Update: Now working great with Windows 10 after fixes released....
Original: This was working fairly well until right around the Windows 10 release. You can no longer access OneDrive directories/files. (I have everything in OneDrive....)
14 August 2015
Hi, please email me at neme112@outlook.com if you have any issues with the app, especially if you're on Windows 8.1 because I can't respond to those reviews directly.
29 January 2015
Fills a gap that Microsoft themselves did not fill, a Metro File Browser. One thing though - I need the "Open with..." functionality. Add that, and I'll change my rating from 4 to 5 stars.
16 November 2014
Overall I am disappointed with this file explorer. I wanted to like it, but I could not even figure out how to add folders to my favorites. Has potential, just needs some additional development.
8 August 2014
Closet I've seen to the real file explorer.
4 August 2014
good app..............................................................
5 July 2014
I really like this app.
One thing that I want is the ability to see file extensions.
I would also like to see creation date and file size when using tile view (or maybe a third detail view would be good).
With that, selecting a file should give some detail preview.
There is one file manager that pops a detail sidebar out.
I think that's really cool.
Another file manager simply gives a details button and tapping it shows a message box with details.
Personally, I like the sidebar idea.
Either would be great, though.
Those would make it a five star app, to me.
An Open With option would be appreciated.
One issue that I have is that there is no progress dialog when copying files.
There should be some indication as to what is happening.
The developer should include an email option so that users don't have to use reviews for feature suggestions.
13 June 2014
THIS IS THE WAY FILE EXPLORER SHOULD BE FOR WINDOWS TABLETS. DESKTOP USERS SHOULD GET THE ORIGINAL/WINDOWS 7 ONE. I THINK MICROSOFT SHOULD USE THIS IN THEIR NEXT ITERATION OF WINDOWS. I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS. IT'S EQUAL TO ANOTHER FILE EXPLORE APP OUT THERE SO IT WILL COME DOWN TO PREFERENCE FOR THE INTERFACE. WHY O WHY IS THIS NOT IN W8.1. I LOVE WINDOWS BUT FOR TOUCH THIS WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER AND THIS WAY EVERYONE IS HAPPY.
21 May 2014
It's more a Library browser than anything. If I need to open my external drive or something of the sort, it will take me some number of clicks and drop down menu navigations.
Wanted to reconfigure single/double click behavior and no success. Two stars for no ads, that's perhaps a way to go in this day and age
15 May 2014
"open with" is one of the basic things you expect from a file explorer. It should have this option when you select several files (or a folder) as well: "open all with..."
Except for that it's a very nice straightforward app
17 April 2014
I have been feverishly looking for a good file explorer app for quite a while & I have found it! I love this app! It has such a good UI! My favorite feature is the ability to choose & attach files to new email messages in the Mail App (through the Share Charm), which the native desktop Explorer cannot do (through the Ribbon). The only thing I'd suggest is have an option to see your full storage tree in the navigation panel with the ability to collapse & expand folders like in the native client. Keep the favorite functionality, just add this as an option. Thanks for a great app!
7 April 2014
I think you should make the This PC folders and Library and Drives on by default as shortcuts, so just like mirroring the file explorer. Otherwise its pretty good, except thumbnails are quite large and in need of a better folder icon design. Otherwise it works great as alternative to Windows or file explorer on the desktop.
7 February 2014
Some comments say this app only displays picture, music, and video files, BUT it actually shows every type of file I have, even autocad ones. It works, it looks good, and it's free!
30 December 2013
would be useful if the thumbnail mode actually produced thumbnails. instead all folders are blank white. yay another failed implementation of the use of the word thumbnails.
10 December 2013
Good... But so need a long time for search...
7 December 2013
Good tool
30 November 2013
I'm sure you guys put feature like "move/delete", items or folders some way (or maybe not), I'm still finding it!
30 November 2013
Cannot open access db.
24 November 2013
Like it
12 November 2013
Just need a few more option like acces to file properties
1 November 2013
This app looks great, the interface is nice, and the contents of folders (especially over a network connection) load faster than any of the other file explorers I tried. The major drawback is that the app seems to limit you to access to only your Music, Photos, and Video libraries by default.
If you swipe in from the right to bring up the menu, however, you will see the option for Favorites. I was able to use this to add links to my Downloads folder, my Documents folder, and even to the Documents library of a computer on my homegroup. Once I figured this out, this is a great app.
26 October 2013
There's a lot of metro file managers out there. This is the one you want. The paid apps (esp. Boo Studios who have like 6 different versions to try and get you to pay multiple times) are simply a rip-off. Thanks to an honest, talented developer!
26 October 2013
Very light, clean look with 4 color options for the menu. Instant access to homegroup and option to choose favorites. Some trouble with showing all my libraries and it d be nice to choose a different color metro icon.
25 October 2013
Can be better. Internal viewer is missing
12 October 2013
looks great and is solid, but just doesn't do enough.....keep working on it
30 September 2013
good for tablets
28 September 2013
It's almost there... it's definitely slow at listing directories. Also, it consistently shows content in the user's root folder that isn't actually there (content that is in fact in sub folders).
Doesn't seem like you can remove favorite directories, but maybe I'm missing something.
17 September 2013
This is a very useful file browse app, I don't need to go to desktop to browse file. I have some suggestions here:
1. It seems that I cannot "cut" my files from a USB drive and paste to my hard drive, I have to copy and paste, which is not quite convenient.
2. When copying files with large file sizes, no copy progress presented, therefore I have no idea about the current progress. Please add a animated progress bar so we can examine the progress, thanks a lot!!!
15 September 2013
EASY TO USE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY IT DOESN'T WORK ARE FLAT OUT WRONG........THIS APP WORKS BETTER THAN THE ONE I BOUGHT FROM ORICLE FOR $49.99 //////AND THIS APP IS [ FREE FREE FREE ]
8 September 2013
Efficient and fast touch interface. This is way better than other metro browsers that cost money. Displays files beautifully in both thumbnails and larger tile previews. There are just a few really big omissions: 1. Doesn't display folder icons. A big disappointment for me. I use a lot of custom folder icons to make finding files more efficient on my tablet. 2. There is no "my computer" link to view connected drives. 3. Also wish it could eject drives. NICE APP! hope these come in future updates
7 September 2015
Update: Now working great with Windows 10 after fixes released.... Original: This was working fairly well until right around the Windows 10 release. You can no longer access OneDrive directories/files. (I have everything in OneDrive....)
14 August 2015
Hi, please email me at neme112@outlook.com if you have any issues with the app, especially if you're on Windows 8.1 because I can't respond to those reviews directly.
29 January 2015
Fills a gap that Microsoft themselves did not fill, a Metro File Browser. One thing though - I need the "Open with..." functionality. Add that, and I'll change my rating from 4 to 5 stars.
16 November 2014
Overall I am disappointed with this file explorer. I wanted to like it, but I could not even figure out how to add folders to my favorites. Has potential, just needs some additional development.
8 August 2014
Closet I've seen to the real file explorer.
4 August 2014
good app..............................................................
5 July 2014
I really like this app. One thing that I want is the ability to see file extensions. I would also like to see creation date and file size when using tile view (or maybe a third detail view would be good). With that, selecting a file should give some detail preview. There is one file manager that pops a detail sidebar out. I think that's really cool. Another file manager simply gives a details button and tapping it shows a message box with details. Personally, I like the sidebar idea. Either would be great, though. Those would make it a five star app, to me. An Open With option would be appreciated. One issue that I have is that there is no progress dialog when copying files. There should be some indication as to what is happening. The developer should include an email option so that users don't have to use reviews for feature suggestions.
13 June 2014
THIS IS THE WAY FILE EXPLORER SHOULD BE FOR WINDOWS TABLETS. DESKTOP USERS SHOULD GET THE ORIGINAL/WINDOWS 7 ONE. I THINK MICROSOFT SHOULD USE THIS IN THEIR NEXT ITERATION OF WINDOWS. I REALLY RECOMMEND THIS. IT'S EQUAL TO ANOTHER FILE EXPLORE APP OUT THERE SO IT WILL COME DOWN TO PREFERENCE FOR THE INTERFACE. WHY O WHY IS THIS NOT IN W8.1. I LOVE WINDOWS BUT FOR TOUCH THIS WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER AND THIS WAY EVERYONE IS HAPPY.
21 May 2014
It's more a Library browser than anything. If I need to open my external drive or something of the sort, it will take me some number of clicks and drop down menu navigations. Wanted to reconfigure single/double click behavior and no success. Two stars for no ads, that's perhaps a way to go in this day and age
15 May 2014
"open with" is one of the basic things you expect from a file explorer. It should have this option when you select several files (or a folder) as well: "open all with..." Except for that it's a very nice straightforward app
17 April 2014
I have been feverishly looking for a good file explorer app for quite a while & I have found it! I love this app! It has such a good UI! My favorite feature is the ability to choose & attach files to new email messages in the Mail App (through the Share Charm), which the native desktop Explorer cannot do (through the Ribbon). The only thing I'd suggest is have an option to see your full storage tree in the navigation panel with the ability to collapse & expand folders like in the native client. Keep the favorite functionality, just add this as an option. Thanks for a great app!
7 April 2014
I think you should make the This PC folders and Library and Drives on by default as shortcuts, so just like mirroring the file explorer. Otherwise its pretty good, except thumbnails are quite large and in need of a better folder icon design. Otherwise it works great as alternative to Windows or file explorer on the desktop.
7 February 2014
Some comments say this app only displays picture, music, and video files, BUT it actually shows every type of file I have, even autocad ones. It works, it looks good, and it's free!
30 December 2013
would be useful if the thumbnail mode actually produced thumbnails. instead all folders are blank white. yay another failed implementation of the use of the word thumbnails.
10 December 2013
Good... But so need a long time for search...
7 December 2013
Good tool
30 November 2013
I'm sure you guys put feature like "move/delete", items or folders some way (or maybe not), I'm still finding it!
30 November 2013
Cannot open access db.
24 November 2013
Like it
12 November 2013
Just need a few more option like acces to file properties
1 November 2013
This app looks great, the interface is nice, and the contents of folders (especially over a network connection) load faster than any of the other file explorers I tried. The major drawback is that the app seems to limit you to access to only your Music, Photos, and Video libraries by default. If you swipe in from the right to bring up the menu, however, you will see the option for Favorites. I was able to use this to add links to my Downloads folder, my Documents folder, and even to the Documents library of a computer on my homegroup. Once I figured this out, this is a great app.
26 October 2013
There's a lot of metro file managers out there. This is the one you want. The paid apps (esp. Boo Studios who have like 6 different versions to try and get you to pay multiple times) are simply a rip-off. Thanks to an honest, talented developer!
26 October 2013
Very light, clean look with 4 color options for the menu. Instant access to homegroup and option to choose favorites. Some trouble with showing all my libraries and it d be nice to choose a different color metro icon.
25 October 2013
Can be better. Internal viewer is missing
12 October 2013
looks great and is solid, but just doesn't do enough.....keep working on it
30 September 2013
good for tablets
28 September 2013
It's almost there... it's definitely slow at listing directories. Also, it consistently shows content in the user's root folder that isn't actually there (content that is in fact in sub folders). Doesn't seem like you can remove favorite directories, but maybe I'm missing something.
17 September 2013
This is a very useful file browse app, I don't need to go to desktop to browse file. I have some suggestions here: 1. It seems that I cannot "cut" my files from a USB drive and paste to my hard drive, I have to copy and paste, which is not quite convenient. 2. When copying files with large file sizes, no copy progress presented, therefore I have no idea about the current progress. Please add a animated progress bar so we can examine the progress, thanks a lot!!!
15 September 2013
EASY TO USE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY IT DOESN'T WORK ARE FLAT OUT WRONG........THIS APP WORKS BETTER THAN THE ONE I BOUGHT FROM ORICLE FOR $49.99 //////AND THIS APP IS [ FREE FREE FREE ]
8 September 2013
Efficient and fast touch interface. This is way better than other metro browsers that cost money. Displays files beautifully in both thumbnails and larger tile previews. There are just a few really big omissions: 1. Doesn't display folder icons. A big disappointment for me. I use a lot of custom folder icons to make finding files more efficient on my tablet. 2. There is no "my computer" link to view connected drives. 3. Also wish it could eject drives. NICE APP! hope these come in future updates