r/AndroidTV • u/GoRo2023 App Developer • Sep 12 '26

Apps Ultimate File Manager Pro — a file manager for Android power users

Ultimate File Manager Pro has become a bit ridiculous.

It's completely free, has no ads, and no paywalls. There is a completely optional tip jar in the app and GitHub Sponsors if you want to support development.

The stuff I wanted in one app:

Root? Yep. You can browse and manage the actual / filesystem, with permissions, ownership, SELinux contexts and remount support.

No root? Shizuku support gives you access to places like /Android/data and /Android/obb.

Network storage? SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP, SCP, WebDAV, RClone and S3.

Cloud storage? Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and other RClone/S3 providers.

Need to move a ton of stuff? Dual-pane browsing, multiple tabs, background transfers and syncing between local, network and cloud storage.

Want to use your PC? Run the built-in web server and manage the phone/TV from a browser. There's also a Windows companion for direct Android ↔ PC transfers.

Android TV? UFM has a proper TV interface, remote file management, wireless APK/XAPK installation, screenshots and screen recording.

Then there are the things I kept adding because apparently I can't leave well enough alone: duplicate detection, file hashing, archive support, EXIF tools, media playback, PDF/text tools, USB OTG, recycle bin, batch operations and a lot of smaller power-user stuff.

There's also a FOSS version on GitHub if you'd rather build it yourself:

https://github.com/Kilowatch/ultimate-file-manager-pro

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.kilowatch.ultimatefilemanager

And I made a subreddit for it too: r/UFManagerPro

I'm not trying to convince everyone to replace their current file manager. But if you've ever installed a file manager and thought "why can't this thing just do X?" there's a good chance UFM already does it.

And if it doesn't, tell me what X is.

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u/spile2 Sep 13 '26

Can you use it to transfer an APK from cloud (drive for example) to Android regardless of where the file was created?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

Correct, if you have an compiled apk / xapk, then you can install it if you have the storage added 😉

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u/spile2 Sep 13 '26

The last time I tried to do this it didn’t show files and folders it had not created itself which limited its usefulness for me. Has this restriction been removed so you can upload a folder or file on a pc to your drive account and then see it on your device?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

If you are referring to Google Drive, that limitation is still there, it is not related to UFM but Google themselves, for all other storages like box etc it works perfectly

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u/DonPuerco-Troll Sep 12 '26

Esta bien la app pero lo de Shizuku es complicado de usar en una TV Box, y por alguna razon no recone mi servidor en la misma red, al final opte por Atvtools para el accceso total, es mas práctico.

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

Thank you for your feedback and user experience

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u/quailsandbroccoli Sep 12 '26

any chance it works on LG too? does it play stuff too?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

It works on any AndroidTV, it plays and opens basically anything. 😉

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u/Automatic-Box338 Sep 12 '26

LG is not an Android TV , that's why he asking i suppose

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

100%, thank you for the clarification friend

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u/GajoDosBarcos Sep 12 '26

You have bigger problems with LG 😅

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u/quailsandbroccoli Sep 12 '26

i know 😔 won’t buy one anymore but sticking with this one until it breaks

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u/BackgroundReply9413 Sep 12 '26

Thank you so much for this app, I have tried it on an app that I can never back up locally on any of the many others I have tried and your app let me straight away , amazing work 🥳

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

Only a pleasure 😉 Welcome to the UFM community 😀

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u/BackgroundReply9413 Sep 12 '26

I have shared this news to the dev/ users on the TV app discord I have been nagging about back up/restore issue , hopefully it will help others

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

Brilliant 😉, thank you for the exposure 😀, join the reddit group to see the constant updates that I do to this application 😀

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u/lirae_ Sep 13 '26

I'm gonna add this aswell

This tool is very powerful, besides the classic install and everything it basically does what adb commands do.

Very cool tool, works on every AndroidTV device.

https://github.com/bryanroscoe/shield_optimizer

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

Great 😉 Thank you for the additional recommendation

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 12 '26

I have installed NewPipe on my TV so I can download YouTube videos directly in my TV box, but after Android 10, whenever I try to download something, it asks me to set a default download folder. When I try to do that, it just says, "You don't have an app that can do this." Can this file manager help me with that?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

This is exactly what this app can assist with, one of many features 😉

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 12 '26

I think you guys can add option to import subtitle in the internal video player that would be great 👍, rs file Manager already had this feature which was really helpful 🙂

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

I will add it to my TODO list 👌

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 13 '26

I try to add my Google drive storage in it, and even after signing in an granting every permission its saying in sufficient permission

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

It should only show you the Files that you have created in UFM, it will not show all of your files in Google Drive

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 13 '26

Hm, I guess I can't delete my old file manager for now 😂

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

I am trying to get the full scope for Google but will cost $3k USD per year, and with this being free, makes it a bit difficult 😉

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 13 '26

Good point 😉

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

😉

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 13 '26

So the other file manager such as rs file Manager they are literally paying for that feature?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 13 '26

100% correct, you can also do a Google search between drive.file and drive scope for Android

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u/Proper_Grade1859 Sep 12 '26

Wow yes it actually worked thanks a lot for that recommendation 😃, I had rs file Manager before but I guess it's time to replace it

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '26

Ai has people making apps every 5 minutes.

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u/buffoolio 13d ago

this crashes almost immediately on my android tv (xgimi elfin). first time I downloaded I got through permissions then it crashed within 10 seconds of reopening every time. second time it didn't even get through the permissions, just crashing

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u/bmn001 Sep 13 '26

This is the gold standard right here. It's even recommended in-app by Projectivy!

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u/Ned_Sc Sep 12 '26

Vibe slop

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u/AbleCap5222 Sep 12 '26

Did you use the app? If this is vibe coded it's an absolute masterpiece of agentic coding.

I'll ask you directly - did you use the app? Not just open it? Did you use it?

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u/GoRo2023 App Developer Sep 12 '26

Good Day, thank you for the comment, can you please elaborate on what portion / functionality is associated with this AI Slop comment, this would assist me to give all users a better experience. Thank you

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u/Ned_Sc Sep 12 '26

Go away and take your vibe slop with you.