Media Browser for Android

1. Description

Media Browser allows listing and viewing images and videos through directories (folders) on the internal and external storages on Android phones. Unlike the default stock or most 3rd party photo gallery applications, which display all the images as a flat list, sorted by date, Media Browser allows the user to select a specific directory, and display only its images. It also allows sorting by the file name, which is lacking in most of the other gallery applications.

Media Browser displays full EXIF data of JPEG images, and contains a files sizes viewer. Media Browser can also display histogram and waveform of the images.

Media Browser includes a 360-degree panoramic viewer, with a rectilinear or spherical mode.

Media Browser does not contain ads and is and will always be completely free.

Pre-built APK is available here:

• <a href="https://github.com/sergenious/MediaBrowserAndroid/releases/download/v1.1/MediaBrowser-1.1.apk">MediaBrowser-1.1.apk</a>

2. Directory listing

Media Browser list all the storages, and allows adding or removing the shortcuts to the frequently used directories.

<img src="readme_images/01-home.png" width="400" />

Long pressing on any item opens a selection mode, where a slideshow from all the selected directories can be started. It also allows displaying the hierarchical sizes of all the files in the selected directory.

<img src="readme_images/02-home-selection.png" width="400" />

When selecting a storage or a shortcut, a directory listing is displayed.

<img src="readme_images/03-directory-list.png" width="400" />

Sub-directories and images are displayed together. There is a menu option to show or hide file names (labels) over the files.

<img src="readme_images/04-directory-with-media-list.png" width="400" />

Title bar displays the name of the directory, together with the number of the items (files and sub-directories) in the selected directory.

<img src="readme_images/05-media-list.png" width="400" />

There is a menu option to start a slideshow of all the files, including the recursive sub-directories.

An option for a recursive search by file is included.

3. Media viewing

Media files are swipeable to the previous and the next file (if existing). Images can be zoomed by 2-finger gestures.

<img src="readme_images/06-single-media.png" width="400" />

Full EXIF information is displayed with the JPEG file details.

<img src="readme_images/07-media-details.png" width="400" />

Histogram and waveform of the image can be also displayed.

<img src="readme_images/08-histogram.png" width="400" /> <img src="readme_images/09-waveform.png" width="400" />

When displaying panoramic images (360-degree or less), a marker is displayed over the image, indicating the panoramic viewer option.

<img src="readme_images/10-pano-media.png" width="400" />

Panoramic viewer in a spherical mode, when fully zoomed-out, displays a "tiny-planet".

<img src="readme_images/11-pano-viewer-sphere.png" width="400" />

Panoramic viewer in a rectilinear mode.

<img src="readme_images/12-pano-viewer-rect.png" width="400" />

4. File sizes

Similar to the "Disk usage" application, Media Browser can display the cumulative directory and file sizes of the selected directory, making finding big files easier.

<img src="readme_images/13-file-sizes.png" width="400" />

5. Localization

Media Browser is available in the following languages:

• English
• Slovenian

You are welcome to provide translations for the other languages as well.