Explorer is made and published by Speed Software. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Speed Software. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Speed Software and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopularWell rated- Total installs
- 23 million
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.10
- 83,206 ratings
- Last updated
- February 10, 2026
Explorer is popular, with 23 million installs. Users rate it well: 4.1 stars from 83,206 ratings.
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 30 thousand
- Per day
- 1 thousand
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 10+ million
- Launched
- before 2010
Installs over time
Explorer has been installed 23 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1 thousand installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top chartsGoogle Play Rankings for Explorer
Competitors
Similar apps and more from Speed SoftwareAlternatives to Explorer
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 3.12.9
- Launched
- before 2010
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on Explorer for Android
Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 26
- App size
- 6.70 MB
- Needs Android
- 5.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Explorer
About the app and developer
About Explorer
Explorer is a productivity app developed by Speed Software.
Install Statistics
Explorer has been installed 23 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 30 thousand times.
User Ratings
Explorer is rated 4.10 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 83 thousand ratings.
App Information
Explorer is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 6.70 MB. The latest version available is 3.12.9. The last update was on February 10, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Explorer requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since before 2010.
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Store listing
By Speed Software, from Google Play“Fast, lightweight and easy to use file manager.”
Description by Speed Software Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Features include:
• Multiple tabs - Easily navigate between different locations by swiping or clicking on a tab
• Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and Network (SMB) support
• Multiple themes (Light, dark and home wallpaper)
• Built in Text Editor
• Create and extract zip or tar files
• Extract rar archives
• Perform long running operations (e.g. copy, move) in the background
• Stream video and audio files from network and cloud to media player applications
• Create home screen shortcuts to files and folders
• Customisable icon sets
• Send files (via email, bluetooth etc)
• Built in SQLite database viewer
• Bookmark frequently used files and folders
• Search function
• "Open With" facility allowing files to be opened as a generic type or by using specific apps
• View file and folder properties including size, date, MD5 checksum
For fast, friendly support simply email us: support@speedsoftware.co.uk
Explorer supports 11 languages including: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Danish, Russian and Portuguese.
Permissions:
• Full network access - Required for network and cloud access. No information is passed to us over the internet.
• Add or remove accounts - Used by the Google Drive SDK to add a new account if desired. No changes are made to existing accounts and no details accessed apart from the account name.
• Find accounts on the device - Used to list available accounts for logging into Google Drive.
• Prevent from sleeping - Used to stop the device sleeping during long operations so they are not interrupted.
Recent changes:
Fix for recent Dropbox issue (SDK version updated)