Readdle Launches 'Documents X' for iPhone and iPad With Smart Actions, Improved Design, and More

[MacRumors]

A long-time alternative to Apple's Files app has been Documents, developed by Readdle. Today, the company is launching "Documents X," intending to speed up everyday productivity tasks and offer users a refreshed design.

At the heart of Documents X is a feature Readdle is calling "Smart Actions." Smart Actions are contextual actions that are recommended to users depending on an action they just took. For example, if a user uploads a file to Dropbox or Google Drive, the app may suggest that the user shares the link. If a user downloads a music video, they may get presented with a Smart Action to extract the audio from the video.

The number of Smart Actions is rather extensive and is built directly into the app without launching external apps or services to perform them. Readdle says all the actions are "performed locally, which means that your files and activities don’t leave the device."

Documents X is also built on an updated design philosophy Readdle is calling "FOCUS." FOCUS aims to reduce complexity for the in-app experience while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and simplicity. The new design includes updated colors, icons, menus, controls, and more that have been "thoughtfully designed."

Documents X can be downloaded from the App Store for free [Direct Link].

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[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Will be tying this. It’s all in one. Can’t beat that.

 

[JosephAW]

One of my staple apps since iPhone 4.

 

[fhall1]

Since I can't seem to find it on my iPhone app store search right now - is it really free, or free with in-app purchases?

 

[NMBob]

I want iFinder where I can have folders of videos/PDFs/whatever that I tap on and the app of my choice opens and starts playing/showing/whatever that file. Oh wait. That’s that other OS. Maybe we can get a law to fix that once the politicians are finished getting their bribes from the App Store haters.

 

[peneaux]

Since I can't seem to find it on my iPhone app store search right now - is it really free, or free with in-app purchases?

real free? They don’t do those anymore. When was the last time you saw such thing in the App Store?

 

[jamauai]

My only gripe with this app is the video player doesn’t support H265 hardware decoding (everything else works great). No improvements with the new “Documents X” either. 4K movies stutter and the colors are all off. FE File Explorer still holds the crown in this regard.

 

[fhall1]

real free? They don’t do those anymore. When was the last time you saw such thing in the App Store?

I know right?! If it isn't really "free free" The writer of the MR story should have stated the actual prices - because I'm 99% sure the "free" version is crippled in some way.

 

[Nikita Tanchuk]

Since I can't seem to find it on my iPhone app store search right now - is it really free, or free with in-app purchases?

Hi there! Glad to inform you that our Documents app is free. The only paid features are PDF Editor and Unlimited VPN, however, you can browse and annotate PDFs and use 50 Mb in VPN per day without any subscription.

 

[StralyanPithecus]

Readdle makes great software, I own PDF Expert on both my iPad and MacBook, Scanner Pro and Printer Pro. Can't recommend them enough.

 

[DaPizzaMan]

Hi there! Glad to inform you that our Documents app is free. The only paid features are PDF Editor and Unlimited VPN, however, you can browse and annotate PDFs and use 50 Mb in VPN per day without any subscription.

Any updates on the Windows version of the Spark mail app? I've been waiting a long time for that thing.

 

[bcshorty]

A long-time alternative to Apple's Files app has been Documents

That's like saying a long-time alternative to MacRumors has been Apple. Documents has been around a long time before Apple's Files app and, speaking as a long-time user, I have never considered Documents an alternative due to its extensive feature set.

 

[Ludatyk]

Hi there! Glad to inform you that our Documents app is free. The only paid features are PDF Editor and Unlimited VPN, however, you can browse and annotate PDFs and use 50 Mb in VPN per day without any subscription.

PDF Editor? I’m curious.. since Readdle has another PDF app called PDF Expert, what would be the reason to buy both subscription?

 

[Nikita Tanchuk]

My only gripe with this app is the video player doesn’t support H265 hardware decoding (everything else works great). No improvements with the new “Documents X” either. 4K movies stutter and the colors are all off. FE File Explorer still holds the crown in this regard.

Thanks for the insights! I've created a request in our app wishlist so we can improve hardware coding in the future and also shared your feedback with our dev team.

 

[Nikita Tanchuk]

That's like saying a long-time alternative to MacRumors has been Apple. Documents has been around a long time before Apple's Files app and, speaking as a long-time user, I have never considered Documents an alternative due to its extensive feature set.

Hi there! Documents was always a free-to-use app, the only paid features are PDF Editor and Unlimited VPN. Everything associated with the file management actions doesn't require a subscription.

 

[Nikita Tanchuk]

PDF Editor? I’m curious.. since Readdle has another PDF app called PDF Expert, what would be the reason to buy both subscription?

PDF Editor in Documents is basically an integrated PDF Expert. You are absolutely right, there is no need to subscribe to both apps, it is a matter of choice whether you need an app solely for editing/annotating PDF files or a super app for everything

 

[GeoStructural]

It used to be one of my favorite apps of all time. The only reason I stopped using it was because of the arrival of the built-in Files app and another PDF reader I love. But I may give it another try.

 

[walnuts]

I generally love this app and am glad to see it get big improvements, but I haven't been able to get OneDrive to sync reliably for years now, despite multiple rounds with support. Has anyone else experienced issues like that?

 

[Residentsteve]

Love this app it keeps all my favourite vids 😉 out of the cloud and just on my device plus you can download with it too.

 

[Nikita Tanchuk]

I generally love this app and am glad to see it get big improvements, but I haven't been able to get OneDrive to sync reliably for years now, despite multiple rounds with support. Has anyone else experienced issues like that?

Sorry to hear about the difficulties you've faced! Can you tell me the ticket number of your request so I can find it in our system?

 

[Razeus]

What's the use case for this app? What's the difference from just using Apple's Files app?

 

[Joshteflon]

Please readle add the ability to repeat videos I love your app and have recommended it to many people over the years

 

[Joshteflon]

What's the use case for this app? What's the difference from just using Apple's Files app?

It's better..it edits meta data on mp3 and mp4 files

 

[JosephAW]

Too bad Apple didn’t have a representative agent to respond to user problems and concerns. Nice to see this app is concerned with their users.

 

[Wildkraut]

Would be good to be able to optionally disable the VPN, Browser feature(so that the icons disappear from the bottom bar), but it’s probably intended and why Documents is free.