FileBrowser for Education26.6 - App Store

FileBrowser for Education is an extended version of FileBrowser with enhanced security and control features for schools, colleges and universities.

== Bulk purchase discount available via an Apple School Manager account ==

With FileBrowser for Education, users can benefit from direct and secure file access to servers, workstations and other storage devices on the network. No additional configuration of IT systems is necessary.

Office Apps Integration
- Use the document picker in MS Office apps to open files from network file servers, edit them and automatically save back.

Core Features
- Access file servers and iCloud storage
- View documents and optionally store them for offline viewing
- Show a video, PowerPoint or Keynote direct from the server
- Copy and move between any type of storage, from single files to whole directories
- Integrates with other apps allowing you to edit, save and share files
- Integrates with your existing infrastructure, including Active Directory
- Integrates with iOS data protection, utilising hardware-based encryption to secure content
- VPN on-demand support for third-party VPN clients
- Supports Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS)
- Requires no additional software on file servers

MDM Integration
- Centralised distribution of FileBrowser configuration settings
- Enforced security lockdown
- Confirm to your Mobile Security Policies
- Prevent users from changing local settings
- Selectively override any local configuration setting
- Distribute file server connection details
- Control whether offline viewing/storage is permitted
- Control whether content can be emailed as attachments
- ‘Kiosk’ mode for highly directed read-only file access

FileBrowser uses the SMB1, SMB2 & SMB3 network access protocols (also known as CIFS or Windows File Sharing). This enables access to Macs, PCs, NAS drives, & Windows File Servers.
It can also connect to the following types of server:
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft OneDrive for Business (as part of Office365)
- WebDAV servers
- FTP servers
- SFTP servers
- Dropbox cloud storage

For fast friendly support please email support@stratospherix.com. Please note that we are only able to provide support in English.

Version History New Features
* Markdown documents in local folders can now load images.
* Advanced Search options are now easier to configure.
* Bookmarks can now be used for video file playback positions.
* Video files can now be launched via a Bookmark URL.
* Added option to hide video file info panel.
* Improved performance deleting folders on WebDAV connections.
* Improved wording of in-app messages and help text.
* Image file properties can now be copied to the clipboard.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed Access Denied error when browsing OneDrive.
* Fixed Markup menu option not always appearing.
* Fixed slideshow stopping when displaying playback controls.
* Fixed hang when sending items on USB drives to the trash.
* Fixed temporary files not being purged promptly.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.6 Aug 22 New Features
* Added Properties menu to video viewer.
* New files added externally to On My iPad/iPhone now have the Backup mode applied.
* Image Viewer's property panel now persists across image swipes.
* Added support for more Markdown formatting.
* Sort By Name now uses the same sort mode as Finder.
* Empty folders are now reported as such.

Bug Fixes
* Restored Image thumb tray icon on image viewer info panel.
* Restored the volume slider in the video viewer on iPad.
* Improved renaming of folders with leading dot characters.
* Improved performance of listing large folders.
* Improved unzipping archives containing non ASCII filenames.
* Improved message when removing an image from a Photo Library album.
* Reduced screen-update motion when changing the Use Trash option.
* Fixed loading of large images not completing.
* Fixed glitchy slideshow image transitions.
* Fixed web images closing the viewer when pinching to zoom.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.5 Jun 29 New Features
* View HDR images at full dynamic range.
* Improved audio player UI.
* Improved image viewer UI.
* Thumbnails are now generated for office documents.
* Improved workflow when editing Markdown documents.
* New tabs are now added to the right of the active tab.
* Improved long filename display in grid mode.
* Improved the image viewer swipe to dismiss feature.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed FTP listing showing wrong size for files > 2GB.
* Fixed crash when launching a Sync folder Home Screen favourite.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.4 May 21 New Features
* Swipe to dismiss image viewer is now more responsive.
* Added support for JFIF images.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed grid mode not tappable after de-selecting files.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.3 Apr 2 New Features
* Thumbnails are now generated for PSD and PSB files.
* Bulk rename format text now has a history list.
* The current tab can now be duplicated.
* The image viewer can now optionally avoid the dynamic island.
* Improved Bookmarks popup UI.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed the Pending Uploads screen missing the breadcrumb bar.
* Fixed Favorites list sometimes not working in the Files App.
* Fixed handling of trailing spaces when connecting to a Time Capsule.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.2 Mar 19 New Features
* Smoother scrolling of images in grid mode.
* Improved wording in config pages.
* Handling of special characters in SMB file/folder names..
* Improved performance when copying files to the local device.
* Added support for OGG file playback.
* Added a Go To Page feature when viewing PDF documents.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed some password-protected RAR files not expanding.
* Fixed long-press not updating the toolbar in Select Mode.
* Fixed FLAC Files not playing from OneDrive.
* File listing action buttons are now automatically dismissed.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.1 Feb 23 New Features
* Photos can now be Moved from the All Photos folder.
* Trash Can is now available for iCloud and USB connections.
* Added 3x playback speed for audio and video.
* Improved support for DNG image files.
* Viewing Markdown files now supports view options including dark mode.
* Improved performance when swiping through large photos.
* Improved support for iOS Glass UI rendering.
* Updated connector-specific icons.
* What's New popup now honours Dark Mode.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed incompatible character encoding when editing text files.
* Fixed dismiss-keyboard button vanishing when editing a text file.
* Fixed handling of desktop.ini files on Dropbox.
* Fixed stalling of videos when streaming to Googlecast or AirPlay.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 26.0 Jan 18 New Features
* 360 degree viewer for panoramic images.
* Improved performance when swiping between large images.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed misplaced tab bar after viewing an image.
* Fixed toolbar buttons overflowing for some languages.
* Increased the legibility of folder listings in Dark theme.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.12 11/06/2025 This will be the last update for iOS 12, 13, and 14.
We try to maintain support for older iOS/iPadOS versions as long as possible, but future updates will require iOS 15 or later.

New Features
* Trash or Permanent deletion is now an option.
* Added Empty Trash for On My iPad in the home screen.
* Control over download of thumbnails on cellular links.
* Double-tap zoom level is now configurable.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed crash when starting Edit in Place in a document.
* Fixed auto-switching to Dark/Light mode.
* Fixed extracting MP4 videos from the Photo Library.
* Reverted iOS 26 background processing after user feedback.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.11 10/29/2025 This will be the last update for iOS 12, 13, and 14.
We try to maintain support for older iOS/iPadOS versions as long as possible, but future updates will require iOS 15 or later.

New Features
* Browse into sub-folders directly from the breadcrumb bar.
* Long-running tasks are now shown in Dynamic Island.
* Improved image viewer double-tap to zoom feature.
* Improved image viewer toolbar button layout.
* Improved video scrubbing image updates.
* Server connection details can now be duplicated.
* Add support for older Multi-file RAR archives.
* Improved network disconnection message.
* Improved message when pasting into a Search Result window.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed folder listing scrolling to the top unnecessarily.
* Reduced the sensitivity of the image viewer's swipe-down gesture.
* Fixed volume slider being unusable when using Chromecast.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.10 10/12/2025 New Features
* User interface update.
* Improved the reporting of network disconnection errors.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed photos moving off-screen when switching to the background.
* Fixed double-tap to zoom not zooming to 1:1 pixel.
* Fixed crash when listing large iCloud Photo folders.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.9 09/23/2025 New Features
* Added support for SFTP Key file+password auth.
* Improved help for SFTP Fingerprint feature.
* Log files now automatically scroll to the end when opened.
* Can now access Photo Library's hidden photos.
* PDF search while typing is now optional.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed crash when displaying large photos.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.8 08/27/2025 New Features
* Added Single Track repeat audio option.
* Markdown files can now be created in any folder.
* Added SFTP fingerprint validation option.
* Filename text size is now independent of zoom.
* Improved handling of pasting URLs into a folder.
* Improved info message when renaming Photo Library items.
* Video player now shows +/- 1 sec controls.
* Accessibility: Added support for reduced motion.
* Accessibility: Added support for Voice Control.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed new locations clashing with internal ones.
* Fixed audio playing twice when chromecasting videos.
* Fixed Dynamic Island obscuring some views.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.7 07/16/2025 25.6
* Fix Files App actions.

25.5
New Features
* Drag drop to reorder local and remote home screen locations.
* Link locations to iCloud folders more easily.
* Added support for .icns files.
* Zip file options dialog improvements.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed duplicated ePub index entries.
* Fixed edit in place when using WebDAV for files with accented characters.
* Fixed rename popup not always highlighting filename.
* Fixed search not working when editing html files.
* Fixed file ordering when using sharing dialog.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.6 06/03/2025 New Features
* Drag drop to reorder local and remote home screen locations.
* Link locations to iCloud folders more easily.
* Added support for .icns files.
* Zip file options dialog improvements.

Bug Fixes
* Fixed duplicated ePub index entries.
* Fixed edit in place when using WebDAV for files with accented characters.
* Fixed rename popup not always highlighting filename.
* Fixed search not working when editing html files.
* Fixed file ordering when using sharing dialog.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.5 05/28/2025 25.4
* Fixed not being able to connect to some Dell NAS drives
* Fixed Grid mode not being able to de-select items.

25.3
New Features
* GPS info now displayed for Sony A1 camera photos.
* PDF - Improved accuracy of document bookmarks.
* Spacebar now play/pauses videos.
* Select video/image files with keyboard Enter key.

Bug Fixes
* PDF - Improved accuracy of document bookmarks.
* Video info - Fixed unknown size for some files.
* Edit in Place - Fixed a delay that was occurring for some connections.
* Fixed not being able to connect to some Samba servers.
* File Progress translation issue has been fixed.
* Fixed Google Content Search sometimes not searching all folders.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.4 04/02/2025 New Features
* GPS info now displayed for Sony A1 camera photos.
* PDF - Improved accuracy of document bookmarks.
* Spacebar now play/pauses videos.
* Select video/image files with keyboard Enter key.

Bug Fixes
* PDF - Improved accuracy of document bookmarks.
* Video info - Fixed unknown size for some files.
* Edit in Place - Fixed a delay that was occurring for some connections.
* Fixed not being able to connect to some Samba servers.
* File Progress translation issue has been fixed.
* Fixed Google Content Search sometimes not searching all folders.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.3 03/28/2025 New Features
* Translations for Italian language added.
* ePub - Added line and paragraph spacing options.
* Image Viewer - Added prev/next border tap option.
* DRM-less Audible .AA files are now supported.
* Save Credentials on new connections after connecting.

Bug Fixes
* ePub - Contents Index not showing all items
* ePub - Table of Contents links fixed.
* RAR Files - Crash when expanding particular RAR files fixed.
* Text selection handles in the rename popup fixed.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.2 03/24/2025 * Improved display of raw image formats
* Improved video playback control layout
* New mute-audio button on video playback
* More video and audio playback speed options
* Improved ZIP and UNZIP for single folders & files

Bug Fixes
* Fixed PDF markup save/update problem
* Fixed loading SFTP key files from SMB servers
* Fixed video auto start and Auto Slideshow option

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.1 02/18/2025 * New borderless grid folder view mode
* Show images from file system in markdown file viewer
* Tab menus now have Close Other Tabs/Close Tabs to Right options
* Option to copy only newer files when copying multiple files
* Open in new window option in bookmarks now leaves bookmarks popup open

Bug Fixes
Fixed rare Edit In Place save fail when using DFS folder links
Fixed showing wrong image after deleting one in the image viewer
Fixed video slideshow option only showing videos after current video
Fixed adding a bookmark from a file menu
Fixed file view when saving an edited markdown file

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 25.0 01/10/2025 * Improved error messages when copying to USB drive.

Bug Fixes
* Fix Remote Moves being available when delete access is prohibited.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 24.16 12/05/2024 * New menu option to play audio from video files in the background.
* Hide the video repeating message if Show Video Overlays is off.
* Command +/- keyboard shortcuts to zoom in PDF viewer.
* Define a naming template for captured audio/photo/image/pdf files.
* Image metadata viewer now includes file date and size.

Bug Fixes
* Fix Open in New Tab sometimes not opening files.
* Fix drag-drop sometimes not including all selected files.
* Fix PDF file links to documents on local folders.
* Fix auto screen lock when annotating a PDF document.
* Fix rare stall when importing from Photo Library.
* Fix config screen layout when rotating iPhone.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 24.15 11/19/2024 24.14
* Fixed selecting items with an external trackpad or mouse.
* Fixed rename on OneDrive not preserving modified date.
* SMB Shares can now be sorted.

24.13
* Added Swipe Actions to file listings.
* Added the last 5 files to the history popup.
* Added Open in new Tab/Window to Bookmark menu.
* Added File size to image viewer info panel.

Bug fixes
* Fixed crash extracting tags from some DNG files.
* Fixed aborted copy leaving a partial file.
* Fixed preserving OneDrive dates when copying.
* Fixed loading bar persisting when viewing a file.
* Fixed video subtitles being on by default.
* Fixed thumbnail icon in file paste conflict popup.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 24.14 10/30/2024 * Added Swipe Actions to file listings.
* Added the last 5 files to the history popup.
* Added Open in new Tab/Window to Bookmark menu.
* Added File size to image viewer info panel.

Bug fixes
* Fixed crash extracting tags from some DNG files.
* Fixed aborted copy leaving a partial file.
* Fixed preserving OneDrive dates when copying.
* Fixed loading bar persisting when viewing a file.
* Fixed video subtitles being on by default.
* Fixed thumbnail icon in file paste conflict popup.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 24.13 10/27/2024 * Sub-folder searching revamp.
* Column folder view now supports variable number of columns.
* Added support for iOS 18 dark app icon mode.
* UI improvements for key buttons.

Bug fixes
* Fixed crash when deleting locations from the Home Screen.
* Fixed text edit mode losing the search icon.
* Fixed PDF links not opening other documents.
* Fixed deleting an image switching to a random image.

Thank you for helping to make our apps better. If you would like to rate or leave a review on the App Store, we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Unlike other file manager apps, we never gather any of your data. We also don't require you to create an account or register an email address with us. 24.12 10/16/2024