Meet Folders: one free app for 382 kinds of files
Folders is a free, open-source file manager for Android, Windows and Linux that opens PDFs, Office files, 3D models, code, videos and archives itself, with no ads and no account.
Satyam makes Folders, a free, open-source file manager for Android, Windows and Linux, and writes this blog: 125 guides on opening every kind of file, moving files between devices and keeping storage tidy.
Folders is a free, open-source file manager for Android, Windows and Linux that opens PDFs, Office files, 3D models, code, videos and archives itself, with no ads and no account.
Folders on Windows and Linux: tabs, multiple windows, drag and drop with File Explorer, a see-through window and the keyboard shortcuts you already know. Free and open source.
Free up storage by clearing thumbnail caches, leftovers and other junk, with a cleaner that only ticks what's certainly safe to delete and shows you everything else first.
Duplicate photos, videos and downloads waste gigabytes. Find true copies by their contents, not their names, keep the oldest of each and delete the rest, on Android, Windows or Linux.
Since Android 14, RAM cleaner apps can't close background apps any more. Here's why, when freeing memory actually helps, and how Folders' Extreme mode still does it, safely.
Two free ways to send photos, videos and documents between Android and a computer on the same Wi-Fi: a browser link with a QR code, or Nearby share that works with LocalSend.
What a .3dm file is and how to open Rhino 3DM models for free on Android, Windows and Linux without Rhino, and how to get a copy any 3D viewer can show.
What a .3ds file is and how to open 3DS, LightWave LWO and Quake II MD2 models for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with textures, skins and animations.
What a .3gp file is and how to open 3GP and 3G2 videos from old phones and MMS messages for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus fixes for missing sound.
What AFDESIGN, AFPHOTO and AFPUB files are and how to open and preview Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .ai file is and how to open and view Adobe Illustrator artwork for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no Illustrator subscription needed.
What .aiff, .aif and .caf files are and how to open and play these Apple audio formats for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no Apple software needed.
What an .arw file is and how to open ARW, SRF and SR2 raw photos from Sony Alpha and Cyber-shot cameras for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .avi file is and how to open AVI and DivX videos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus what to do about missing codecs and broken indexes.
What an .avif file is, why AVIF images won't open in older software, and how to open AVIF and convert it to JPG or PNG for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .blend file is and how to open Blender BLEND and BLEND1 files for free on Android, Windows and Linux to see the models, even without Blender installed.
What a .bmp file is and how to open BMP and WBMP bitmap images for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to shrink a big BMP by converting it to PNG.
What .bz2, .tbz, .tbz2, .xz and .txz files are and how to open and extract bzip2 and XZ archives for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no terminal.
What .c, .h and .cpp files are and how to open, read and edit C, C++ and Objective-C source code for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no IDE needed.
What .cbz, .cbr, .cb7 and .cbt files are and how to open and read CBZ, CBR, CB7 and CBT comics and manga for free on Android, Windows and Linux, page by page.
What CDR and XD files are and how to open and preview CorelDRAW drawings and Adobe XD designs for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus free editors for CDR.
What .cr2, .cr3 and .crw files are and how to open Canon raw photos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus what to use to edit them or turn them into JPG.
What .cs, .csproj, .sln, .vcxproj and .xaml files are and how to open and edit C# code and Visual Studio projects for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What CSS, SCSS, Sass and Less files are and how to open, read and edit style sheets for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with colours, search and replace.
What a .csv file is and how to open, read and edit CSV files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, as a table with the right delimiter, no Excel needed.
What a .dae file is and how to open COLLADA DAE models and Google Earth KMZ files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with textures and animations.
What a .dng file is and how to open and view DNG raw photos from phones and cameras for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and what to use to edit them.
What .doc, .dot and .wps files are and how to open, read and convert old Word and Works documents for free on Android, Windows and Linux, saving them as DOCX.
What a Dockerfile is and how to open Dockerfiles, Makefiles (.mk, .mak), CMake, Terraform (.tf, .hcl) and .nix files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .docx file is and how to open, read and edit Word DOCX documents for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without Microsoft Word or an account.
What a .dotm file is and how to open, read and edit DOTM, DOTX and DOCM files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no Microsoft Word needed.
What a .dwg file is and how to open and preview AutoCAD drawings for free on Android, Windows and Linux, check the DWG version, and find a free CAD viewer.
What EPS, EPSF, EPSI and PS files are and how to open and preview them for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus the free tools that convert them to PDF.
What an .epub file is and how to open and read EPUB e-books for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with bookmarks, search, themes and your place remembered.
What .exr, .tga and .pvr files are and how to open OpenEXR renders, Targa images and PowerVR game textures for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .fb2 file is and how to open and read FB2 and FBZ FictionBook e-books for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no conversion to EPUB needed.
What an .fbx file is and how to open and view FBX 3D models and animations for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without Maya, 3ds Max or a game engine.
What a .fig file is, how to open and preview Figma designs for free on Android, Windows and Linux with no account, and what to do if it's a MATLAB figure.
What a .flac file is and how to open and play FLAC lossless audio for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus why FLAC files are so big and how to shrink them.
What .flv and .wmv files are and how to open Flash Video and Windows Media Video files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, now that Flash Player is gone.
What a .gcode file is and how to open G-code and AMF 3D printing files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, to check the print's shape before you start.
What a .gif file is, why GIFs from chat apps are often videos, and how to open, view and convert GIF images for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .gitignore, .htaccess, .npmrc, .lock and .patch files are, and how to open, read and edit these dotfiles for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .glb, .gltf and .drc files are and how to open GLB, glTF and Draco 3D models for free on Android, Windows and Linux: spin, zoom and play animations.
What .go, .rs, .zig, .nim, .v and .d files are and how to open, read and edit Go, Rust and other systems code for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .html file is and how to open HTML, HTM, XHTML and SHTML files free on Android, Windows and Linux, as a finished page or as source code you can edit.
What .ico and .cur files are, how to open Windows icons and cursors for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to make an ICO icon from a PNG picture.
What INDD and INDT files are and how to open and preview Adobe InDesign documents for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus what to ask a designer for.
What .ini, .cfg, .conf, .env, .properties, .desktop and .service files are and how to open and edit settings files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .iso disc image is and how to open it for free on Android, Windows and Linux: look inside, open single files and copy them out, with no disc to burn.
What a .jar file is and how to open JAR, WAR and AAR archives for free on Android, Windows and Linux: look inside, read the manifest and extract the files.
What .java, .kt, .kts, .gradle, .groovy and .scala files are and how to open, read and edit Java and Kotlin code for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .jpg file is and how to open, view, edit and convert JPG, JPEG, JFIF and PJPEG photos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, even offline.
What JS, MJS, CJS, JSX, TS and TSX files are and how to open and edit JavaScript and TypeScript for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without running them.
What a .json file is and how to open, read, format and edit JSON, GeoJSON, JSONC, JSON5 and HAR files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, even large ones.
What .kml, .gpx, .opml, .rss and .atom files are and how to open, read and edit map data, GPS tracks and feed files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What KRA, ORA and Procreate files are and how to open and view Krita, OpenRaster and Procreate artwork for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without the app.
What a .lottie file is and how to open and play Lottie animations and Rive (.riv) files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no After Effects needed.
What an .m3u file is and how to open, read and edit M3U and M3U8 playlists, PLS, CUE sheets and .url shortcuts for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .m4a, .aac and .m4b files are and how to open and play them for free on Android, Windows and Linux: voice memos, music from iTunes and audiobooks.
What .mka and .weba files are and how to open and play Matroska and WebM audio for free on Android, Windows and Linux, from film soundtracks to web recordings.
What .mobi, .azw, .azw3 and .prc files are and how to open and read DRM-free MOBI, AZW, AZW3 and PRC Kindle e-books for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .mov file is and how to open MOV and QT videos, including iPhone recordings, for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with fixes for a missing picture.
What an .mp3 file is and how to open and play MP3 audio for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus fixes for MP3s that won't play or show the wrong length.
What an .mp4 file is and how to open MP4 and M4V videos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with subtitles, plus fixes for MP4s that won't play.
What .mpg, .mpeg, .vob and .ogv files are and how to open MPEG, DVD and Ogg videos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus fixes for copied DVDs.
What an .mts file is and how to open MTS and M2TS videos from AVCHD camcorders and Blu-ray folders for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus split clips.
What a .nef file is and how to open NEF and NRW raw photos from Nikon cameras for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with their camera details.
What an .odp file is and how to open ODP and OTP slides from LibreOffice Impress for free on Android, Windows and Linux: view, present and read speaker notes.
What an .ods file is and how to open, read and edit ODS and OTS spreadsheets from LibreOffice for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and save them as .xlsx.
What .odt, .ott and .fodt files are and how to open and read OpenDocument Text from LibreOffice for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and save a copy as DOCX.
What .ogg, .oga and .opus files are and how to open and play them for free on Android, Windows and Linux, from WhatsApp voice notes to game sound effects.
What Apple .pages and .numbers files are and how to open and preview them for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to get Word or Excel copies.
What a .pdf file is and how to open, read, sign and organise PDF files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, including password-protected and scanned PDFs.
Open PEF, SRW, 3FR, IIQ, MOS, MEF, ERF, DCR, KDC, X3F, RWL and .raw photos for free on Android, Windows and Linux: what each raw format is and what reads it.
What a .pem file is and how to open PEM certificates and .crt, .csr, .key, .pub and .asc files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, while keeping keys safe.
What a .ply file is and how to open PLY 3D scans, meshes and point clouds for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and why some PLY files show only dots.
What a .png file is and how to open, view, edit and convert PNG and animated APNG images for free on Android, Windows and Linux, transparency included.
What .pnm, .ppm, .pgm, .pbm and .pam files are and how to open Netpbm images for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and convert PPM or PGM files to PNG.
What a .ppt file is and how to open old PPT, PPS and POT PowerPoint slides for free on Android, Windows and Linux: view, present and read speaker notes.
What .pptm, .ppsx, .ppsm and .potx files are and how to open PPTM, PPSX, PPSM and POTX PowerPoint files safely and for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .pptx file is and how to open PPTX PowerPoint slides for free on Android, Windows and Linux: view, present full screen and read speaker notes, offline.
What .ps1, .psm1, .bat, .cmd, .vbs and .reg files are, and how to open Windows scripts safely for free on Android, Windows and Linux without running them.
What a .psd file is and how to open and view Photoshop PSD files for free on Android, Windows and Linux without Photoshop, and turn them into PNG or JPG copies.
What .py, .pyw, .pyi and .ipynb files are and how to open, read and edit Python scripts and Jupyter notebooks for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .r, .jl, .ex, .erl, .clj, .hs and .ml files are and how to open and edit R, Julia, Elixir, Haskell and more for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .raf, .orf and .rw2 files are and how to open Fujifilm, Olympus or OM System and Panasonic Lumix raw photos for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .rb, .pl, .pm, .lua, .tcl and .coffee files are and how to open, read and edit Ruby, Perl and Lua scripts for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .rst file is and how to open and edit reStructuredText, AsciiDoc (.adoc, .asciidoc) and Org mode (.org) files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .rtf file is and how to open, read and edit Rich Text Format documents for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and save a copy as DOCX when you need to.
What .sh, .bash, .zsh, .fish and .awk files are, and how to open, read and edit shell scripts for free on Android, Windows and Linux without running them.
What a .sketch file is and how to open and preview Sketch designs for free on Android, Windows and Linux, see their pages and artboards, and get the images out.
What a .sql file is and how to open and read SQL scripts and database dumps, plus GraphQL (.graphql, .gql) and .proto files, free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .srt file is and how to open, read, fix and play SRT, VTT, ASS, SSA, SUB and LRC subtitle files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with your video.
What .svg and .svgz files are and how to open SVG vector graphics for free on Android, Windows and Linux, sharp when zoomed, and how to turn SVG into PNG.
What .swift, .dart and .arb files are and how to open, read and edit Swift, Dart and Flutter translation files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .tar, .gz and .tgz files are and how to open and extract TAR and tar.gz archives for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no command line needed.
What a .tex file is and how to open and edit LaTeX source plus .bib, .sty and .cls files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to turn it into a PDF.
What a .tif or .tiff file is and how to open TIFF scans, faxes and photos for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to convert them to JPG or PNG.
What .tsv, .tab and .psv files are and how to open, read and edit TSV, TAB and PSV data files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, as a clear table.
What a .ttf file is and how to open, preview and check TrueType and OpenType (.otf) fonts for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with their licence details.
What a .txt file is and how to open, read and edit TXT, LOG, NFO, DIZ, README and other plain text files for free on Android, Windows and Linux, even huge logs.
What a .usdz file is and how to open USDZ, USDA and USDC 3D models for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and what to do with AR models made for the iPhone.
What a .vcf file is and how to open vCard contacts, .ics calendar invites and .eml emails for free on Android, Windows and Linux, and how to import them.
What a .vox file is and how to open MagicaVoxel VOX voxel art for free on Android, Windows and Linux: turn it around, check its size and save a screenshot.
What VUE, SVELTE, ASTRO and PHP files are and how to open, read and edit them for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus what to do with a download.php file.
What a .wav file is and how to open and play WAV audio from recorders, sample packs and voicemail for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with fixes.
What a .webm file is and how to open WebM videos from browsers, screen recorders and websites for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus common fixes.
What a .webp file is, why images saved from websites end in .webp, and how to open WebP and convert it to JPG or PNG for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .wma and .amr files are and how to open and play old Windows Media Audio music and phone voice recordings for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What a .wrl file is and how to open VRML 2.0 (VRML97) WRL and VRML models for free on Android, Windows and Linux, plus what to do with old VRML 1.0 files.
What .xapk and .apks files are, how to open them for free on Android, Windows and Linux to see the APKs inside, and how to install a split app package safely.
What an .xls file is and how to open, read and edit old XLS and XLT Excel workbooks for free on Android, Windows and Linux, with no Microsoft Excel needed.
What .xlsm, .xltx and .xltm files are and how to open, view and edit Excel macro-enabled workbooks and templates for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What an .xlsx file is and how to open, view and edit Excel XLSX spreadsheets for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without Microsoft Excel or an account.
What .xml, .xsd, .xsl, .xslt and .plist files are and how to open, read and edit XML data, schemas and property lists for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
What .xyz, .pcd, .off, .vtk and .vtp files are and how to open these point clouds and meshes for free on Android, Windows and Linux, without CAD software.
What .yaml, .yml and .toml files are and how to open and edit Docker Compose, GitHub Actions and Cargo config files for free on Android, Windows and Linux.
HEIC photos from iPhones won't open everywhere. View them on Android and convert one or a whole batch to JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF, for free, keeping the originals.
Read README.md files as formatted pages, view Python, JavaScript, Kotlin and 127 more code types with syntax highlighting, and edit and save them, in a free file manager.
Open ZIP, RAR, 7z, TAR, GZ and ISO files on Android or a PC, look inside without extracting, open a single file, or extract everything, for free and without ads.
Open STL, OBJ, 3MF, GLB, FBX and 24 other 3D model formats on your Android phone: spin, zoom, check the mesh and see the triangle count, for free.
Play MKV, MP4, AVI and other videos with embedded or external subtitles, search subtitles online without an account, and fix their timing, size and colour.
Open PDF, DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files on Android, Windows or Linux: search, sign PDFs, add notes, edit Word text and spreadsheet cells, present slides, all offline and free.
Find WhatsApp images, videos, documents and statuses, Telegram downloads and Instagram saves on Android: the exact folders, and one place that gathers the files you need most.