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FileBrowser Pro for Mac is now Available

We've taken our best selling iOS FileBrowser Pro app and made over 400 enhancements to bring you the best file browser app for your Mac, designed with the quality you expect from the Stratospherix team.

FileBrowser Pro runs on Catalina and Big Sur, and supports Intel and M1 Macs.

Create multiple windows and tabs. Transferring files from one cloud to another has never been easier. Drag and drop files and folders between any type of storage, or add automatic synchronisation. Create backups from anywhere to anywhere.

With QuickLook integration, pass files to third-party apps for viewing or editing.

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MusicStreamer Now Available on Mac

We have been hard at work getting MusicStreamer ready for Mac and making it better on iOS too with a new update.

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FileBrowser for Business renamed to FileBrowser Professional

FileBrowser for Business has now become FileBrowser Professional! This app has many features that make it ideal for businesses small and large, but over the years we have extended it to support users like professional photographers, those with complex IT setups and power users for whom FileBrowser has become a one-stop app for a huge number of tasks.

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Subscriptions for FileBrowserGO now with Family Sharing

Apple have now allowed App Developers to enable Family Sharing for iOS Subscriptions! This means that you only need one active FileBrowserGO subscription for all members of your family when you are all using iCloud Family Sharing.

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FileBrowser Professional and FileBrowserGO can now handle email files

Do you archive your email into folders of .eml files? Or file certain emails into folders so you can keep them with associated documents? You can now view the contents of emails using FileBrowser.
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Copy folders and files from iPhone to iPad

Copying files or entire folders can be done with AirDrop, but if you want to browse, copy and even rename documents on another other iPad then you can use FileBrowser's iPad connection wizard..
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Improvements to slideshows in FileBrowserTV

The latest release of FileBrowserTV now refreshes folders during a slideshow. This means you can use your AppleTV to show the contents of a changing folder.
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FileBrowserGO and the iOS Files app

Your iPad or iPhone already comes with the Files app. Here's why FileBrowser is a great compliment and replacement for the Files app.
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MusicStreamer now with CarPlay

Our music streaming app just gained CarPlay support in our latest update v6.1.
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MusicStreamer V6 Released

We've been hard at work updating our well-loved MusicStreamer app and we hope you like the results!.
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Is your iPhone Running out of room? Backup your photos without paying for iCloud

Have you ever gone to take a video or a photo and your iPhone has said "Not enough storage". It's amazing the amount of photos and videos we all keep on our devices these days. If you don't want to pay for iCloud storage there is another way you can backup your photos from your phone then clear them down to give you more space.
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FileBrowser v20 released - Introducing tabbed browsing and multi window support

Introducing tabbed browsing, FileBrowser's entire UI has been refreshed with a new improved home screen. You can now browse your connections in their own tabs.
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Bulk renaming tools added to FileBrowser

Renaming hundreds of files at once on your iPad, Computer or in the Cloud has never been easier.
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Turn your ipad into the perfect Kiosk device for your stand with FileBrowser Professional.

Allowing customers to view a set of folders and files such as pdfs, photos or videos of your products whilst at your stand can be invaluable.
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Speed up your workflow with FileBrowser's keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are a time saving productivity feature that we have been using on desktop computers for years for things like save, select all, and create new folder. FileBrowser now has these keyboard shortcuts for use with an external keyboard.
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Connect to your Time Capsule with iOS13 and iPadOS

Apple's Files App is unable to connect to your Time Capsule from your iPad, but FileBrowser will save the day.
Follow our simple guide

ShareSpaces - See the big picture

Sharespaces is Stratospherix's new app for iPad, allowing you to create large information boards. Pin documents, images, web pages and notes to your boards. You can share these with friends and colleagues either via email or by connecting to each other's ShareSpaces app enabling you to all share the same screen and even present your documents live via multiple iPads.

Swiping documents from one iPad to another is easy.

Save your space and the next time you open up your ShareSpace all your documents and web pages will load up where you left off.

ShareSpaces a great collaboration tool, ideal for presentations and meetings or just for keeping documents and references all within your ShareSpaces.

Available now on the AppStore to try for free.

Document Scanner now in FileBrowser Professional

The new document scanner feature is now available in FileBrowser Professional v14.8. Simply point it at a document on your desk and it will automatically detect it and scan. Our set of pre-defined adjustment modes allow the colour and contrast to be corrected for a colour document, or convert to grayscale or black & white. Great for scanning documents, receipts or business cards.

FileBrowserGO and FileBrowser Professional get a new look

Version 14.8 is out and with it comes five new themes for FileBrowserGO and FileBrowser Professional, simply tap "Config - Preferences - Interface Style" to try one out today.

Connect USB Drive to iPad / iPhone & Copy Files

Fortunately, a really easy to use app called File Browser Professional is available and it is specifically designed to work with a Sandisk iXpand USB drive that includes a built in Lightning adapter. There are other versions for you to try, but the Business version is the one you want as it has a built-in compatibility specifically for the iXpand drive. This will let you view and copy files to your iDevice.
by Charles Roads - Tech & Gear
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FileBrowser or FileBrowserGO?

It's a question we get asked from time to time. The standard app is a once-only payment, updates are free and you get bug fixes and new features as regularly as we can make them. The FileBrowserGO app is subscription only and this allows you to try out the features free for two weeks after you sign up. Some of our customers like to support us regularly and the subscription model gives them the ability to keep doing that. Also we're adding extra features to FileBrowserGO as a way of saying thank-you to our subscribers. Much appreciated! Here's a comparison table of the features in our range of apps.

A Better Way to Access Files Remotely on your iPhone/iPad

"Being able to access files on your computer or NAS remotely from your iPad or iPhone is always something people look forward to. It complements the purpose of having an iPad - the sheer pleasure and productivity of being able to remotely access files from an iPad/iPhone is literally the thing that makes these devices so much more professional and powerful."
by Dhvanesh Adhiya - iGeeksBlog
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Sync and backup automatically with FileBrowser Professional and FileBrowserGO.

The new backup feature adds to the automatic sync capabilities of these apps. You can now set a local folder to automatically back up its content to any remote storage, computer or cloud. This is great for ensuring you never lose files you've stored in the app, and you can also use it to back up all of your photos. Any folder in the Photo Library can be replicated, so you can choose Camera Roll or Moments to categorise by date and location. There's no limit to the number of backups, so make sure you save your important stuff!

My Favorite Way to Watch Fstoppers Tutorials and Other Content

"We are all addicted to tutorials; at least, I know I am. I'm also addicted to food, so I need to double up my free time. My goal was to come up with an easy way to watch all the tutorials on my iPad. Sure, you could copy the tutorial files onto your iPad, but if you are like me and have a lot more content than would fit on the iPad and don't want to keep putting on and taking it off, there is a better way!"
by - Bill Larkin
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The Perfect iPad Set Up

FileBrowser is covered in this week's TWiT TV episode of iOS Today. Megan Morrone and Jason Snell from Six Colors and MacWorld call FileBrowser "a big deal and a missing piece" in iOS. Find out how Jason uses it in this podcast titled "The Perfect iPad Set Up".

New grid mode layout in FileBrowser

All versions of FileBrowser just got a refreshed look for grid mode. The new cleaner layout now puts file names on the view and harmonises it with the corresponding view in the iOS Files app. We've also added more options to the view menu so it's easier to customise your experience...

FileBrowser reviewed by The Nerdy Student

We love this review by Giacomo of The Nerdy Student blog. He gives a great overview of the app and then talks about a few of its key features. If you're a blogger and would like a review code, please email us with your details and the URL of the blog..
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Cult of Mac - How to use a USB drive with Files on iOS

FileBrowser Professional lets you access the iXpand Drive from Files app direct. You know how when you plug a USB drive into your Mac, it just shows up in the Finder? Now that works on your iPad too.
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FileBrowser Professional featured on MacStories

Federico Viticci, founder at MacStories.net, has written a great article about the new 12.7 release of FileBrowser Professional. He focuses on the new FTP and SFTP file permissions features and also the new ability to browse iXpand USB storage directly from the Files app.
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Secure access to your Mac or PC when you're away

When your iPhone and iPad are on your home network, FileBrowser makes it simple to get full access to your files. But what happens when you're out and still need that level of access? ZeroTier is an easy to set up secure remote access solution. It's free to use for home and we provide step by step instructions on how to set it up.
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Cult of Mac - How to use external storage with Files app on iPad or iPhone

Did you ever hold your iPhone in one hand, and a USB hard drive in the other, and look back and forth between them, muttering "Why, oh why?" Well, today we have good news for you.
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Full Integration with iOS11

The upcoming release of FileBrowser and FileBrowser Professional now includes integration with the new Files app, multi file drag and drop, a new quick access bar and folder zoom. Find out more here!

Teamwork on the Move

The latest FileBrowser Professional app now supports Google Team Drives. These cloud storage areas are more like conventional shared disks for Google App Suite users. FileBrowser Professional allows you to perform any of it's powerful file management tasks on the files and folders in a Team Drive so you and your colleagues can collaborate more easily as a result.

iOS11 Update!

The new iOS11 update coming soon is huge. So many new features, and we're going to integrate them fully with FileBrowser and FileBrowser Professional. For instance, the new Files app is a great way to access content stored in FileBrowser. And the new drag and drop feature will be amazing!

FileBrowser Professional in the top ten best apps of 2016 from Mac Aficionados!

Leading French Mac and iOS news site macaficionados.com acknowledges FileBrowser's comprehensive connectivity and features by including it in their top ten of 2016.

Another Very Happy User

We love to receive emails from our users and we were really pleased to get this one: "I'm a graphic designer/web developer, and because of the onset of arthritis in my hands, my iPad is now a key development tool, as working with a mouse or trackpad is generally quite painful. FileBrowser allows me to work on my iPad, and share things seamlessly with any resource I need: something that would otherwise be a pain in the butt on iOS. Again, thank you: your efforts have made a difference in my working life."

Folder Synchronisation

Many businesses need to ensure their teams have up to date information available at any time, even when no network is available. So we added a new synchronisation feature to FileBrowser Professional version 8.9 to make this possible. You can easily set up a folder to be synchronised and every file and subfolder will automatically be replicated onto the iPad or iPhone for offline access. It's also possible to synchronise individual files. Sync from any server or cloud storage too. The setup is integrated with FileBrowser Professional' MDM settings feature so updating a fleet of devices with synchronised files is now really easy.

FileBrowser Version 8.9 Coming Soon

We can't wait for Apple to upload our new update. This version has a new audio recording feature that takes a recording and saves it to the current folder, whether that's on the iPad or a computer or cloud. Also we've added the ability to annotate images on any storage too. There are loads of other improvements and fixes so be sure to update when Apple make it available!

Need to copy multiple files/folders between two iOS devices?

Use the new WebDAV server in FileBrowser 8.2 to share My Files across WiFi! Just switch the server on in Config and on the other device, create a WebDAV connection to log on and access files. Perfect when you need to share stuff with someone else's iPad or iPhone.

MusicStreamer - Now Supports Multiple Music Libraries

We are pleased to announce version 2.9 of MusicStreamer. This update contains a new feature that we're sure many users will be delighted with. If you have music libraries on multiple computers or drives or you want to play music when you're at a friend's house, simply switch between libraries.

New FileBrowser Icons for FileBrowser 8.2

Our FileBrowser app icons needed a refresh so we've come up with updated designs for all versions of FileBrowser. Our new icons should fit in nicely with your system apps right on your home screen. We've chosen colour to differentiate the versions, so blue is for standard FileBrowser, orange for the Business version and school bus yellow for the Education version. Along with new icons, the 8.2 update also has new features and fixes:

• Create PDF files from images
• Create text files and url links from iOS clipboard text
• Attach multiple images to emails from the image viewer
• Change font size and character set in the text file viewer
• Improved iOS9 slide-over support

Many more too - download the update today!

FileBrowser Professional 8.0 has XMP Sidecar Support for Photographers

Many professional photography tools create XMP metadata in 'sidecar' files, one for each image, and these contain data about the source of the image and any processing carried out on it. FileBrowser Professional can now display categorised information from XMP files and you can also update a photo's rating using the new dialog. We've had lots of requests for this feature so we hope all the professional photographers out there find this useful. Being able to sort through your images wherever they are stored and rate them instantly should make life much easier!

New Bundle for Easier FileBrowser Professional Upgrades

If you have FileBrowser and would like to upgrade to our FileBrowser Professional app, our new FileBrowser Professional Bundle allows you to get the business version by only paying the price difference. The iTunes store will prompt you to complete the bundle. Also if you've previously purchased FileBrowser Professional, you can get this bundle free so you can use standard FileBrowser for personal files and FileBrowser Professional for work!

FileBrowserTV 1.6 and PDF Files

Need to show a PDF file on your TV? FileBrowserTV for AppleTV4 now has a really smooth PDF viewer. Use this for presentations with images and videos to tell your story, or show board game instructions on the TV while you play! Click to zoom and swipe to pan across a page and there's also an index screen you can double click to open to make it really easy to select any page quickly.

MusicStreamer 2.6 Has Endless Random Play

Don't ever let the music stop with MusicStreamer's new random play mode. Tap the repeat icon to switch to the new random play feature. In this mode, every time a track ends, a new one will be added to the Play Queue. You can even control what kind of track is randomly chosen by selecting a genre or doing a name search in the albums list.

New version of FileBrowserTV for Apple TV Coming!

Simply connect from AppleTV4 to your NAS, Windows or Mac and view your photos, see videos and play music. You can even create a slideshow! FileBrowserTV is the best way to get your content up on the big screen. In the new version you'll be able to view PDF files too.

Play all of your music effortlessly over your network

"MusicStreamer is easily one of the best music streaming apps available for the iOS operating system. This app allows simple and automatic synchronization between your device and your PC. Now there's no need to save all of your CDs into your iTunes library, so you can save the room for the other great apps you love."
by - Cherry - AppPicker
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MusicStreamer 1.1 - The search is over!

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:20:59 GMT

The new update to MusicStreamer is now out, and the headline feature in this version is search. Just type in what you're looking for and MusicStreamer will show albums, artists and tracks that match. For users with large music collections, being able to instantly find that track you need is now quick and easy. Also in this version is a random tracks feature that creates surprising play lists from your entire collection!

FileBrowser Professional - Annotation Feature

FileBrowser Professional now has an annotation feature for users who want to add their own mark-ups to PDFs. This is great for collaborating with a team on shared documents. The types of annotations that can be created in FileBrowser are text boxes, a highlighter, freehand pens and an eraser. Once you are finished annotating, FileBrowser will save a copy of your document into the same directory as the original file, to avoid overwriting the original.

FileBrowser Version 6.3 - Now Available

FileBrowser 6.3 is now available on the AppStore, which includes support for SFTP, home screen shortcut icons, a new PDF viewer, opening animated GIF files and more.

PartyPulse Now Available

Our new fun app PartyPulse is now available on the App Store.

appPicker - App of the day

"Music Streamer is easily one of the best music streaming apps available for the iOS operating system. This app allows simple and automatic synchronization between your device and your PC. Now there's no need to save all of your CDs into your iTunes library, so you can save the room for the other great apps you love."

Read full review here

Coming Soon: FileBrowser Version 6.3

We just sent version 6.3 of FileBrowser, FileBrowser Professional and FileBrowser Lite to Apple for release. There are lots of new features packed into this release, including support for SFTP, home screen shortcut icons, a new PDF viewer, opening animated GIF files and more. Let's hope Apple approve it soon!

FileBrowser Professional 6.2 Adds 'Share with Apps'

Share With Apps allows you to use your favourite document editing apps such as Pages or Word to edit your documents and save them directly back into FileBrowser.

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FileBrowser Professional All Linked Up

With the new Home Screen links function in FileBrowser Professional 6, you can create new app icons that jump straight to your folders or documents. Why not create groups of them on your home screen to make finding and managing your files even easier?

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MusicStreamer Released!

Our new music streaming app is now available on the AppStore. This fabulous new app allows you to stream your complete music library from a PC, Mac, NAS or TimeCapsule to your iPhone or iPad.

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ServerControl Re-Released

ServerControl allows you to reboot or shutdown your Windows computers as well as control their services remotely from your iPhone.

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FileBrowser just got Bigger

This update has support for the new iPhone 6 and 6+, giving you more screen area for your networked and cloud devices.

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Why Choose FileBrowser?

The App Store has many file browsing apps. Here we take a look at some of the features that set FileBrowser apart from other file browsing apps.

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FileBrowser 5.4

Version 5.4 of FileBrowser is now available! In this version we've responded to many users requests for new file view modes. On iPhone, there's now a grid mode so you can see more files on screen and also see much bigger thumbnails of pictures. On the iPad there is also a columns mode so files are listed with full details in up to three columns.

Another great feature is the new fast scroller. If you're trying to find a file in a folder containing hundreds of items, slide your finger up and down the right hand edge of the screen to quickly scroll through the folder.

More updates are coming, and yes, we are working on iOS8 specific features too!

FileBrowser Tutorial in iPad User Magazine

The latest issue of iPad User magazine features FileBrowser in their fantastic tutorial series. 'FileBrowser Unmasked' covers everything from connection setup to media playback, explaining it all in easy language. Plenty of screenshots of the "Teal" user interface theme too. They say the app is "worth every penny of its £3.99 asking price". Thanks guys! See the review in issue 10 of the magazine, available on iTunes:

iPad User on iTunes

FileBrowser 5.1 is now available

FileBrowser 5.1 is now available on the App Store, and it's packed with new features that we've already had many appreciative comments about. People love the new "Dark" theme colours which offer a focused iOS7 style view over your file systems. Of course the major new feature is Google Drive support, offering what we think is the most intuitive system for handling Google Drive documents. When you view a document, it's automatically converted to PDF for the best viewing experience, and when you copy a document to other storage or open it in another app, it's automatically converted to an Office format (Word, Excel etc) for editing. You have control over these options in the settings as well. Being able to organise, view, edit and back up or move your Google drive content to other storage has never been easier!

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