# Trust File Manager & Explorer

> Categorical and multi-window to manage local &amp; network files on your phone.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.trust.file.manager.explorer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.trust.file.manager.explorer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.trust.file.manager.explorer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Trust Infinity Labs
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 50,048
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (163 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-26
- **First published:** 2022-04-29
- **Publisher country:** HK
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-26
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trust.file.manager.explorer)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/trust-file-privacy-policy](https://sites.google.com/view/trust-file-privacy-policy)

## Description

**Trust File Manager & Explorer** is a powerful and user-friendly Chrome extension designed to simplify file management on your phone. Featuring a unique multi-window browsing mode, users can open multiple internal storage windows simultaneously, allowing seamless file operations like copying and pasting between windows without navigating through complicated paths. Its Material UI design ensures a smooth and modern user experience.

The extension supports a variety of file management operations such as creating, searching, copying, cutting, deleting, renaming, compressing, decompressing, and more. It also includes built-in apps for viewing images, playing music and videos, and editing text. Files can be browsed effortlessly by categories like pictures, videos, music, apps, documents, zips, and downloads, and users can easily switch between grid and list views. Additionally, the New files tab with timeline browsing allows users to track recently generated files with easy path jumping.

Trust File Manager also enables app management — you can view installed, system, and APK apps and perform backup, uninstall, or install actions. For convenience, it offers remote access capabilities via FTP, enabling secure and straightforward file transfers between your phone and computer without relying on cloud storage. Stay tuned for upcoming features and enhancements.

## Rankings

- #305,892 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.trust.file.manager.explorer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: several users give the app brief positive ratings, while recurring complaints concern the lack of dark mode, limited SD card access, and unreliable file transfers or management. Other requests—such as hidden-file viewing, an image viewer, and extra layout options—appear only once and are not included as repeated issues.

### Pros

- Several reviewers describe the app positively, calling it good, very good, excellent, or the best.
- A reviewer says it works well initially, and another says it can view files.

### Cons

- No dark mode is mentioned by multiple reviewers.
- Multiple reviewers report that SD card storage or its contents are not shown properly.
- More than one reviewer reports trouble managing or transferring files, including failed moves and crashes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.trust.file.manager.explorer)
