# File Manager - Folder Plus

> Multitasking file manager with extensive file type support and secure sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by The Very Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-manager-folder-plus/id484856077 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Very Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/446357089)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 242 App Store ratings · 320 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.2 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-12-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-manager-folder-plus/id484856077/reviews.md

## What is File Manager?

"The ability to use multi touch to quickly move between viewing and editing files is also very good if you’re willing to utilize it." - Touch Reviews

*****
Folder Plus is an In-App Multitasking Capable File Manager/Viewer/Editor, with 3-Finger Swipes You Switch between Tasks of File Managing, Viewing, Editing, etc QUICKLY
*****

Folder Plus's Features
- Total File Manager
- Exclusive 3-Finger Task Switch
- Lightning Fast USB File Transfer
- Robust FTP/HTTP/WebDAV Sharing Server
- Support Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, iCloud, OneDrive
- Wide Range of Supported File Types
- Document Reader
- Text Editor
- Audio Recorder
- Simple Image Editor
- Media Player
- Structured Directory Browsing
- View Restore of Long Documents
- Zip Archiver (compress & decompress, secure with password encryption)
- Long Press to Bring up Context Menu
- Multiple Files/Folders Operations
- Attach Files/Folders to Emails
- Search
- Auto Recovery of Editing Documents
- Passcode Security
- WiFi Authentication (FTP/HTTP/WebDAV)
- User Account Manager (FTP/HTTP/WebDAV)
- Send Files as Email Attachments
- Open Files in Compatible Apps (iBooks, ...)
- Open Supported Files Requested by Other Apps (Safari, Mail Attachments, ...)
- Portrait/Landscape Support
- Support Translation for Selected Text When Reading Documents (PDF, DOC, PAGES)
- Support Thumbnails
- Support AirPrint

Supported File Types
- PDF Files
- Microsoft Office Files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- iWork Files (Pages, Numbers and Keynote)
- Image Files (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD)
- HTML Files
- Web Archives
- Plain Text Files
- Audio Files (MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, WAVE, AIFF, CAF)
- Video Files (QuickTime, MP4, M4V, MPV)
- Archive Files (.zip/.cbz, .rar/.cbr, .7z/.cb7; handle passwords, splits)

Supported File Operations
- Folder/Sub-Folder Creation
- Text File Creation/Editing
- Image File Creation/Editing
- Audio Recording Creation
- Take Photos & Video
- Import Photos & Video from the Photos App
- Export Photos & Video to the Photos App
- Open as Text File
- Move/Copy/Zip/Email/Delete on Single/Multiple File(s)/Folder(s)
- Folder Merge during Copying/Moving
- View File/Folder Properties
- Rename Files/Folders
- Search Files/Folders
- Search within Search

USB Transfer Client
- Folder Plus USB

Recommended FTP Clients
- Cyberduck
- Filezilla
- Windows Explorer

Recommended WebDAV Clients
- Mac OS X's Finder
- Windows Explorer
- Cyberduck

Recommended Browser for Web Transfer
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox

* All listed clients/browsers can be thought of file manager apps as well running on desktop to manage the files off device

WiFi Transfer Requirements
A WiFi connection is required to transfer document files between Folder Plus and FTP/HTTP/Web clients

More features are on the way

## Key features

- 3-Finger Task Switching
- Cloud Storage Integration
- FTP/HTTP/WebDAV Sharing
- Document Reader & Text Editor
- Zip Archiving with Encryption
- Passcode Security

## Chart rankings

- #174 in Top Paid · Business (US App Store)

## What do users think of File Manager?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Excellent capability
- 👍 Simple to use and organize
- 👍 Favorite app
- 👍 Highly recommended
- 👍 Best transferring to file app
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Wonderful find
- 👍 My "go to" file app
- 👍 Great iPhone tool
- 👍 Freaking love it
- 👍 This is a great app
- 👍 Awesome App
- 👍 Perfect for me
- 👍 Fantastic
- 👍 Brilliant
- 👍 Very good app
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Useful app
- 👍 Fabulous App
- 👍 A must for PC users
- 👍 Very Well Done
- 👍 Top Notch
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Did what I needed
- 👍 Amazing
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Excellent App
- 👍 Perfect for me

**Cons**

- 🐛 No Good for IPad USB
- 🐛 No longer compatible with Mac OS app
- 🐛 Outdated
- 🐛 Abandonware
- 🐛 Need a Mac
- 🐛 This is a fricking joke!
- 🐛 FOUR (4) YEARS since last UPDATE!!!
- 🐛 Buuuuu!!
- 🐛 Not impressed
- 🐛 No longer works
- 🐛 Stopped working completely!
- 🐛 Don't buy
- 🐛 Windows USB software has virus!!!
- 🐛 Not working anymore
- 🐛 Crashing
- 🐛 Useless
- 🐛 Used to be five-star

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes on startup
- Incompatible with latest iOS
- Unable to save images to library
- MP3 files crash the app
- FTP connection issues

**Most requested features**

- Touch ID
- Folder password protection
- Larger photo preview
- Update for new iOS versions
- Bluetooth file transfer
- Rotation lock in full screen
- Folder color customization
- Folder locking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 320)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-manager-folder-plus/id484856077/reviews.md

### 1/5 — No Good for IPad USB

*2025-04-19, version 2.5.3*

waste of money if you want to transfer from USB to iPad

### 1/5 — No longer compatible with Mac OS app

*2025-02-24, version 2.5.3*

Used to be fabulous - now next to useless since I can't move files back and forth beyween ipad and Mac

### 4/5 — Great app

*2024-07-06, version 2.5.3*

Favorite app, simple to use and organize. Wish Inner folders could be individually password protected. Hope this app is continually updated for new IOS updates. It would be nice if the photos were shown a little larger. It is difficult to see what they are in such tiny format.

### 5/5 — Great capability

*2024-03-22, version 2.5.3*

Application in great capability, I think it is the best in its category.

Very Useful application, I hope Apple updates it.

### 4/5 — Иногда вылетает

*2023-11-24*

Иногда вылетает при разархивировании больших файлов.

### 1/5 — Don’t buy .waste of monry rubbish app

*2023-07-20*

Don’t buy

### 1/5 — Software not working

*2023-04-03*

Uploading software not available

### 1/5 — Outdated

*2021-12-11, version 2.5.3*

This app hasn’t been updated for over 6 years. 
It’s looking old and tiresome. 
Time to delete this one. 
Apple should do the same. 
There should be a time-spam on these apps where if not updated, it would be deleted.

### 5/5 — Best app

*2021-11-07*

I love the app! Its the only one that have worked well for so long! All my docs are there.

### 1/5 — folder-plus-usb-win is not working

*2021-08-17*

folder-plus-usb-win v.1.1.11 is not working.
error “iTunes 9 or later required”.
iTunes v.12.11.4.15 installed on win10x64.

## Frequently asked questions about File Manager

### What does Folder Plus do?

Folder Plus is a file manager that allows you to quickly switch between tasks like managing, viewing, and editing files using a 3-finger swipe. It supports a wide range of file types and integrates with cloud storage services.

### What are the key features of Folder Plus?

Key features include exclusive 3-finger task switching for multitasking, lightning-fast USB file transfer, robust FTP/HTTP/WebDAV sharing, support for cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive, a document reader, text editor, image editor, media player, and zip archiving with password encryption.

### How much does Folder Plus cost?

Folder Plus is available for free. The provided information indicates no in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a completely free experience.

### What file types does Folder Plus support?

The app supports a wide range of file types including PDF, Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), iWork files (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), various image formats (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD), HTML, web archives, plain text, audio files, and video files. It also handles archive files like .zip, .rar, and .7z.

### How can I transfer files to and from Folder Plus?

You can transfer files using a lightning-fast USB connection. Additionally, the app offers robust FTP/HTTP/WebDAV sharing servers that can be accessed from desktop clients like Cyberduck and Windows Explorer, requiring a WiFi connection.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5.3 — 2015-05-13

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

- bug fix for opening files from other apps

### 2.5.2 — 2015-04-19

- allows iTunes Sharing; files/folders dropped in iTunes will appear in root
- allows import from and export to iCloud Drive
- fixed a bug preventing folder creation in Google Drive
- fixed a PDF printing bug
- iCloud functionality now compatible with iOS 8
- bugfixes

Please download again the USB transfer program

### 2.5.1 — 2014-06-19

- fixed an HTTP upload bug

### 2.5.0 — 2014-06-12

- added support for iCloud and OneDrive
- optimized Google Drive access
- bugfixes

### 2.3.0 — 2013-12-10

- added box cloud access
- bugfixes

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