File manager & storage cleaner app to provide easier management of files
Cx File Explorer is a feature-rich file manager and storage cleaner that unifies local, cloud, and NAS access with a clean Material Design interface. It supports organizing files, managing apps, and visual storage analysis with a built-in music player, and delivers broad cross-device capabilities. Ranked in TOOLS across regions (RU #94, PL #177, SE #178) with 10,000,000+ total downloads and 580K in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Extensive cloud, NAS, and FTP/SMB/network access, enabling cross-device file management
Visual storage analytics with aRecycle Bin for easy space recovery
Material Design UI delivers a clean, intuitive experience across Android TV, phones, and tablets
Some advanced media viewing or transfer features found in competitors may not be emphasized in this app
Broad permission requirements (storage, network, foreground services) may raise privacy considerations for some users
Certain OS restrictions (e.g., Android data folder access on some devices) could limit full functionality on specific setups
About Cx File Explorer
Cx File Explorer is a tools app developed by Cx File Explorer.
How many times has Cx File Explorer been downloaded?
Cx File Explorer has been downloaded 45 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 580 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 tools apps.
What is the rating of Cx File Explorer?
Cx File Explorer is rated 4.77 out of 5 stars, based on 300 thousand ratings.
Is Cx File Explorer free?
Cx File Explorer is free to download. The APK download size is 10.84 MB. The latest version available is 2.7.5. The last update was on May 30, 2026.
What are the requirements for Cx File Explorer?
Cx File Explorer requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play July 2018.
Description
Cx File Explorer is a powerful file manager & storage cleaner app with a clean and intuitive interface. With this file manager app, you can quickly browse and manage the files on your mobile device, PC, and cloud storage, just like you use Windows Explorer or Finder on your PC or Mac. Also it provides a rich set of features that advanced users are looking for without feeling bloated. You can even manage the space used on your mobile device with a visualized storage analysis.
Key features
Organize your files and folders: With a user-friendly UI, you can easily browse, move, copy, compress, rename, extract, delete, create and share files (folders) on both internal and external storage of your mobile device.
Access files on cloud storage: You can manage the files on cloud storages.
Access files on NAS (Network-attached storage): You can access files within remote or shared storage like FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and LAN. Also you can access your mobile device from PC using FTP(File Transfer Protocol).
Manage your apps: You can manage the apps installed on your mobile device.
Analyze and manage your storage: Cx File Explorer provides visualized storage analysis so that you can quickly scan the available space and manage it. The Recycle bin also helps you easily manage your storage.
Clean up storage quickly: Discover and clean junk files, duplicate files and unused apps in storage cleaner.
Supported devices: Android TV, phone and tablet
Material Design interface: Cx File Explorer uses the Material Design interface.
If you are looking for a file manager app that has simple and sleek interface with full features, Cx File Explorer would be the best choice.
Recent changes: - Bug fixes and minor improvements.
- On some devices, access to the /Android/data folder may be restricted by the operating system. You can work around this limitation by using the Shizuku app, which allows Cx File Explorer to access the folder
2.7.0 - Built-in music player engine changed
2.6.6 - Added 'Copy again' and 'Return to source folder'
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Now, it cannot open the folders inside Android > data always permission asking but when trying to grant, the "File" cannot see the data folder to give permission to access
★★★★★Skyskovski Pinard· Jun 17, 2026
Really good for searching and accessing files on your device. I've been using this app for many years without any issues whatsoever. As a matter of fact I don't even make full use of it. Really like it. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
★★★★★Virendra Kumar· Jun 20, 2026
Better than google file explorer just need a dark mode
★★★★★Afolayan Tunde· Jun 11, 2026
Does excellently well; navigation, wireless file sharing or server, OTG handling, Low resource use, quick start, not unreasonable bloatware, file and folder creation, text editor etc
★☆☆☆☆LIT FOOK LIM· Jun 13, 2026
I canceled the bulk file move after it had reached 10% progress. I expected any files that had already been moved to no longer appear in the source folder, but they were still there. Because of that, I had to manually select and move those files again.
★☆☆☆☆Sad Panda· Jun 6, 2026
Won't Work for me. When I click on a file in the app a popup says it needs permission with a "Tap USE THIS FOLDER on the next page, but when I hit ok & go to the next page the god-damn "Use This Folder" option is greyed out! I've tried creating a new folder & using ALL the existing folders, but every time I get a red error message saying "The selected folder is not the Top-Level folder of the storage. Pls try again". Why dafuq is it being so difficult. 🤦♂️🤬🤬
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Cx File Explorer is requesting 26 permissions and is using 22 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions related to storage access, network state and connectivity, foreground services, and ad-id usage. It also includes usage stats and package management permissions. This profile reflects typical capabilities for a feature-rich file manager with cloud and NAS integrations; users should review permissions and privacy practices in the Play Store listing and on-device settings.
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