13.1
2024-04-07
Improves file synchronization.
Supports Box 2FA login.
Supports Canon CR3 RAW format.
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
13.0.3
2024-03-19
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
13.0.2
2024-01-30
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.5.1
2023-09-18
* Optimizes for iOS 17.
* New widgets for favorites and recents.
* Highlights searching results on PDF reader.
* Long tap “Back” button to show navigation menu.
* Fixes sound and picture unsynchronized issue when playing video at double speed.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.5
2023-09-15
* Optimizes for iOS 17.
* New widgets for favorites and recents.
* Highlights searching results on PDF reader.
* Long tap “Back” button to show navigation menu.
* Fixes sound and picture unsynchronized issue when playing video at double speed.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.4.3
2023-08-23
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.4.2
2023-08-11
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.4.1
2023-07-28
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.4
2023-07-20
* New Siri shortcut: Open folder and delete file.
* Supports more S3 compatible storages such as wasabi, Storj etc.
* Supports archive and unarchive zip files over 4GB.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
12.3.1
2023-05-26
Support for decompressing password-protected 7z files.
Fixed a crash issue.
12.3
2023-05-19
* Improvements for user interface.
* Share connection via QR code.
* Batch rename files.
* Supports CBZ comic format.
* Improvements for music player:
1. Playlist
2. LRC lyrics
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
12.2
2023-03-20
* Supports NFS protocol
* Text Editor enhancements: search text, line numbers and syntax highlight (Swift, Objecitve-c, Java, C++ etc).
* Improves connection synchronization.
* The connections of cloud storages are available in Photos extension now.
* Displays hidden folders and files in picker.
* Resumes last opened tab when the app is reopened on iPhone.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
Please leave a review on App Store if you like this update.
Contact us (support@skyjos.com) if you have any questions or suggestions.
12.1.1
2023-01-11
* Supports Storj and Scaleway (S3 compatible storage)
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
12.0.4
2022-10-18
Fixed an issue that file synchronization doesn't work with Dropbox.
Fixed an issue that anonymous account doesn't work in the built-in FTP server .
12.0.3
2022-10-09
* Improved NetBIOS hostname resolver.
* Fixed an issue that some of iCloud files are not displayed.
* Fixed an issue that video isn't played properly when Owlfiles is reopened from background.
* Fixed an issue that "Login with QRCode" doesn't work on iOS 14.
12.0.2
2022-09-26
* Compatible RSA-SHA2 private key with OpenSSH 8.8 and above.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
12.0.1
2022-09-13
We completely redesigned and reworked the app to meet best user experience. We made so many improvements that it's almost a new app. In this version, you have brand new user interface and a new app icon. Now, we rename this app to Owlfiles. Hope you like it!
* Optimized for iOS 16
* Brand new user interface
* Network Tools
* Scan documents
* Siri shortcuts
* Auto backup photos
* Edit photos
* Auto sync files
12.0
2022-09-13
We completely redesigned and reworked the app to meet best user experience. We made so many improvements that it's almost a new app. In this version, you have brand new user interface and a new app icon. Now, we rename this app to Owlfiles. Hope you like it!
* Brand new user interface
* Network Tools
* Scan documents
* Siri shortcuts
* Auto backup photos
* Edit photos
* Auto sync files
11.0.4
2022-06-14
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
11.0.2
2021-11-03
* Change keyboard shortcuts. The "→" and "←" keys are replaced with "[" and "]".
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
11.0.1
2021-09-30
Bug fixes and stability improvements
11.0
2021-09-27
* Optimized for iOS 15
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
10.1.3
2021-01-15
Addresses a memory leak issue.
10.1.2
2021-01-07
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
10.1.1
2021-01-01
* Improves file transfer performance for SFTP connections.
* Unarchive 7z, bz2, gzip, tar.gz
* Adds a non-loop mode in music player.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
10.0.1
2020-09-29
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
Features are included in FE File Explorer 10.
* Picture-In-Picture on iPhone (iOS 14).
* New file context menu (iOS 14)
* Support to favorite and tag files and folders in iOS Files app extension.
* Calculate and display total folder size on info panel.
* Speedy playback for audio books (iOS 14)
* Support WebP image format (iOS 14)
* Support SFTP symbolic link
* New ePub reader
* New built-in HTTP server
* Drag to select multiple files
* Support AirPlay 2
* AirPrint txt and office documents
* Support IPv6 address in connection settings. The IPv6 address must be surrounded by square brackets. Example: [2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334]
10.0
2020-09-23
FE File Explorer 10 is here. Another major free update for you. Enjoy!
* Optimize for iOS 14
* Picture-In-Picture on iPhone (iOS 14).
* New file context menu (iOS 14)
* Support to favorite and tag files and folders in iOS Files app extension.
* Calculate and display total folder size on info panel.
* Speedy playback for audio books (iOS 14)
* Support WebP image format (iOS 14)
* Support SFTP symbolic link
* New ePub reader
* New built-in HTTP server
* Drag to select multiple files
* Support AirPlay 2
* AirPrint txt and office documents
* Support IPv6 address in connection settings. The IPv6 address must be surrounded by square brackets. Example: [2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334]
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
Leave a review on App Store if you like our work:)
9.5.1
2020-08-05
* Adds hardware and software decoding switch button on video player.
* Adds a "Readonly Mode" option in text editor settings.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.5
2020-07-22
* Improves audio tempo when speed video playback.
* Improves colorspace for H.265 HDR video.
* Improves Nearby file transfer
* Supports Redfish SMB server
* Readonly mode in text editor
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.4.3
2020-07-04
* Dutch localization
* Fixed some issues regarding with video playback.
9.4.2
2020-04-30
* Bugfixes and stability improvements.
9.4.1
2020-03-20
* Bugfixes and stability improvements.
9.4
2020-03-05
* Supports SMBv3
* Improves file transfer performance for SMB protocol.
* Fixes streaming issue with Google Drive.
* Bugfixes and stability improvements.
9.2.3
2019-12-11
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.2.2
2019-12-04
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.2.1
2019-11-30
* Improves H.265 10-bit video playback
* New video player gestures for volume, brightness and aspect ratio adjustment. Gestures can be configured in app settings.
* Fixes a connection issue with DFS shares.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.2
2019-10-31
* Supports SanDisk iXpand Go
* Adds an option in app settings to display loading subtitles automaitcally.
* Double tap screen to pause or resume video playback.
* Swipe down to dismiss photo gallery.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.1.1
2019-10-11
* Update SanDisk iXpand SDK
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
9.1
2019-09-21
* Optimize for iOS 13
* Dark Mode
* Access USB Drive, SD Card and external file location
* Multiple windows on iPad
* New Czech translation by Jakub Kučera.
* Update German translation by iOSFan.
* Update Portuguese (Brazil) translation by Fábio Rodrigo Pinardi.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
Shoot us a review on App Store if you like this update.
Write to us (support@skyjos.com) if you have suggestions and problems.
9.0.1
2019-09-05
Fixed OneDrive login issue
Fixed a couple of video playback issues
9.0
2019-08-30
FE File Explorer 9 is here. Another big and free update. Hope we can do this longer.
* Backup photo albums to network shares, servers or cloud storages. Touch the "..." button on the album of photo library.
* Sync connections with iCloud
* New video player
* Picture-In-Picture for mp4 and mov videos
* Video playback speed adjustment
* Loop single video playback
* New PDF reader
* New file search. You can define search scope now.
* Independent SFTP connection from FTP connection.
* Supports ED25519 SSH key for SFTP connection
* Hide sidebar on iPad
* Keyboard shortcuts for iPad. Press "Command" key to show all keyboard shortcuts.
* Update OneDrive SDK
* Connection password (encrypted) can be exported to file and imported from file or MDM.
* The built-in FTP server is moved to app settings. And you can set FTP login account now.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
Please leave a review on App Store if you like this new update:).
8.3.2
2019-06-14
* Supported Putty private key file (*.ppk) for accessing SFTP server
* Improved fast forward and rewind gesture of video player.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.3.1
2019-04-12
Bug fixes and stability improvements
8.3
2019-02-26
* The file sync feature is available on all connections.
* Bugfixes
8.2
2019-01-13
* Supports opus audio/video format
* Bugfixes and stability improvements
8.1.4
2018-12-08
* Add a button in video player to switch between software decoder and hardware decoder.
* Fix a crash issue when close video player.
* Fix a music streaming issue from WebDAV server.
8.1.3
2018-12-01
Automatically fall back to software decoding when app fails to decode MP4 video with hardware.
Fixed an issue that text editor cannot save the editing contents for some file types.
Fixed an issue that music playback time isn't displayed on lock screen.
Fixed an issue that the "stream to" feature doens't work with some 3rd-party players.
8.1.2
2018-11-19
* Added slideshow, AirPlay and share features in photo library module.
* Fixed an issue that context menu isn't displayed on file preview.
8.1.1
2018-11-13
* Bug fixes and stability improvements
8.1
2018-10-30
* New Brazilian Portuguese localization by Fábio Rodrigo Pinardi. Thank you, Fábio!
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.0.2
2018-10-02
FIXED: App extension cannot save files into the first level of local folder.
FIXED: App extension crashes in some situations.
FIXED: The contents of starred file won't be updated from server/cloud.
FIXED: Voiceover speaks twice for one file name.
FIXED: The 2nd file transfer task cannot be cancelled.
FIXED: Keyborard isn't displayed correctly on iPhone landscape.
8.0.1
2018-09-24
* Added an option in app settings to turn on/off the drag and drop feature.
* Bug fixes and stability improvements.
8.0
2018-09-15
FE File Explorer 8 is here. This is a BIG update with a lot of exciting features which are requested by you guys.
First of all, we're happen to announce that FileExplorer is renamed to FE File Explorer. There is so many apps called "File Explorer" out there. We want to make difference with them.
* Compatible with iOS 12
* New Korean localization by JuHak Lee. Thank you, Lee. We're appreciated for your translation and testing.
* iCloud integration
* Displays FE File Explorer in "On My iPhone" of iOS Files app.
* Supports ePub books
Improvements for file transfer:
* We redesigned the entire file transfer module. Now you can resolve file conflicts with "Replace", "Keep Both" and "Skip" during file transfer.
* Drag and drop to tranfer files within app.
* Drag and drop to tranfser files between apps (iPad only).
* Nearby file transfer: Directly transfer files between two nearby iOS devices without Wi-Fi or LTE connection.
* Sync files with network shares and FTP Servers.
* Covert photos from HEIC to JPG during file transfer. You can turn on/off this feature in app settings.
* The video in Live Photo can be included or excluded during file transfer. Turn it on or off in app settings.
Improvements for video and music player :
* 15 seconds fast forward and rewind. Double tapping is for 30 seconds:).
* Force landscape mode for videos on iPhone.
* Display video thumbnails on folder view.
And more...
* Add "Copy to" and "Move to" on context menu.
* Zip files with password
* Improves files app extension
* Fixes bugs
Leave us a review on App Store if you think our work is useful for you.
7.1.3
2018-03-01
Bug fixes and stability improvements
7.1.2
2017-12-15
* Fixed a connection issue with Windows Server 2003.
* Fixed an issue that document cannot be opened from Network share when it's being opened by someone else.
* Fixed a layout issue of PDF Reader on iPhone X.
7.1.1
2017-12-05
Bug fixes and stability improvements
7.1
2017-11-17
* iPhone X Support including Face ID
* UI Improvements
* New swipe gesture for connections: Delete, Edit and Duplicate Connection.
* New cell action for files: file duplication
* Displays file name in video player's info window.
* FLAC, WAV playback improvements
* Fixes a connection issue with Netapp.
* Fixes the "pending complete" error during file transfer.
* Fixes an issue that video player doesn't play sound for MTS video.
* Other bugfixes and improvements
Leave a review on App Store if you like this update:).
7.0.3
2017-10-20
FileExplorer 7 is here.
New SMB module with SMBv2 Support
Video Player:
- Support hardware decoding. You can turn on/off this feature in app settings.
- Swipe gesture for fast forward and rewind.
- Support embedded subtitles
- Pick external subtilte files from folder.
- Lock rotation (available on iPhone only)
- Retrieve movie poster from TMDb. You can turn it on/off in app settings.
Russian localization by Алексей Мартынов. Thanks for the contribution.
Supported SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive
New login window
DFS with domain namespace such as \\skyjos.com\dfs_share.
Added "x" button in rename textfield to clear out filename with one tap.
Encoding "Host URL" for WebDAV connection.
Stops video and music playback when disconnects from Apple TV, Bluetooth devices or EarPods.
Fixed an issue that VoiceOver doesn't work in music player.
Other bugfixes and improvements.
6.1
2017-04-15
* Added French translation.
* Added "Retry" button for transfer failure items.
* Fixed an issue that file names are displayed in lowercase with Dropbox connection.
* Fixed an compatibility issue with Nginx WebDAV server.
* Fixed compatibility issue with iOS 10.3 on some devices.
6.0.1
2017-02-08
* Adds photo deletion feature in photo library.
* Fixes a limited number of files issue on Google Drive.
* Fixes a crash issue when playing slideshow from FTP server.
* Fixes a crash issue for playing some damaged mp3 files.
6.0
2017-01-10
FileExplorer 6 is here.
* New "Nearby Devices" feature for transfer files between iPhone and iPad.
* Rearrage connection list.
* Adds ability to create and edit text files.
* Supports SFTP (via SSH) Connection
* Supports explicit and implicit FTP over TLS.
* Auto discover FTP servers in local network.
* Adds row actions on folder view for email, open-in, stream-to etc.
* Displays folder summary.
* Displays music album on folder view.
* New music player
* Supports RAW formats: NEF, CR2, DNG, ARW etc
* Display GIF in Photo Library.
* New slideshow user interface
* Adds range selection (tap and drag selection) on photo library.
* Keeps photo gallery alive after deleting a photo.
* Adds an option to show/hide iCloud Drive.
* Adds an option to turn on/off Touch ID.
* Adds an option to turn on/off network discovery.
* Bugfixes
5.2.1
2016-06-11
* Fixed a SMB connection issue with OS X 10.11.5.
5.0.3
2015-12-06
* Fixed an issue that SMB connection errors were displayed incorrectly.
* Fixed an issue that photos were not loaded after stoping slide show.
5.0.1
2015-10-13
* Fixed the compatibility issues with iPhone 6S
* Fixed an issue that video playback will freeze when dragging video time line.
* Fixed an issue that music cannot be played from Google Drive.
* Fixed an issue that the address bar of built-in web browser overlap with web pages.
5.0.0
2015-09-20
We completely redesigned user interface and introduced lots of new exciting features in FileExplorer 5. This version is optimized for iOS 9 as well.
New UI:
* Redesign and rework user interface.
* Display files and folder in grid view or list view.
* Add a built-in web browser for file downloading.
* Support to use Touch ID for accessing app.
New Cloud Storages:
* iCloud Drive
* OneDrive for Business
* FTP Server
Configurations:
* Export and import configurations. Please find this feature in app settings.
* Distribute configurations via MDM.
Media Playback:
* Play mp4 video with full screen on TV via HDMI cable.
* Display mp4 video subtitle on Apple TV when AirPlay mirror is turned on.
* Add music/video resume playback feature. This feature can be turned on/off in app settings.
* Add Time-Off feature for music player.
* Play FLAC, APE lossless audio formats.
* Support cue, m3u playlist. Music files must be stored in the same folder with playlist.
Usability Improvements:
* Improve thumbnail downloading performance.
* Add GIF support
* Add zip files feature for local files.
* Decompress the password protected zip and rar.
* Add folder creating feature when picking folder for file transfer.
* List favorite folders when picking folder for file transfer.
* Add an option to prevent backup local files in iCloud or iTunes.
4.3.4
2015-05-13
Fixed compatibility issue with iOS 5.