# How can i open file manager in Thunkable X **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [December 30, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572 "2019-12-30T20:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Andreas_Hoffmann)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/1 "2019-12-30T20:24:37Z")
How can I open file manager in Thunkable X to upload files e.g. mp3 or mp4 to firebase or cloudinary? ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/2 "2019-12-30T20:26:30Z")
Hi @Andreas_Hoffmann You can upload files to your Thunkable X project directly (which counts towards your project limit) but to upload to Cloudinary you will need to sign into your account there and upload them manually. You can then copy/paste the URLs and use these in your app, with the main benefit being that it won’t count towards your project limit. Hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Andreas_Hoffmann)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/3 "2019-12-30T20:29:47Z")
Thank you for your fast reply. But can´t I open file manager to select a file in my app like with the activity starter? ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/4 "2019-12-30T20:32:30Z")
Oh, you mean within an actual Thunkable X app? No, at the moment there’s no `File Picker` component available in Thunkable X. The closest thing is the [Photo Library](https://docs.thunkable.com/photo-library), but I’m guessing that’s not what you’re looking for since you mention mp3 and mp4 in your original question. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Andreas_Hoffmann)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/5 "2019-12-30T20:35:24Z")
Ok thank you. No that´s not what i´m looking for. Will it be possible in the future? ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/6 "2019-12-30T20:37:29Z")
> [@Andreas\_Hoffmann](#): > > Will it be possible in the future? Hopefully! Can you tell me a little more about the app you’re trying to build, and who you’re hoping will use it? If we have a particularly good use case we might be able to get it moved up the to-do list a bit! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/7 "2019-12-31T08:03:03Z")
Hi, move the necessary files to the image folder that the photo gallery component opens. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@Andreas\_Hoffmann](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Andreas_Hoffmann)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/8 "2020-01-02T11:15:47Z")
I wanted to create an app to share and archive my own music samples with other the band members ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-open-file-manager-in-thunkable-x/386572/9 "2024-11-08T11:46:12Z")