Filewall: Secure Storage Provider 1.0.0
A file firewall: choose which apps may read, write or list your files.
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About Filewall: Secure Storage Provider
Filewall is a firewall for your files. It is a document provider built on Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF): files live in the app's own private storage, and every other app that wants to read, write or list them has to go through Filewall's rules.
How access is gated:
* The system's own SAF grant, as for any document provider.
* An optional PIN, with fingerprint or face unlock if you like. Turn it on in Settings.
* Your rules, evaluated top to bottom - the first match applies, like a firewall.
Key features:
* Rules per app, per folder or per file: allow read, write or list, block, or extend a rule to subfolders.
* Time-limited rules that expire on their own.
* When an app asks for something no rule covers, you get a request to allow or block it - one decision can answer a whole batch of requests.
* An optional access log that records what each app tried and why it was allowed or denied. It can be filtered and exported as CSV, and it can be switched off.
* No account, no analytics and no network access: Filewall does not declare the Internet permission. No root needed.
Permissions the app declares, and why:
* POST_NOTIFICATIONS - to tell you about access requests and blocked access (optional).
* USE_BIOMETRIC - fingerprint or face unlock in addition to the PIN (optional).
* RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - ends any open authentication session when the device restarts.
* QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES - lists your installed apps when you create a rule and shows the name and icon of the app asking for access. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
IMPORTANT: Filewall controls and restricts access; it does not encrypt your files. If you need encryption, combine it with an encryption tool. Threat model: it protects against unauthorized app access and accidental exposure on an unlocked device, not against root access or forensic tools.
Free software, GNU General Public License v3.
License: GPL-3.0-only
How access is gated:
* The system's own SAF grant, as for any document provider.
* An optional PIN, with fingerprint or face unlock if you like. Turn it on in Settings.
* Your rules, evaluated top to bottom - the first match applies, like a firewall.
Key features:
* Rules per app, per folder or per file: allow read, write or list, block, or extend a rule to subfolders.
* Time-limited rules that expire on their own.
* When an app asks for something no rule covers, you get a request to allow or block it - one decision can answer a whole batch of requests.
* An optional access log that records what each app tried and why it was allowed or denied. It can be filtered and exported as CSV, and it can be switched off.
* No account, no analytics and no network access: Filewall does not declare the Internet permission. No root needed.
Permissions the app declares, and why:
* POST_NOTIFICATIONS - to tell you about access requests and blocked access (optional).
* USE_BIOMETRIC - fingerprint or face unlock in addition to the PIN (optional).
* RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - ends any open authentication session when the device restarts.
* QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES - lists your installed apps when you create a rule and shows the name and icon of the app asking for access. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
IMPORTANT: Filewall controls and restricts access; it does not encrypt your files. If you need encryption, combine it with an encryption tool. Threat model: it protects against unauthorized app access and accidental exposure on an unlocked device, not against root access or forensic tools.
Free software, GNU General Public License v3.
License: GPL-3.0-only
| Release info | New Release on Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Release notes | First public release. * SAF document provider backed by the app's private storage. * Per-app, per-folder and per-file rules, with time limits and block rules. * App PIN with throttling, optional biometric unlock, screenshots blocked on protected screens. * Access requests with batch decisions, and an optional filterable, exportable access log. |
| Listing data | F-Droid |
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