# FossifyOrg/File-Manager

Easy app for managing your files without ads, respecting your privacy & security

Repository: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/file-manager
Homepage: https://www.fossify.org/apps/file-manager/
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, file-manager, foss, kotlin, open-source
Last push: 2026-08-24T13:05:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1559, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 198, "gap_med": 20, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1729, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.394813+00:00)

## What it is
Fossify File Manager is an open-source, ad-free Android file manager for browsing, organizing, compressing, and securing files on device storage, SD cards, USB drives, and root directories. It works entirely offline with no internet permission, and adds privacy features like password, pattern, or fingerprint locks plus a built-in storage analysis tool.

## Use cases
- manage files on android without ads
- offline file manager that never connects to the internet
- compress and extract zip archives on my phone
- lock private files with fingerprint or pattern
- find what's eating my phone storage
- browse files on usb drive or sd card
- open-source alternative to bloated file manager apps

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-respecting Android file manager with no ads, tracking, or internet permission
- you need to compress/extract archives, move files, or analyze storage usage on-device
- you want to password-protect or biometrically lock files, folders, or the whole app
- you need access to SD cards, USB OTG drives, or root directories
- you prefer FOSS apps installable from F-Droid or Google Play with the same signing key

## When to avoid
- you need cloud storage integration or network file transfers (SMB, FTP) built in
- you want a desktop or iOS file manager - this is Android-only
- you need advanced power-user features like terminal access or batch scripting
- you require automatic cloud backup or sync of your files

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: file-system, compression, security, search-engine
- domain: files, privacy, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: file-manager, foss, no-ads, offline-first, storage-analysis, archive-extraction, biometric-lock, usb-otg, sd-card, root-access, kotlin, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- FossifyOrg/File-Manager (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.394813+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:56.164906+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/File-Manager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.394813+00:00, sha 354985d05652)
  - homepage: https://www.fossify.org/apps/file-manager/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:41.029508+00:00, sha ba8682065df1)
  - site_page: https://www.fossify.org/install (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:41.038446+00:00, sha 6f9f3cd6f1e1)
  - site_page: https://www.fossify.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:41.040233+00:00, sha d861722ab53d)
  - site_page: https://www.fossify.org/updates (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:41.041927+00:00, sha 71f630ac6f9d)
  - site_page: https://www.fossify.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:08:41.043515+00:00, sha ede0debeafce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.