PackRat

Every archive.
Every drive.
One app.

Open and create zip, rar and 7z files, browse archives like folders, mount USB drives without root and lock files away in encrypted vaults.

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Packrat file list with archives

What it does

A fast archive manager and file manager, built in Rust.

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Archives

Extract over 40 formats and create 7z, zip and tar with AES-256. Edit archives without extracting them.

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USB drives

Mount FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and ext4 drives without root, read and write.

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Disk images

Open img, iso, vhd, vmdk and qcow2. Write images to a USB stick with verification.

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Vaults Premium

Open VeraCrypt, LUKS, BitLocker and EncFS. Create vaults and a private vault behind your fingerprint.

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Content search Premium

Find text inside documents, PDFs, ebooks and archives, with an index for instant results.

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Nextcloud

Browse your own server and open remote archives without downloading them first.

Formats

Over 40 formats, from everyday zips to disk images.

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Create

Write and compress

  • 7z
  • zip
  • tar
  • tar.gz
  • tar.bz2
  • tar.xz
  • tar.lz4
  • tar.zst
  • gz
  • bz2
  • xz
  • lz4
  • zst
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Open

Extract and browse, plus everything you can create

  • rar
  • rar5
  • iso
  • udf
  • cab
  • lzh
  • arj
  • cpio
  • deb
  • rpm
  • dmg
  • wim
  • chm
  • nsis
  • egg
  • alz
  • apk
  • apks
  • xapk
  • epub
  • docx
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Disk images

Mount and browse

  • img
  • vhd
  • vdi
  • vmdk
  • qcow2
  • squashfs
  • ext
  • fat
  • ntfs
  • gpt
  • mbr

Screenshots

Shown in light, dark and black themes.

Archives open like folders
Archives open like folders
7z with encryption
7z with encryption
Jobs run in the background
Jobs run in the background
Mounted drives in the drawer
Mounted drives in the drawer
Drives and disk images
Drives and disk images
Swipe through photos
Swipe through photos
Text editor with highlighting
Text editor with highlighting
Search inside files and archives
Search inside files and archives
Compare two backups
Compare two backups
Create a VeraCrypt vault
Create a VeraCrypt vault
Light, dark and black themes
Light, dark and black themes
Everything one tap away
Everything one tap away
Two-panel mode in landscape
Two panels side by side in landscape
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No ads. No tracking.

Your files stay on your phone. Packrat only talks to the network when you connect your own Nextcloud server or buy Premium through Google Play. Read the privacy policy.

FAQ

Short answers to common questions.

Is Packrat free?expand_more

Yes. Opening, extracting and creating archives, USB drives, disk images, the file manager and Nextcloud are all free. Premium adds encrypted containers, vault creation, the private vault, content search and archive compare, as a one-time purchase or a subscription.

Does it need root?expand_more

No. Everything, including mounting USB drives, works without root. Root or Shizuku is only used if you want to browse system folders.

Can it open password-protected archives?expand_more

Yes: zip with ZipCrypto or AES, 7z with AES-256 (including encrypted file names) and encrypted rar and rar5. You can save passwords you use often; they are stored encrypted on your phone.

How do I use a USB drive?expand_more

Plug it in with an OTG adapter or USB-C stick and allow access. The drive shows up in the side menu, ready to browse. FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and ext4 drives can be read and written.

Can I write a Linux ISO to a USB stick?expand_more

Yes. Pick an .iso or .img (also .img.xz and other compressed images, or one inside an archive) and choose Write. Packrat verifies the stick afterwards. Windows ISOs need a different tool, and Packrat tells you when it detects one.

Do my vaults work on a computer?expand_more

Yes. Vaults are standard VeraCrypt, LUKS2 or EncFS volumes, so they open with VeraCrypt or cryptsetup on Windows, macOS and Linux. If you forget the password, nobody can recover it, us included.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?expand_more

No. Packrat has no servers and no analytics. Files only leave your phone when you share them or upload them to your own Nextcloud.

How do I get Premium on a new phone?expand_more

Sign in with the same Google account, open Premium and tap Restore purchases.

Why does it ask for access to all files?expand_more

It is a file manager: it needs to see your folders to browse, extract and compress them. Nothing is read in the background.

Get Packrat

Free on Google Play for Android 8 and up.

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