FileBrowser vs Vidimote for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileBrowser
Access and manage files across your home computers, network drives, and cloud storage. Upload, download, copy, and edit documents directly from your device, with built-in viewers for various file types and streaming capabilities.
- Connect to computers, NAS, and cloud storage
- Upload, download, copy, and move files
- Multi-tabbed browsing and split-screen support
- Edit documents in-place
- Built-in viewers for documents, photos, and media
- Stream movies and music with AirPlay/Chromecast
- Annotate PDFs and images
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Use your iPad or iPhone to connect to your home computers, network drives and cloud storage. Easily upload/download/copy files and folders from one location to another, and browse your content using a variety of built-in viewers. *** FileBrowser remains the best option if you're looking for a file manager that supports a variety of external connections and also integrates deeply with iOS - Federico Viticci - MacStories *** *** FileBrowser's setup varies for every device, and the automatic wizards work super-well. Charlie Sorrel - Cult of Mac *** Ultra-fast browsing of your computers. Faster than Windows Explorer or Mac Finder and our users agree! GET ORGANIZED FileBrowser gives you everything you need to keep your files effortlessly organized: Move, edit, delete, rename, copy, zip and unzip. Download files from the web and paste them wherever you choose. MULTI-TABBED BROWSING Our FileBrowser suite of apps are the first file management apps to support multiple tabs. Connect to many of your locations at once and switch between them with ease. Use iPadOS split-screen mode to drag & drop between multiple windows. CONNECT TO Windows, Mac, Linux, Time Capsule, NAS drives, portable WiFi drives, SMB, Samba. Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, WebDAV, FTP and SFTP. Link to the same cloud storage with multiple accounts, if you have more than one Dropbox account, for example. EXTEND THE FILES APP FileBrowser allows you to access all your connections from the iOS Files app and other apps that use this as their document chooser, bringing network access to those apps. EDIT IN-PLACE No more copying of documents between apps. Launch an app to edit a network document in-place, such as Word or Pages or any of the Office and Mac suite. Changes are saved to the original document automatically. BLAZINGLY FAST Create bookmarks to your favorite locations & folders. Use a single tap to connect and browse to a favorite folder. PHOTO VIEWER Browse your photos wherever they are stored and display them on your TV or projector using AirPlay or Chromecast. Easily flick through holiday snaps or use the built-in slideshow feature. STREAM YOUR MOVIES / MUSIC Stream movie files or listen to music, both with AirPlay™ and Chromecast support. Use our built-in viewers or stream video to other apps. DOCUMENT VIEWER View Microsoft Office, Apple Pages, Numbers, KeyNote, PDF, text files, source code, HTML, and many more using the built-in viewers. ANNOTATE PDFS AND IMAGES Use the built-in annotation tools for PDFs and images, or use the iOS annotation tools to add notes, drawings or highlight text. SECURITY AND ENCRYPTION FileBrowser securely stores your passwords in the iOS keychain and uses iOS encryption features to protect your local content. Protect local files using a password, TouchID or FaceID. CONNECT ANYWHERE Connect to your Mac or PC when away from home. See our website for details: https://www.stratospherix.com/setupvpn TOO MANY FEATURES TO LIST FileBrowser has many features that we would like to tell you about. Check out our website. You'll be amazed! https://www.stratospherix.com/products/filebrowser FIRST CLASS SUPPORT User manuals and help are available at stratospherix.com/support with how-to articles and videos. You can also email us for fast, friendly support.
Vidimote for Safari
Enhance your web video experience with advanced playback controls for Safari. Adjust playback speed, skip sections, and utilize Picture-in-Picture mode for seamless multitasking. Works with major streaming and video platforms.
- Adjustable playback speed (up to 2x)
- 10-second skip forward/backward
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Actual time remaining display
- Live stream clock
- Fullscreen and mute controls
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Control playback, speed (& more) of web videos in Safari - with this clever web extension. The Vidimote upgrades for your video watching experience: • SPEEEED: watch videos at up to 2 x original speed, finely adjustable in 5% steps. Save time watching videos - without missing out on any content. Or watch a live stream's recorded part at increased speed - until you're "back to live". • CONTROL: jump ±10 seconds, use the position slider and - of course - play and pause. • SKIP: quickly skip to the end of a video you don't want to see • ACTUAL TIME REMAINING: see how much _actual_ time remains to the end of the video - adjusted to the playback speed. • LIVE STREAM CLOCK: see the approximate clock time for your current position in the live stream, making it really easy to find f.ex. the beginning of a show. • PICTURE IN PICTURE (PiP): move web videos to picture in picture - and continue watching while using other apps. • FULLSCREEN: enlarge web videos to fullscreen. • MUTE/UNMUTE: mute and unmute web videos. SUPPORTED WEBSITES Vidimote was written and designed to work with HTML5 web videos everywhere - and in our testing it has, including the websites of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch, TED.com, Udemy, Khan Academy, MagentaTV, Twitter, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, ownCloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox, Amazon Drive, Google Drive and OneDrive. Given the sheer number of websites out there, however, we can't guarantee that Vidimote works with every single web video out there. If you run into a video where it doesn't work, please let us know via our website's contact/support form.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FileBrowser at 4.7 against Vidimote for Safari's 4.2. FileBrowser also leads on ratings volume (5.7K vs 64) and review sentiment (82% vs 65%). Vidimote for Safari's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
FileBrowser costs $7.99 and Vidimote for Safari $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FileBrowser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FileBrowser has 5.7K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of FileBrowser's written reviews are positive against 65% of Vidimote for Safari's.
FileBrowser ships an update every 5 weeks, Vidimote for Safari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FileBrowser | Vidimote for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #39 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stratospherix Ltd | IOSPIRIT GmbH |
Customer experience
FileBrowser
Vidimote for Safari
User reviews
FileBrowser
From 5.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great file manager
- 🚀 Powerful and versatile
- 🔒 Secure access to files
- 💡 Excellent integration with iOS Files app
- 👍 Reliable and stable
Room to improve
- 🐛 SMB connection issues
- 🐛 Misleading directory caching
- 🐛 Video playback problems
- 🐛 Buggy UI changes
- 🐛 Inability to rename photos
Vidimote for Safari
From 64 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless integration with Safari
- 👍 Intuitive interface and controls
- 💡 Enables PiP mode easily
- 💡 Allows playback speed control (beyond 2x)
- 💡 Useful for online courses/tutorials
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extension stops working intermittently
- 🐛 Causes Safari to crash/lag
- 🐛 Not working on newer iOS versions (iOS 26)
- 🐛 Extension doesn't work on iPad
- 🐛 Videos not recognized ('No video found')
Bugs and requests
FileBrowser
Reported bugs
4 issues- Copy and paste functionality broken after update
- Inability to access iCloud files
- Crashes when accessing large files
- Thumbnails not generating properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for AV1 video codec
- Improve audio playback controls
- Implement a recycle bin/trash feature
- Add option to loop video playback
- Improve video scrubbing and seeking
Vidimote for Safari
Reported bugs
14 issues- PiP pop-up missing mute toggle
- Safari crashes/lags when extension is active
- Extension stops working on iOS 26
- Extension not working on iPad
- Error: 'No video found'
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- YouTube mute icon hijacked
- Conflict with Weibo video fullscreen
- High CPU usage
- Background video darkens when controls are visible
- Airplay not working consistently
- Default player used in fullscreen mode with limited content
- Videos not recognized in fullscreen
- Extension not working in fullscreen mode
- Safari rejecting the tool
Requested features
17 requests- Add mute toggle to PiP pop-up
- Add keyboard shortcuts for PiP/speed control
- Make menu disappear after clicking
- Add ability to control embedded audio files
- Add option to stop auto-playing videos
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- Add screenshot functionality
- Add visual feedback for speed control hotkeys
- Add option to control videos in full screen on iPhone
- Add ability to set custom jump times for ff/rewind
- Add ability to set increment for speed +/- buttons
- Allow dragging the interface to a different part of the screen
- Add support for 0.5x speed and favorite speed buttons
- Allow controls before video plays or when muted
- Increase max speed to 16x
- Add iOS 18 icon support
- Support HTML audio streams
- Add dark mode
In-app purchases
FileBrowser
No in-app purchases
Vidimote for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
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