ZUGate

Name: ZUGate
Rating: 4.1311474 (376 reviews)
Author: ZDevs

By: ZDevs

Your external storage gate

Features & Capabilities

ZUGate is a powerful Chrome extension that provides seamless access to USB drives and disk images supporting a wide range of file systems including FAT, ExFAT, EXT2/3/4, NTFS, UDF, and ISO 9660. It supports encrypted devices using popular protection formats such as LUKS 1 & 2, BitLocker, TrueCrypt, and EncFS, ensuring your data remains secure. Designed with privacy in mind, ZUGate does not have internet permissions, preventing any data transmission to external parties.

To use ZUGate with USB drives, your device must support USB Host (OTG). If OTG is not available, it operates with disk images exclusively. Whether you need to access external storage or manage encrypted drives, ZUGate provides a safe and efficient solution integrated directly within your browser environment.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security

By:

ZDevs

Downloads:

57,158 177

Rating:

4.13

(376) 1 ratings

Version:

0.8 Last updated: 2024-08-14

Version code:

815

Creation date:

2021-05-19

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE Moderate risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC Low risk
android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
ru.zdevs.zugate.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

3.04MB

Email:

su*****@zdevs.ru

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

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# 273,614 ▼ 471

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Developed by:

ZDevs

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zugate

Email:

su*****@zdevs.ru

User Reviews

ZUGate is highly praised for its reliable support of NTFS and exFAT drives and its easy-to-use, ad-free interface. Users appreciate its flexibility in mounting and its interoperability with other apps. However, common issues include unstable USB OTG connections, lack of support for certain encrypted drives and password types, and limited customization in file manager choice. A tutorial and improved stability would enhance the experience. Overall, the app is regarded as powerful and essential for accessing external drives on Android devices.

Pros

Supports NTFS and exFAT file systems, enabling access to Windows-formatted drives on Android devices.
Offers flexible mounting options including read-only and read-write modes and supports multiple partitions.
Free to use, works offline, without ads, and does not track users.
Allows USB drives to be accessible by other apps, expanding usability.
Simple and effective user interface, similar in quality to ZArchiver, making it easy to use.

Cons

App can crash or disconnect USB OTG devices unexpectedly, especially on certain devices or OS versions.
Lacks support for non-Latin Bitlocker passwords and struggles with mounting LUKS encrypted drives.
Does not allow choosing a default file manager app when browsing USB drives, limiting user preference.
Drive disconnection issues after a few minutes and inability to copy files in some cases, such as Bitlocker drives.
Needs a quick tutorial or better onboarding to help users configure and use the app effectively.

Recent reviews

the app is amazing, the one star is for adds in general.

Ad*****, 2025-12-30

DEVS THAT MADE THIS APP 100% PRO. Serieouslly best app I found for mounting USB SATA, EIDE, Flash, SD, Micro SD, Micro EIDE, Just plain old works! Not compatible with some file browsers, but I see that as a failure of other devs because all the software these guys make sees the mounted drives and System file browser and some others see the mounts as will. Every single piece of software these guys make is FREAKN SPOT ON AND WORKS! This is the only mounter app I have seen that consistently WORKS!!