Alternatives to FileBrowser
An iPhone and iPad file manager for network shares, NAS drives, FTP, WebDAV and cloud storage. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
FileBrowser
An iPhone and iPad file manager for network shares, NAS drives, FTP, WebDAV and cloud storage.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as FileBrowser.
Documents by Readdle
Full-featured iOS file manager with a built-in PDF reader and cloud integration.
Documents by Readdle is a freemium iOS file manager combining cloud integration with a built-in PDF reader and media playback, with some tools needing a subscription.
Owlfiles
A cross-platform file manager for local, network, NAS and cloud storage, formerly FE File Explorer.
Owlfiles is freemium and runs on iOS, Android, Windows and macOS, reaching SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and cloud services with direct transfers between locations.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
FileBrowser Quantum
A self-hosted web file manager with user management, sharing, file previews and editing.
TagSpaces
An offline file organizer that adds color-coded tags to files and folders without a database.
Solid Explorer
An Android file manager with dual panes, cloud storage access, network connections and root access.
X-plore File Manager
An Android file manager with a dual-pane tree view, cloud and network access, and root support.
Material Files
An open-source Material Design file manager for Android 5.0 and later.
