# File Viewer for Android

> An easy-to-use file viewer and file manager

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sharpened.androidfileviewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sharpened.androidfileviewer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sharpened.androidfileviewer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sharpened Productions
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 15,478,280
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (49,593 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-08
- **First published:** 2015-10-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 139 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharpened.androidfileviewer)
- **Website:** [https://sharpened.com/software/android/file\_viewer/](https://sharpened.com/software/android/file_viewer/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sharpened.com/software/android/file\_viewer/privacy\_policy](https://sharpened.com/software/android/file_viewer/privacy_policy)

## Description

**File Viewer for Android** is a comprehensive and easy-to-use app that supports opening over 150 different file formats with a single tool. It serves as both a powerful file viewer and file manager, enabling you to browse, search, and manage your files seamlessly.

Key features include: viewing PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, eBooks (EPUB, MOBI, Kindle formats), and multimedia files. The app also supports opening extensive image formats like TIFF, SVG, and RAW photos, extracting archives (ZIP, 7z, TAR, GZ), and viewing source code with syntax highlighting. Additional capabilities include converting Office documents to PDFs, viewing email files, inspecting file metadata, and an APK installer for Android apps. Supported file formats span from documents and eBooks to images, audio, video, archives, web files, and source codes in numerous programming languages.

Developed by FileInfo.com, this extension is ideal for Android users needing a versatile and all-in-one solution to handle diverse file types efficiently on their devices.

## Rankings

- #9,610 — Overall
- #1 — viewer
- #22 — format

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.USB_PERMISSION`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.sharpened.androidfileviewer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise File Viewer for Android for its ease of use, speed, and broad format support (including PCAP), with many finding it free and reliable. The main drawback mentioned across reviews is intrusive advertisements that disrupt usage. A few users also noted occasional frustration with ads being hard to close, but overall the app is described as hassle-free for viewing photos, documents, and other files.

### Pros

- Easy to use / intuitive UI
- Fast to open files / quick access
- Broad format support, including PCAP
- Free to use
- Reliable / hassle-free experience

### Cons

- Intrusive pop-ups / ads

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sharpened.androidfileviewer)