Android tablet file workflow feedback wanted: PDFs, EPUBs, Office, archives

[u/Simple_Somewhere7662]

Hi, I'm the developer of Fileloom.

I'm trying to make Fileloom better for Android tablet file workflows: downloads, class/work folders, cloud folders, split-screen use, keyboard/mouse use, and mixed document collections.

Fileloom is a free, ad-free Android file viewer. It opens PDFs, EPUBs, HWP/HWPX, Office documents, archives, Markdown/code files, images/media, TIFF, VCF, M3U playlists, and drawing/CAD files like DWG/DXF/STEP/STP.

I'd especially like feedback from tablet users on:

- Which file types you actually open on a tablet

- Whether split-screen, keyboard/mouse, recents, or cloud folders matter most

- What breaks with large PDFs, EPUBs, Office docs, or archives

- Which viewer would be most useful to improve first

Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.fileloom.app

I'm sharing this for Android tablet workflow feedback, not ratings or upvotes.

[u/Bullit2000]

I just tell you some that most apps fail:

- no bookmarks for folders

´- no saving files except in download folder

- no option for persistence, by this i mean if i go to work in another app a put the one i was in background(not dismissing it) when i return to it it has to rebuild the interface.

- only one instance

[u/Bullit2000 → u/Bullit2000]

For viewing, and assuming instance is an Android limitation option to view 2 files side by side, also option to view movies frame by frame forward and backwards.

[u/Thick-Panic6683 → u/Bullit2000]

I coded a writing app that has file and settings persistence. Can minimize with Alt-x and return easily. It's fast because it's strictly unicode text. I think it only has one instance but has 9 file buffers plus an outline manager that's a folder/file pointer organizer. Can save files anywhere. My next feature will be a companion app running on Linux/Windows that provides simultaneous editing over a LAN. My app could use a better file interface than the default Android file manager.

https://late-scene-3cfe.elmertjonez.workers.dev/

[u/Thick-Panic6683]

Coming from Windows/Linux I find file operations on Android frustrating. Too much screen real estate wasted on icons instead of file information. I coded a writing app recently and using the Android file picker is clumsy.

On my tablet and phone I use pdfs and epubs. Rendering STEP and solid object files could be useful to a lot of people. I will take a look at your file app.