mac
“FileBrowser remains the best option” - MacStories
Direct and secure file access to your computers, servers and other storage devices on home or company networks.
Core Features
- Access file servers and cloud storage
- View documents and optionally store them for offline viewing
- Present a video, PowerPoint or Keynote direct from the server
- Copy and move between any type of storage, from single files to whole directories
- Bi-directional automatic sync of network folders to your iPad/iPhone
- Backup local files to a network file server or cloud storage
- Integrates with other apps allowing you to edit, save and share files while on the go
- Integrates with your existing infrastructure, including Active Directory
- Integrates with iOS data protection, utilising hardware-based encryption to secure content
- Pro photographer XMP sidecar file support for rating images
- VPN on-demand support for third-party VPN clients
- Supports Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS)
- Requires no additional software on company servers
Office App Integration
- No more duplication of documents between apps
- Launch an Office app to edit a network document in-place
- Changes are automatically saved to the original document
- Scan documents or images direct to multi page PDF
- Automatic colour and perspective correction of scanned documents
MDM Integration
- Centralised distribution of FileBrowser configuration settings
- Enforced security lockdown
- Conform to corporate Mobile Security Policies
- Prevent users from changing local settings
- Selectively override any local configuration setting
- Distribute file server connection details
- Control whether offline viewing/storage is permitted
- Control whether content can be shared
FileBrowser Professional uses the SMB1, SMB2, and SMB3 network access protocols (also known as CIFS or Windows File Sharing) to connect to:
- Macs
- PCs
- NAS drives
- Windows File Servers (including Windows Server Clusters)
Access local storage
- USB Drives
- SD Cards
- Folders of other apps
- iCloud Drive folders of other apps
- iOS Photo Library
You can also connect to the following cloud storage
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft OneDrive for Business
- Microsoft SharePoint 2013 or later
- Box.com
- Google Drive (including Shared Team Drives)
- Dropbox (including Dropbox for Business)
- Backblaze B2
- Amazon S3
- Nextcloud
- pCloud
- Digital Ocean S3
- FileBase S3
- Google Cloud S3
- iDrive Cloud S3
- Storj S3
- Wasabi S3
- WebDAV servers
- FTP/FTPS servers
- SFTP servers
Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us.
For fast friendly support please email support@stratospherix.com. We are happy to receive support emails in any language, but are only able to reply in English.
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Community Voice & Feedback
Please add forward and reverse finger swipe video scrubbing
The app presents itself as part of a Mac-to-iPhone file sharing solution but is client-only. To actually use it with your Mac you need to separately buy “FileBrowser Pro for Mac”, a completely different $14.99 app. This is not made clear anywhere in the listing. To make it worse, there’s also a “FileBrowser Professional” bundle for iPhone, making three similarly named products that are easy to confuse. Save yourself the frustration and just use macOS’s free built-in SMB file sharing with the Files app.
Excellent app! Suggest to add crossfade option to the music player so that it eliminates blank audio. All in one file browser app!
Needs pinch to zoom on video
• Does NOT allow browsing all “On My iPad” folders anymore
• Cannot function like Finder on current iPadOS
• SD card support alone does not justify “Professional” name
• Documentation does not clearly warn users of Apple storage restrictions
• Cannot function like Finder on current iPadOS
• SD card support alone does not justify “Professional” name
• Documentation does not clearly warn users of Apple storage restrictions
I use it to download mp3 I want robe axle to add a picture that will be show as album art when it plays. CarPlay would also be amazing.
Thank you for adding a 360 viewer. I have had your app for years and have it everywhere I can use it - I love it!!!!! During this time I have witnessed the app’s expansion, the capabilities continue to multiply. Thank you for such a great app and your professionalism.
There is an issue with the hide keyboard button after clicking edit and switching between apps.
Can we please add the ability to ‘create document’ - html, php, css, js, etc? I use this app a lot and would love those extensions.
I would love to give this app 5 stars but this holds me back from that.
Hide keyboard bug & extensions please!!!
Can we please add the ability to ‘create document’ - html, php, css, js, etc? I use this app a lot and would love those extensions.
I would love to give this app 5 stars but this holds me back from that.
Hide keyboard bug & extensions please!!!
Recently, I was having issues with the reliability of the connection and the transfers to my Mac. I now believe the issue was the SMB default that FileBrowser uses; there seems to have been a permissions issue. Creating an SFTP connection, instead of choosing the Mac as such, seems to have fixed things. I'm glad the app offers options. The default Apple Files.app fails in this regard.
Regarding the issue with bookmarks, I initially didn't see them until I was already connected. Turns out they move around (inexplicably) depending on where one is in the app. So that functionality is there, but I have to look for it in landscape mode. I was also initially irritated by the change in shape of the tabs. However I had been tapping to select wasn't working anymore on my old iPad. Once my fingers adjusted their muscle memory, things worked out.
Regarding the issue with bookmarks, I initially didn't see them until I was already connected. Turns out they move around (inexplicably) depending on where one is in the app. So that functionality is there, but I have to look for it in landscape mode. I was also initially irritated by the change in shape of the tabs. However I had been tapping to select wasn't working anymore on my old iPad. Once my fingers adjusted their muscle memory, things worked out.
This app used to be very good. Now it is so annoying. Every changes on the file, change names, copying, moving, etc. used to be instant before. Now when I change a name, it spins and spins with “Examining file…”. When I copy or move a file, it spins and spins with “Estimating time…” Worst file/folder management app”
For those of us who use the iOS Files app on the daily, this app “moves mountains”. Gives you everything you need from thumbnails, fast backup for multiple items, to using needed various SMB protocols(including SMB3) for faster transfers, and previous versions for hardware compatibility. Plus all the cloud integrations. Oh, and they are constantly updating the app for function, not bloat.
Cool app, though sync to IPhone folder isn’t possible, and many other apps can’t use Mounted Location in the Folder app.
This is an awesome app. I use it all the time to get to all the places I need to go.
I don’t know how only recently found this app. The native file app is so woefully lacking. With FileBrowser Pro I’m ready to give up my MacBook and just use my iPad.
I’ve been using this app for two or three years and just realized today how powerful and important and useful Filebrowser Pro is to me. And honestly, I bet I don’t even know how to use half the features… lol. Anyway, I just want to publicly thank the developers and offer my highest recommendation to anyone considering purchasing it.
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