Total Commander

★ 4.5
AndroidGoogle PlayRuStore

What it actually doesTotal Commander for Android is a file manager supporting copying, moving, and archiving files, with a built-in text editor and media player; it operates reliably for daily file management, but has issues with file deletion, archive extraction performance, and some graphical bugs.

70%Marketing ≈ reality65%Stability92%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓File manager90% of reviews
  • ✓Rich-text editor15% of reviews
  • ✓Music player12% of reviews
  • ✓Archiver8% of reviews
  • ✓Две панели бок о бок или две виртуальные панели10% of reviews
  • ✓Настраиваемая панель кнопок8% of reviews
  • ✓Russian localization6% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • ⚠FTP-клиент (плагин)
  • ⚠WebDAV (Web папки) – плагин
  • ⚠Доступ к локальной сети (плагин)
  • ⚠File sharing
  • ⚠Photo editor
  • ⚠Закладки
  • ⚠История каталогов
  • ⚠Поддержка root-функций для системных папок

Common complaints

  • ✗Errors when deleting files ("Access denied")12% of mentions

    «App doesn't work. Won't delete files. Access denied keeps showing up every time when deleting.»

  • ✗Extremely slow archive extraction (hours instead of minutes)6% of mentions

    «File extraction is very slow, some files with large byte sizes take several hours to extract»

  • ✗UI bugs: random scrolling when tapping scroll bar, panel refresh issues10% of mentions

    «The scroll bar gets in the way. Often my finger lands in the scrolling zone and it scrolls the files to a random area.»

  • ✗Some files won't open (jpg and others)6% of mentions

    «jpg won't open»

  • ✗File manager blocks app installation from within itself6% of mentions

    «Good app, but the file manager that won't let you run the installation is nonsense»

What people praise

  • ★Reliable file management (copying, moving, renaming)

    «Simply the best file manager. Period. one of the best file managers, if not the best»

  • ★Reliable and stable app for many years

    «Using it for many years, thanks to the authors🤝 My favorite file manager. Not without its shortcomings»

  • ★Rich functionality: text editor, player, archiving all in one app

    «and file manager, though not so convenient, and text file editor for various formats, awesome»

  • ★Essential app needed on all Android devices

    «unanimously top-tier, this magnificent app is on all Android devices»

  • ★Convenient interface: two panels, customizable buttons at the bottom

    «Lots of functionality, I like these buttons at the bottom menu, split screen and so on»

Where to install

Google Play★ 4.0RuStore★ 4.5