DSFile Station vs Lode

Browse, manage and access all your files on your Synology NAS, right from your iPhone and iPad. DSFile Station is the complete file manager for your DiskStation: navigate your folders, preview anything, and take your files everywhere — even offline. BROWSE & MANAGE YOUR NAS • Navigate your personal and shared folders on your Synology NAS • List and grid views with sorting and instant search • Create, rename, move, copy and delete files and folders • Multi-selection and batch operations • Detailed file info: size, type, path, EXIF & GPS metadata ACCESS YOUR FILES ANYWHERE, EVEN OFFLINE • Keep any file available offline on your device • Favorites and recent files gathered on the Home tab • Instant access, even without a connection • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets for favorites, offline files and recents POWERFUL TRANSFERS • Upload any file from your device to your NAS • Download files from your NAS to your iPhone • Background transfer queue that keeps going • Notifications and Live Activities to track every transfer • Save photos and videos straight to your Photos library PREVIEW & SHARE • Preview photos, videos, documents and audio • Compress to ZIP and extract archives, password-protected ones included • Open files in any other app • Share to DSFile Station from any app to upload instantly • Share files and folders with a link: expiration, password and QR code • Siri and Shortcuts support SECURE & PRIVATE • Credentials encrypted and stored in your keychain • Your data never leaves your device • No tracking, no ads, complete privacy guaranteed • Works on local network & remotely via QuickConnect • SSL/TLS encryption & 2FA authentication support FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY • QuickConnect: connect from anywhere • Direct IP/Host connection • Custom DDNS support • Automatic reconnection after network issues EASY TO USE • Quick setup in minutes – no technical knowledge required • Dark mode support for comfortable viewing • Clean, intuitive interface for all your files Perfect companion for your Synology NAS or DiskStation. Access, organize and share your files anywhere, keep the ones you need offline, and stay in full control of your data. Works seamlessly alongside DS File, Synology Photos, and other Synology mobile apps. Made by the Synology community for Synology users. Need help? Any suggestion or feature request for the app? Email me at contact@dsfile.app! --- Some features require Pro: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Free trial available. DSFile Station is not affiliated with Synology Inc. Terms: https://dsfile.app/resources/terms.html

Type a note, record a voice memo, scan a document — and every one becomes a plain, open file you own: Markdown, .m4a audio, or PDF, synced through your own iCloud. No account, no lock-in, no tracking. CAPTURE ANYWHERE • Write Markdown notes, organized with familiar folders and #tags. • Record voice memos and turn them into text on-device (offline, private). Timed recordings stop by themselves; weekly reminders can start a recording with one tap. • Scan Text (OCR) or Scan Documents straight into a note as a PDF — right from the notes list. • Add photos, videos, sketches, and any file as attachments; pick several photos at once. • Picture folders: keep a folder of photos or screenshots, then recognize the text in every picture at once — one Markdown note per picture, on device. • Share into Lode from Safari, Mail, Files, and more. PLAY, LOOP & FOCUS • Play your own audio and music — recordings, lectures, language lessons, podcasts — with background playback and Lock Screen / Control Center controls. • Drop MP3s into the Lode/mp3 folder in iCloud Drive and they show up ready to play; no import step. • A-B repeat: loop just one section of a track, perfect for language practice or learning a passage. • Sleep timer: stop playback after a set time, or when the current track ends. • Build playlists, shuffle, and repeat. Great for looping a listening set. YOUR FILES, YOUR RULES • Notes are real .md files; recordings are real .m4a; scans are real PDFs. • Export any note to a self-contained HTML, PDF, or TextBundle, or share the raw Markdown. • Stored in iCloud Drive, so they sync across your devices and survive a reinstall. • Delete safely: notes go to a recoverable Trash, deleted recordings can be restored, and every save keeps a version history you can revert to. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • On iPad: a desktop-class three-column layout (folders -> notes -> editor), keyboard shortcuts, multi-window, and drag & drop to and from other apps. • A live Markdown preview, document outline, and side-by-side diff for comparing files. • Viewer opens any text file in your Lode iCloud folder, even huge logs and subtitle files. WORKS THE WAY YOU THINK • Tags and wiki-style [[links]] connect your notes. • An Inbox collects everything you share into Lode; tap to open text, subtitles, Markdown and images right there. • Open formats mean your notes and audio are ready for any AI tool or editor you like — today and ten years from now. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no ads, no tracking. • Speech-to-text runs fully on-device. Your data never leaves your device unless you sync it through your own iCloud. Lode keeps your raw material in your hands, in formats that outlast any single app.