Modern Android file management
Your files. Every storage. One powerful workspace.
WizeFiles brings local storage, SD cards, USB drives, NAS, servers and cloud accounts into one focused Android experience. Work faster with tabs, adaptive dual-pane browsing, indexed search, reliable transfers, nearby sharing, built-in viewers, verified package installation, standalone encryption, private vaults, secure deletion and advanced file tools.
- Android 11+
- No ads
- Local-first controls
- Power-user depth
Key capabilities
Full-featured by design
Serious capability without losing focus
WizeFiles concentrates on managing files and storage. Everyday actions stay approachable, while advanced tools are ready when a job becomes complex.
Adaptive browser workspaces
Keep several locations open with multi-tab workspaces. Switch to dual-pane on wide screens, choose the active pane, resize the divider and copy, move or drag files directly to the opposite pane.
- Independent navigation, history, search and selection per pane
- Tabs for local, cloud and network folders
- Recent and category collections, bookmarks and home-screen shortcuts
- Multiple Android windows plus mouse, keyboard and trackpad input
Cloud and network storage
Connect popular cloud providers through a guided rclone-backed flow, or add SMB, SFTP, FTP/FTPS, WebDAV and S3 locations directly.
- Simple mode for everyday users and power-user configuration when needed
- LAN SMB discovery plus saved SMB, SFTP and FTP/FTPS accounts
- Guided WebDAV, S3 and broad cloud-provider setup through embedded rclone
- Provider-specific icons and one browser across local and remote paths
Nearby and local sharing
Move files directly between WizeFiles devices or securely expose selected folders on your local network.
- QR-authenticated, resumable Nearby Transfer
- Browser access with HTTP or HTTPS
- Optional FTP or FTPS compatibility
- Selected roots, expiring sessions and Transfer Center history
Transfer Center
Long operations survive beyond the current screen and can recover after interruptions.
- Running, queued, paused, completed and failed jobs
- Pause, resume, cancel and retry
- Speed, ETA, detailed results and destination access
- Two concurrent long-running operations
Folder sync and backup
Create reusable sync pairs between local, removable, NAS and cloud locations.
- Manual and scheduled runs
- One-way, mirror and two-way workflows
- Network, charging and conflict controls
- Previewable, persistent job history
Search and batch work
Use indexed instant search for large collections, then act on results without repetitive manual work.
- Fast indexed search
- Advanced batch rename with live preview
- Numbering, replacement, prefix, suffix and patterns
- Sorting, filtering, bookmarks and shortcuts
Storage cleanup
Understand what consumes space and stay in control of every recommendation before deleting anything.
- Visual disk-map treemap
- Duplicate files and duplicate media
- Large files, old downloads, APKs, junk candidates and unused user apps
- Review-first selection with readable reasons and safety guidance
- Ignored-items management and a manual choice of which duplicate copy to keep
Built-in viewers, players and readers
Inspect more files without interrupting your current folder, tab or remote-storage workflow. Common formats use Android-native paths first; bounded fallbacks handle specialist content.
- Image Viewer with sibling swiping, zoom, rotation and large-image tiling
- Video Player plus a background-capable Audio Player with queue and headset controls
- PDF Viewer & Reader with progressive pages, zoom, search, selection and password support
- E-book Reader for EPUB and supported unencrypted MOBI/Kindle books
- Offline Document Reader for HTML/XHTML, MHTML, CHM and MAFF
- ICO/CUR, TIFF/BTF, camera RAW and TGA-family image decoding
- Media3-first playback with LibVLC fallback for uncommon audio/video codecs
- TTF, OTF and TTC Font Viewer with metadata, editable specimen text, multilingual samples and a 12–84 sp preview
Archives and disk images
Browse supported archives and disk images as read-only virtual folders, then preview or copy out only what you need.
- 7z, ZIP, RAR/RAR5, CAB, WIM, XAR, ARJ, LHA/LZH and more
- ISO/UDF, DMG, APFS, EXT, FAT, HFS+, NTFS and SquashFS
- QCOW2, VDI, VHD/VHDX, VMDK and partition containers
- Password, traversal, expansion and size safety limits
- ZIP/7z/TAR.XZ editing workflows
App Manager and APK backup
Search, filter, sort and manage apps visible to the current Android profile without treating packages like ordinary files.
- All, user, system and disabled-app filters
- Open, inspect, enable or disable apps, with system-app safeguards
- Android-confirmed uninstall for eligible user apps
- Share regular and split-package backups
- Durable .apk/.apks backup through Transfer Center—never application data
Verified Android package installer
Review and install standalone or split Android packages through one validated workflow.
- APK, APKS, APKM and XAPK support with complete signature and package-identity verification
- Device-compatible ABI, density and locale split selection
- Version, signer, permission, feature and component comparison before installation
- Android-confirmed ordinary installs, root-gated downgrades and an explicit Core Patch-compatible signature-mismatch path
- Validated XAPK OBB placement after APK success, with rollback, partial-completion reporting and retry
AAB files can be signed and verified, but installation requires a future bundletool conversion pipeline.
Android package sign, verify & import
Work with standalone APKs, app bundles and split-package containers without leaving the WizeFiles storage workflow.
- APK v1, v2 and v3 signatures plus optional detached v4
.apk.idsig - AAB JAR signing and verification with PKCS#8/X.509 or PKCS#12, JKS and BKS key stores
- APKS re-signing that preserves bundletool
toc.pbbytes and verifies the complete reconstructed split set - XAPK re-signing that preserves
manifest.json, OBB expansion files and other non-APK payloads byte-for-byte - Verifier-first APKM import to an open APKS container without changing the original APK bytes or signatures
- Provider-aware Transfer Center jobs with mandatory output verification; source files are never overwritten
AAB signing is included; on-device AAB-to-APKS generation is intentionally outside the current scope.
Trash Bin and secure shred
Choose recoverable deletion for ordinary work or an explicit irreversible path for supported local files.
- Trash Bin for recoverable local deletion
- Provider-managed trash where supported by connected cloud storage
- One-pass zero overwrite, sync and permanent deletion for writable local files and folders
- Secure shred is excluded for remote, SAF, archive and mixed-provider selections
Flash wear levelling, snapshots and synchronized copies mean software overwrite cannot guarantee physical erasure.
Encryption, private vaults and app protection
Protect individual files or keep a managed encrypted workspace without sending content to a remote service.
- Standalone AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305 file encryption
- Argon2id or bcrypt password derivation with explicit decrypt workflows
- Named encrypted vaults with password and optional biometric unlock
- Secure import, folder organization, open/edit re-encryption, locking and encrypted backup export
- Optional password or biometric protection for the WizeFiles browser with a configurable relock interval
File details, integrity and advanced permissions
Inspect what a file really contains and, where elevated access permits, manage low-level filesystem attributes.
- General size, location, timestamps, contents and symbolic-link details
- CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 with pasted-checksum comparison
- Image EXIF and GPS details plus audio and video metadata
- APK package, version, SDK, requested-permission and signing-certificate details
- Root-capable owner, group, access-mode and SELinux-context editing, including recursive changes
Text editing and everyday file tools
Create, edit, organize and hand files to other Android apps without leaving the current workspace.
- Built-in editor for broad text and script formats
- Create files and folders, rename, copy paths and refresh
- Open as, Open with and Android Edit with integration
- Bookmarks, pinned standard folders and launcher shortcuts
- Save shared content into a chosen WizeFiles location
Personalization, safety and recovery
Adapt the browser to the device and preserve important configuration.
- Display language, light/dark/pure-black modes, icon shapes and browsing animations
- Startup folder, storage list, bookmarks and pinned standard directories
- Long-filename behavior, remote thumbnails, archive filename encoding and APK open defaults
- Encrypted settings backup with restore preview, compatibility warnings and safe skipping of obsolete non-security settings
- Sanitized on-device crash reports that remain private until the user reviews and shares them
Android power tools
Go beyond normal app-level access where the device and user permit it, while keeping ordinary workflows available without elevation.
- Configurable root and Shizuku-assisted operations
- SAF folders, SD cards, USB drives and provider-aware actions
- Copy or move directly to the other pane and open a folder in a compatible terminal app
- Phone, tablet, foldable, Chromebook, mouse/keyboard and Android TV layouts
Built for real work
From a quick rename to a multi-storage workflow
WizeFiles keeps source, destination and operation state visible, even when the job spans providers or takes a long time.
Compare two locations
Open device storage and a NAS or cloud folder side by side. Copy, move or drag selections straight to the opposite pane.
Organize hundreds of files
Preview a patterned rename, apply it in one action, then locate the result through the search index.
Recover a large transfer
Pause a job, resume it later or retry failed items without losing the history of what completed and what did not.
Keep folders synchronized
Define a reusable pair between phone, server or cloud storage and run it manually or on a schedule with clear constraints.
Private by architecture
Control sensitive files and credentials
WizeFiles uses local-first storage controls, Android-protected credential facilities and explicit user-selected connections. Standalone file encryption, secure vaults, biometric unlock, an optional app lock and memory-only package-signing passwords protect private workflows.
Standalone file encryptionEncrypted vaultsBiometric unlockApp lockEncrypted connection secretsMemory-only signing passwordsBounded offline viewersTrash BinSecure shred
Security is part of the workflow
- Selected files can be encrypted independently with password-derived AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305 protection.
- Vault content stays separate from ordinary browsing.
- Remote accounts are added only when the user chooses them.
- Root and Shizuku are optional, advanced access paths.
- Nearby transfers require receiver approval and a fresh verification QR.
- Saved web documents and e-books are staged privately with network access blocked.
- Archives, disk images and decoders enforce path, size and expansion limits.
- Package-signing passwords never enter durable job metadata; interrupted signing requires the key to be unlocked again.
- APKS, XAPK and APKM operations verify the complete contained APK set before accepting the output.
- The installer verifies package identity and signatures before selecting compatible APK splits; signing mismatch is blocked by default, with a separate warned opt-in for rooted Core Patch-compatible systems.
- Standalone encryption and encrypted vaults keep protected content local, with explicit passwords, biometric options and recovery-aware editing.
- Secure shred is restricted to writable local paths and is clearly separated from recoverable Trash Bin deletion.
- Cleaner recommendations start review-first, support ignored items and preserve a user-selected duplicate copy.
- Destructive actions use confirmations and recoverable deletion where supported.
Competitive comparison
How WizeFiles compares
This matrix uses the union of meaningful, publicly documented capabilities across all eight apps—not only features already present in WizeFiles. Competitor sources were reviewed on 10 August 2026; WizeFiles implementation coverage was refreshed on 29 August 2026. A ◐ means partial, plug-in based or narrower support; — means not implemented in WizeFiles or not publicly documented for a competitor.
✓ Included◐ Partial / add-on / narrower— Not documented
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| Feature | WizeFiles | Solid Explorer | MiXplorer | Files by Google | X-plore | Total Commander | Cx | ASTRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browsing and organization | ||||||||
| Local, SD card and USB storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recent and category collections | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ Categories | ✓ | ◐ Media views | ◐ History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-tab browsing | ✓ | ◐ Panels | ✓ Unlimited | — | — | ◐ Virtual panels | — | — |
| Dual-pane browsing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Drag and drop between panes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ◐ | ✓ | — | — |
| Mouse, keyboard and trackpad input | ✓ | ✓ Chromebook | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ Hotkeys | ◐ TV | — |
| Multiple app windows | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Indexed or advanced search | ✓ Indexed | ✓ Indexed | ✓ Advanced | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ Name + text | ◐ | ◐ |
| Search inside file contents | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Advanced batch rename | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Bookmarks, favorites or starred files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Home-screen shortcuts | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | — | — |
| Per-folder view and sorting settings | ◐ Per pane | ◐ | ✓ | — | ◐ | — | — | — |
| Settings and bookmark export/restore | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ◐ Account | — | — | — |
| Customizable commands, toolbars or menus | — | — | ✓ | — | ◐ | ✓ | — | — |
| Cloud, network, sharing and jobs | ||||||||
| Direct cloud accounts | ✓ Broad via rclone | ✓ Broad | ✓ Broad | ◐ Drive backup | ✓ Broad | ◐ Plug-ins | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cross-provider and cloud-to-cloud transfers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Plug-ins | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMB / LAN client | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Plug-in | ✓ | ◐ LAN |
| FTP / FTPS client | ✓ FTP + FTPS | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Plug-in | ✓ | — |
| SFTP client | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Plug-in | ✓ | — |
| WebDAV client | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Plug-in | ✓ | — |
| S3-compatible storage | ✓ | — | ◐ Provider | — | — | — | — | — |
| Persistent background operation queue | ✓ Transfer Center | ◐ | ✓ Tasks | — | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | — |
| Pause, resume, retry and job history | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ Tasks | — | ◐ Logs | ◐ | ◐ | — |
| Folder sync and scheduled backup | ✓ | — | ◐ Tasks | ◐ Drive/photos | ✓ | — | — | ◐ Cloud backup |
| Browser / HTTP(S) access to phone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ Wi-Fi plug-in | — | — |
| FTP / FTPS server | ✓ FTP + FTPS | ✓ FTP | ✓ FTP(S) | — | ✓ FTP | — | ✓ FTP | — |
| Other phone-hosted server modes: SMB, SFTP, WebDAV or DLNA | — Hosts HTTP(S) and FTP(S) only | — | ✓ | — | ◐ DLNA | — | — | — |
| Direct nearby phone-to-phone transfer | ✓ QR-authenticated | ◐ Web share | ✓ TCP receive | ✓ Quick Share | ✓ Wi-Fi share | ◐ Wi-Fi plug-in | — | — |
| Bluetooth OBEX file transfer | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Chromecast or DLNA casting | — | ✓ Chromecast | ✓ | — | ✓ DLNA | — | — | — |
| Stream media from remote storage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Archives, security and recovery | ||||||||
| Create and extract common archives | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ ZIP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ |
| Extended archive and disk-image browsing | ✓ | ◐ Common archives | ✓ | — | ◐ 7z/RAR | ◐ RAR | — | — |
| Password-protected archives | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | — |
| Edit archive contents | ✓ ZIP/7z/TAR.XZ | ◐ | ✓ ZIP | — | ✓ ZIP | ✓ ZIP | — | — |
| Standalone file encryption | ✓ AES-256-GCM / ChaCha20 | ✓ AES-256 | ✓ AEScrypt/Gocryptfs | — | — | — | — | — |
| Encrypted vault or protected storage | ✓ Password + biometric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Safe Folder | ✓ Vault | — | — | ✓ Vault |
| Biometric unlock or app startup lock | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ PIN/pattern | ✓ | — | — | ✓ Face/fingerprint |
| Trash Bin or recoverable deletion | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ |
| Secure local file shredder | ✓ Local writable paths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Root access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Shizuku-assisted access | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Permissions or ownership editing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | — |
| Checksums and hash tools | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | — | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Android package signing and verification | ✓ APK/AAB/APKS/XAPK + APKM import | — | ✓ APK v1/v2/v3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verified APK/APKS/APKM/XAPK installation | ✓ Splits + XAPK OBB + root/Core Patch options | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Storage intelligence and apps | ||||||||
| Storage analyzer | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ Disk Map | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duplicate-file finder | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Large, old, junk or unused-item cleanup | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual disk-map or treemap | ✓ | ◐ Analyzer | — | — | ✓ | — | ◐ Charts | — |
| Installed-app manager and APK backup | ✓ APK + APKS | ◐ App collection | ✓ | ◐ App sharing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rooted application-data backup | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| App storage or usage insights | ◐ Details | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ APK info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Viewers, players, readers and creation | ||||||||
| Text editor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ◐ Viewer | ✓ | ◐ Viewer | ◐ Viewer |
| Code editor and syntax tools | ◐ Text editor | ◐ Text editor | ✓ | — | ◐ Text viewer | ◐ Text editor | — | — |
| Image viewer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ Thumbnails | ◐ Media views | ◐ Media views |
| Video player | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Audio player with background controls | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| PDF viewer / reader | ✓ | — | ◐ Add-on | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| PDF text search or selection | ✓ | — | ◐ Selection | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| PDF annotation or editing | — | — | — | ✓ Annotations | — | — | — | — |
| EPUB / MOBI e-book reader | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Offline HTML / MHT / CHM / MAFF reader | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| RAW, TIFF, TGA and ICO image decoding | ✓ | ◐ Common images | ✓ | ◐ Common images | ◐ Common images | — | ◐ Common images | ◐ Common images |
| Font viewer | ✓ TTF/OTF/TTC | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Media tag or metadata editor | — | — | ✓ Tagger | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full gallery or music-library experience | — Focused viewers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ Player | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document scanning to searchable PDF | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| AI image or PDF assistance | — | — | — | ◐ Gemini/Circle | — | — | — | — |
| Platform and customization | ||||||||
| Android TV support | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | — |
| Tablet, foldable or Chromebook optimization | ✓ | ✓ Chromebook | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ |
| Deep themes and icon packs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Skin editor | — Limited | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Plugin or add-on extensibility | — No plug-in system; core features are built in | ◐ | ✓ | — | ◐ Filesystem plug-in | ✓ | — | — |
| File associations and Open/Edit with | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ Open with | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Explicit accessibility optimizations | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Documented feature coverage 76 capabilities | 8.2/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.9/10 | 3.3/10 | 6.0/10 | 4.4/10 | 4.0/10 | 2.7/10 |
| UI polish | 9.0/10 | 9.0/10 | 7.5/10 | 9.5/10 | 6.5/10 | 5.5/10 | 8.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
| UI character | Modern | Modern | Dense / customizable | Modern / simple | Powerful / dated | Utilitarian / dated | Clean / conservative | Friendly / older |
Method: Full support receives one point and partial, plug-in based or narrower support receives half a point across all 76 capabilities. Ordinary copy, move, delete and share actions are omitted because they do not meaningfully distinguish these apps. “Not documented” is not proof that a feature is impossible, and availability may vary by version, purchase or add-on. UI polish remains an editorial assessment, not a laboratory measurement.
Competitors reviewed: Solid Explorer, MiXplorer, Files by Google, X-plore, Total Commander, Cx File Explorer and ASTRO. WizeFiles cells are based on the current repository implementation.
A clearer product
Focused file management, not another media suite
WizeFiles includes focused image, video and audio playback plus PDF, e-book and offline-document reading where users need to inspect a file. Specialized apps remain responsible for creative editing and full media libraries.
Built in for inspection
- Image Viewer
- Video Player
- Background-capable Audio Player
- PDF Viewer & Reader
- EPUB/MOBI E-book Reader
- Offline HTML/MHT/CHM/MAFF Document Reader
- TTF/OTF/TTC Font Viewer
- Standard Android “open with” and “edit with” integration
Intentionally separate
- Built-in image and video editors
- A full photo-gallery or music-library application
- PDF editing, annotation and signing
- DRM removal or protected e-book conversion
Official public beta
Try WizeFiles and help shape it
Download beta APKs only from the official WizeFiles-Beta repository. Every release includes its own notes, known limitations and SHA-256 checksum.
One workspace for every storage
Browse simply. Work powerfully.
Test carefully, report reproducible problems and never include private filenames, credentials or server details in public reports.