Filer

Name: Filer
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 2.8 (26 reviews)
Author: Dan Leehr L.L.C.

By: Dan Leehr L.L.C. App

Productivity

This app was removed from Apple Apps Store on 2026-06-30

Overview

Removed

Rating:

2.80

(26)

Version:

3.1.1

Last updated: 2016-10-06

Features & Capabilities

64-bit, optimized for all the latest devices Designed for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Dropbox and WebDAV, Background Downloads, and More "The very best app to help you download your files is called Filer." - appadvice.com

-------- Overview --------

Get your files anywhere!

Filer is a unique application for iOS devices that lets you manage, view, and share your files. You can get your files on the go when you do have a network connection, and view them when you don't.

-------- Features --------

File Manager:

Clean UI with full featured File/Folder browser
Save files from other iOS apps - Use Filer to extract ZIP/RAR/TAR/Gzip Archives from any app that makes them available
Open files into other apps like iBooks, Pages, Numbers, Keynote.
Full-screen Quick-Look
Document Viewer features Page controls and quick slider
Enhanced media playback
iTunes USB File Sharing: Quickly drag and drop files between your device and Mac/PC
Save Photos to Device Photo Album
Move/Delete Multiple Files/Folders at once

Multitasking:

Uploads/Downloads continue in the background
Fast App Switching
Background Audio Playback
Background Compress and Extraction
App Badge shows transfer count

Dropbox and WebDAV:

Connect to a server and upload/download/manage files
Sync what you want, keep files on your device

Archive Support:

Unarchive RAR, ZIP, TAR, and Gzip Archives.
Unarchive multi-part RAR Archives
Compress Files/Folders to ZIP

Downloading:

Download and save files to your device
Monitor/Manage downloads in graphical queue with progress, speed, and time remaining
Pause/Resume downloads, quit/relaunch the app and resume
Auto-Download Option
Smart Download to handle complex redirects

Web Browser:

Download Mode to Download any link you tap
Fully featured Bookmark and Bookmarklet function
HTTP Auth and Self-Signed SSL Support
Tap-and-Hold links for additional options

File Viewing:

AirPlay Video support
Viewing of all document/media types viewable by iOS
HDMI and VGA Out for Video Files
Scroll Bar to quickly jump anywhere in long documents
Documents, audio, and video files remember where you left off
Photo Slideshows
Source Code color-coding

Sharing:

Email files from Filer (Under 15MB)
Save Photos/Videos to Device photo album where other apps can use them
Web Sharing, optimized for Downloading
iTunes USB Sharing
Dropbox upload and download

Misc:

Bookmarklet for Safari lets you launch Filer with the current page address
Built-in help files
Passcode Lock to protect your data

---- Customer Testimonials (Downloader) -----

Ha! - "This is awesome...this program has eliminated about 80 percent of my need for tethering, I'm very excited about that."

Very useful app and thorough! - "This is a Huge time-saver, allowing me to grab large PDF files without having to re-download every time"

Perfect - "Great app that adds functionality sorely missing from Safari"

Amazing App - "I don't know how I did without it!"

-------- Press --------

Awarded "Essential App" from appadvice.com
"There are many file utility applications for mobile devices, but the Downloader app pairs a fully-featured program with an integrated web browser, making it super-easy to use." - SmokinApps.com
Awarded "Better" Rating from AppReview.com

-------- Notes --------

Filer is rated 17+ due to web access through the integrated browser.

-------- Support -------- For support, please visit the support link. We have no way to respond to App Store reviews.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Dan Leehr L.L.C.

Rating:

2.80

(26)

Version:

3.1.1 Last updated: 2016-10-06

Version code:

841383774

Creation date:

2009-06-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

9.01MB

Price:

3.99

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-30

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Developed by:

Dan Leehr L.L.C.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/filer/id318884764

Website:

http://hammockdistrict.com/filer

User Reviews

Back when iOS didn’t have any native file handling features or the ability to download content directly from a browser this app was a godsend. Nowadays those features are built in, which makes this app less useful on modern iOS. Plus it hasn’t been updated in 7 years, so there are now bugs too. For everyone experiencing the “Filer crashes the moment I open it” bug, that is due to incompatible data in your clipboard. Filer will try to paste whatever is in your phone’s clipboard the moment you open the app. Some links (such as YouTube links) cause it to crash as a result. Copy something like a series of numbers from Notes to replace whatever is in your clipboard and the app will open again.

by No*****, 2023-10-24

I’m happy with this. It makes downloading multiple files from a website like archive.org very easy. There are still some quirks, like crashing upon opening, but that’s easily worked around by copying something to a clipboard first. Haven’t had it crash, ever, once I had something copied to the clipboard. This does exactly what I need, and is the perfect app for browsing/copying/sharing files. The mini web server it includes makes for sharing files with PCs and Android devices a breeze.