Open and preview files in the app

Which files the Drime app opens on your phone, from photos, videos and PDFs to text files, archives and e-books, and how to listen to your music.

Updated October 22, 2026iOSAndroid

Tap a file in the Drime app to open it. Most files open directly in the app.

#What the app opens

File	What you can do
Photos and images	View them, including RAW and PSD previews
Videos	Play them while they load, change the speed from 0.5x to 2x, double tap to skip 10 seconds. A video starts again where you stopped
Audio	Play it, also in the background
PDF	Read it, and annotate it with Annotate
Text and code files	Read and edit about 60 kinds of files. When you save, choose Replace original or Save a copy
Markdown	Open it in the Pages editor
Archives (ZIP and others)	See the list of files inside and use Extract
E-books (EPUB)	Read them in the built-in reader, up to 500 MB
Word, Excel, PowerPoint	Tap Open document on the card that shows

Any other file shows Preview not available. Tap Open with... to open it in another app on your phone.

#The preview bar

When a file is open, the bar offers Comments, Share, Info, Download and Delete, and a button to edit the file when the app can.

#Listen to your music

More > Audio groups your music files in Playlists, Artists, Albums and Songs. The playlists are the same as on the web. You can filter by music folder and change the Playback speed. Audio files can also show their transcript.

Music keeps playing in the background, with the album art in the notification.

#If it doesn't work

What you see	What to do
Preview not available	The app cannot show this kind of file. Tap Open with..., or download the file.
A file does not open without a connection	Make it available offline first: see Keep files available offline on your phone.

#Next steps

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#What the app opens

#The preview bar

#Listen to your music

#If it doesn't work

#Next steps

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