File Manager

File manager for SDCard only

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OI File Manager (4.2@54,149) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; Testbericht 10/2013
Explorer (4.1@86,427) Ǥ 13 img thumbs, zip/unzip, edit text
My Files - SD Card Manager (4.1@7,205) 7 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28
SD File Manager File Explorer (3.8@1,610) 4 LastUpdate: 2016-07-05

File manager supporting all local file systems

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MK Explorer (File manager) (4.6@23,968) Ǥ 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-03 XDA; ZIP/RAR, root; phone & tablet optimized
Simple File Manager Pro - Manage files easy & fast (4.6@1,083; ~EUR 1.00) 4 Github
File Manager - My Files (4.6@690) 7 LastUpdate: 2018-07-26
Arc File Manager (4.5@12,835) 5
File Handler (4.4@42) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-09
Root Explorer (4.3@32,204; ~EUR 3.75) Ǥ 12 Vorstellung 8/2013; Video Review 10/2013; root users only; remount, permissions, bookmarks, email, thumbnails, APK binary XML viewer…
MT Manager (4.3@1,149) 11 incl. text editor, HEX editor, DEX editor, media player and more
Open Manager (4.3@427) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2011-07-22 Github; zip/unzip, appinst, appbackup
File Manager File Explorer (4.2@251,671) Ǥ 23 Kurzvorstellung 1/2013; Phone & Tablet optimized;
File Explorer Root Browser (4.2@147,556) Ǥ 12 / Root Browser Pro (File Manager) (3.7@1,801; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2017-04-07
Dual File Manager XT (4.2@4,324) 5 LastUpdate: 2017-03-14 Vorstellung 6/2013; zip/gzip/tar, streaming, img preview, …
Zenfield File Manager (4.2@957) Ǥ 8 / Zenfield File Manager Ad-free (4.7@154; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 8
File Manager Beta (4.2@144) 6 LastUpdate: 2015-02-21
File Manager (Day/Night theme) (4.1@488) 3
Explorer (4.1@95) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-31 Github
File Manager FS 📂 FileSpace storage No ad tracker (3.9@110) Ǥ 7 Github; includes storage manager and music player
Dir - File Manager (3.8@302) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-25
File Manager (3.6@16) 3 GitLab
File Manager -- Take Command of Your Files Easily (0@14) Ǥ 36
lrkFM - File Manager (0@0) 4 Github

Toolboxes with integrated file managers

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Advanced Tools (4.3@1,939) 19 / Advanced Tools Pro (4.6@194; ~EUR 4.00) 16
Ultra Explorer [Root Browser] (4.3@737) 16 / Ultra Explorer Pro [PREMIUM] - 50% OFF (4.3@71; ~EUR 10.00) 15
NeoFiler Free (3.6@175) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-30 / NeoFiler (4@27; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-30 view/edit, compress/uncompress, webbrowser, taskman, voice memo (full only)

File manager supporting all local file systems & LAN

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Cx File Explorer (4.8@53,444) Ǥ 16 local, network & cloud
Essential File Manager - Pro Advanced (4.7@62) 9 / Advance File Manager/Explorer PRO (4.3@69) 8
File Manager (4.6@4,333) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2018-05-21 local, SMB, cloud, FTP/WebDAV, app manager
File Manager by ASTRO (File Browser) (4.5@624,101) Ǥ 23 Testbericht 10/2013; Vorstellung 1/2014 | 2/2014; SFTP/SMB/Bluetooth
Total Commander - file manager (4.5@188,587) 9 Vorstellung 1/2014; Plugins for LAN, FTP, WebDAV
X-plore File Manager (4.5@182,845) Ǥ 17 Testbericht 10/2013; Vorstellung 4/2014; Video Howto 11/2016; Phone & Tablet optimized
Ghost Commander File Manager (4.5@12,981) 12 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Video Review 8/2013; + SMB Plugin; 2 Panels, ftp, smb, read zip, edit txt, send file via BT, root operations, …
File Manager - Local and Cloud File Explorer (4.5@8,693) Ǥ 17
Computer File Manager (4.5@676) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2018-03-15
Woopiti (4.5@158) 7 incl. WebDAV, Cloud etc.
File Manager (4.4@789,948) Ǥ 26 with storage analyzer, cloud storage & more
File Expert - File Manager (4.4@96,119) Ǥ 24 LastUpdate: 2016-11-22 / File Expert HD File Manager (4@15) Ǥ 24 LastUpdate: 2016-10-19 Testbericht 10/2013; Video Review 11/2013; Review 11/2016; bt/ftp/http/smb/ssh/webdav, box.net,Dropbox, zip/unzip, appman
B1 File Manager and Archiver (4.4@16,996) Ǥ 28 Intro 4/2014; Local, Samba, FTP, SFTP, Dropbox and Google Drive, archive manager
Discoverer(Linda File Manager) (4.4@13,523) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-06-30 app, zip, taskman
AntTek Explorer (4.4@10,426) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2016-03-04 Phone & Tablet optimized
FireFiles (4.4@56) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2018-02-14 Github
Computer File Explorer (4.3@81,181) Ǥ 13 Kurzvorstellung 1/2014
FX File Explorer: the file manager with privacy (4.3@65,789) Ǥ 20 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / File Explorer (Root Add-On) (4.2@13,035) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-07-28 / FX File Explorer (Plus License Key) (4.4@3,186; ~EUR 3.00) 0 LastUpdate: 2018-05-22 Intro 8/2013; Kurzvorstellung 1/2016; bt,smb,ftp,ssh
AndroXplorer File Manager (4.3@11,215) 8 LastUpdate: 2015-02-02 SMB; Phone & Tablet optimized
File Manager Plus (4.3@297) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2017-10-18
MKC file manager (4.2@614) 9 LastUpdate: 2016-12-18 / File manager / commander HD (4.3@1,886) 13 LastUpdate: 2017-12-12 Dual-Panel; Tablet optimized
File Explorer Manager (4.2@219) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-07-03
File Explorer (4.2@126) Ǥ 9
Helios File Manager (4.1@3,476) Ǥ 9
Media File Manager (4.1@1,248) Ǥ 14
file manager (4.1@869) 9 LastUpdate: 2016-05-27
Droid Explorer (4.1@318) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-26 Multi-Tab; FTP; App-Manager
Solid Explorer Classic (4@49,931) 15 LastUpdate: 2017-06-18 / Solid Explorer Classic Unlock (4.1@11,467; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-07-15 Vorstellung 10/2013; Testbericht 10/2013; Video Walk-Through 3/2019; Phone & Tablet optimized
Open Explorer Beta (4@2,478) 11 / Open Explorer Donate (5@10; ~EUR 1.50) 0 LastUpdate: 2013-05-16
Far On Droid File Manager (4@1,724) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-24 Github
N Files - File Manager & Explorer (4@467) 11
Amaze File Manager (3.8@10,826) Ǥ 11 Github; Kurzvorstellung 12/2014; Video Review 4/2015; Review & Tutorial 5/2019; Review 11/2019; open-source
Duo: Holo File Manager w/ Root (3.4@271) Ǥ 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-27 Dual-panel; lots of plugins
FSync - FTP Client (3.2@164) 8 LastUpdate: 2015-03-12 ftp(s), gestures, encryption, zip/unzip, sync, clipboard, …
File Manager HD(File transfer) (0@14) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2016-01-26 Zip, SMB, Dropbox/GoogleDrive/SkyDrive, …; Tablet optimized

WebDAV File Manager

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WebDAV for Ghost Commander (4.6@196) 0
WebDAV plugin-Total Commander (4.2@1,777) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-21
AntTek WebDAV Client (3.6@223) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-05-14 AddOn für AntTek Explorer
WebDAV Navigator Lite (3.2@346) 10 / WebDAV Navigator (4.1@155; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 14 LastUpdate: 2018-07-29

MultiCloud-Manager

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Woopiti (4.5@158) 7 incl. WebDAV, Cloud etc.
Koofr (4.4@186) 14 Koofr account required
Filement (4.4@23) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-09-15
SanDisk Memory Zone (4.3@116,551) Ǥ 23 SugarSync, Box, Picasa, Dropbox, Google Docs, SkyDrive, Facebook (FAQ)
GM Files (4.3@30,441) Ǥ 20 internal, external SD & Cloud
uniFile - File Browser (4.3@22) 12 LastUpdate: 2014-11-12 cloud browser and more
My Cloud (4.2@84,840) Ǥ 17
All Online Cloud Storage (4.1@1,959) 7
Cloud Browser (3.9@106) Ǥ 9
+Storage (3.6@2,952) 12 LastUpdate: 2017-06-05 cloud & own computer
Otixo: Multi-Cloud File Manager (3.5@732) Ǥ 13 remote file-manager for 28 popular clouds (Google Drive, Dropbox, Facebook, OneDrive, FTP, ownCloud, etc.).
Unclouded - Cloud Manager (2.9@7,101) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2016-08-09 Video Demo 7/2014; Intro 8/2014; Vorstellung 4/2015 | 6/2015

File Manager for Amazon S3 Cloud

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BucketAnywhere for S3 (3.6@253) Ǥ 8 / BucketAnywherePro for S3 (3.7@48; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$

Various file managers

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Simple File Manager - Manage files easily & fast (4.4@2,869) 4 Github
PowerGrasp file manager (4.3@3,519) Ǥ 8 Testbericht 10/2013; Archiver & Cloud Support
RH File Manager (4.2@112) 5 LastUpdate: 2014-07-14 ZIP and encryption support
Teradesk - Remote File Manager (4.2@103) Ǥ 16 LastUpdate: 2016-05-20 Peer-to-Peer cross-device, cloud (optional), dupe finder, and more
Lollipop File Manager (4@3,271) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2015-07-09 root support
File Manager USB OTG Cast Root FTP WiFi Explorer (4@1,698) Ǥ 14 / File Manager Pro Android TV Cloud Root USB Cast (4.1@1,037; ~EUR 5.00) 9 Github / Github
Local Storage (4@45) Ǥ 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-15 Github; Intro 10/2016; provides other apps access to files on external/internal storage
Lime File Manager (3.9@147) 2 LastUpdate: 2014-09-12 root, compress/uncompress, text editor, database browser, and more
File Quest (3.7@251) 7 LastUpdate: 2014-12-03 Intro 12/2013; 3D/transparency; support for root, ZIP; lock files/folders; open source: Github
EgoSecure Encryption Anywhere (3.4@166) Ǥ 10 file manager w/ encryption; files & folders, incl. cloud
Simple Explorer (0@0) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-30 Intro 1/2015; ZIP/RAR/root and more; Github; XDA

A quite specific file manager is AROMA, which can be used in recovery mode.

File Managers remote from PC

2020-02-22

File Manager (4.6@4,333) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2018-05-21 local, SMB, cloud, FTP/WebDAV, app manager
FTPServer (4.4@5,264) 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-23 Test 11/2013
AirDroid: Remote access & File (4.3@578,404) Ǥ 45 Howto "Airdroid via USB" 1/2013 (DE) | 10/2013 (DE); Video Tutorial 3/2013 (DE); Video Review 4/2013; Video Demo 6/2013; Sicherheitslücke | security hole
WebSharingLite (File Manager) (4.3@5,690) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-23 / WebSharing (WiFi File Manager) (4.1@1,824; ~EUR 3.00) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-23 Video Review 4/2013
PAW Server for Android (4.3@1,854) 35 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-19
WiFi File Explorer (4@5,147) Ǥ 11 / WiFi File Explorer PRO (4@3,871; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 11 Video Demo 2/2013

Also see: Manage your Android Device from your Computer

Further Readings:

6 of the Best Android File Manager Apps (8/2019)
9 File Managers for Android – No ADS! (4/2019)
Amaze File Manager vs MiXplorer vs OI File Manager (4/2019)
Best Android file explorer apps, file browser apps, and file manager apps (3/2019)
ES File Explorer is loaded with garbage, here are 4 better alternatives (10/2016)
6 File Manager Apps for iOS and Android (4/2014 - 4/2018)
Best Free Android File Manager Apps (2/2014)
8 Best file manager apps for Android (1/2014)
Best Free File Manager for Android (12/2013 - 3/2017)
Die besten Dateimanager für Android (10/2013 - 1/2019)
Best file manager apps for Android (10/2013 - 3/2019)

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