Free iExplorer AlternativesIPhone File Managers and other similar apps like iExplorer

The best free alternative to iExplorer is iMazing. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to iExplorer and 17 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to iExplorer are ScanBridge, Apple Configurator 2, CopyTrans Apps and Filza File Manager.

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  1. iMazing icon
     55 likes

    Empower your iOS device with versatile management and seamless transfer of music, photos, contacts, and app data on Mac and Windows, ensuring backup safety, ringtone personalization, and Safari data export.

    24 iMazing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    iMazing vs iExplorer Comments
    kuyachris
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    iMazing is a good app in terms of features, but you can't use a single license for multiple phones. So even if you're on a single computer, you have to pay for each additional phone. For example, I paid for iMazing to access my iPhone XR, but now that I upgraded to an iPhone 13, I have to pay for an additional license for my new phone. Not the most user-friendly setup.

    • iMazing is Freemium and ProprietaryiExplorer is Paid and Proprietary
  2. ScanBridge icon
     3 likes

    FOSS Android app for using network-enabled scanners supporting the eSCL protocol (AirScan).

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  3. CopyTrans Apps icon
     16 likes

    CopyTrans Apps is the iPhone apps and documents manager. Take control over your favorite iPhone apps and app data and keep them safe. With CopyTrans Apps, it's easy to backup iOS apps and to restore them at any time to any iPhone or iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Explore files and folders with list view or grid view. View/edit files with powerful viewers, includes: media player, plist editor, hex editor, text editor, …

    43 Filza File Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. TextPort icon
     1 like

    TextPort is the easiest way to download text messages from iPhone and export conversations from any messaging app on your device. Whether you need to export text messages from iPhone for personal archiving, legal documentation, or peace of mind, TextPort makes it effortless to...

    8 TextPort alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  6. Appandora icon
     5 likes

    Appandora is an free and easy-to-use yet powerful iOS device manager, which is well-designed to manage contents including apps, photos, music, ringtone, videos, contacts, bookmarks, notes, SMS and eBooks between iPhone/iPod/iPad and PC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Macgo Free iPhone Explorer for Mac is a free iOS file explore software, it is designed to access, explore and manage your iOS file system. With the freeware, you can easily add and delete all types of file saved on your iOS devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. bagoup icon
     2 likes

    bagoup (pronounced BAAGoop) is an export utility for Mac OS Messages, implemented in Go, inspired by Baskup. It exports all of the conversations saved in Messages to readable, searchable text or PDF files.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. PhoneBrowse icon
     4 likes

    PhoneBrowse is iPhone file browser freeware that allows you to free access iPhone, iPad, iPod touch file system and apps and use your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch as USB flash drive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Extract, transfer and recover messages, photos, contacts, location data, and more. Recover deleted content from iPhone backups and iCloud. Remove lost Screen Time passcodes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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