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The tools on your phone, with a proper file picker, a document scanner that uses the camera, and a home screen you can get to in one tap. It is free, there are no adverts, and most of the work happens on the handset rather than on a server.
The app is installed from a file you download rather than from a store, so there is one permission to grant the first time. It takes about a minute.
Open toolsmonk.com/download/android on the phone itself and let the download finish. Your browser may warn that this kind of file can be harmful; that warning appears for every app installed outside a store, and choosing to keep the file is what continues.
Tap it in your notifications, or find it under Downloads. Android will ask whether this app is allowed to install other apps. Turn that on for whichever app you downloaded with, usually Chrome or Files, then go back.
Tap Install. Play Protect may run a scan and offer to send the app to Google first; you can say no and continue. When it finishes, tap Open.
On Android 7.0 the permission is a single system-wide setting called Unknown sources under Security, rather than one granted per app. Everything else is the same.
There is no Play Store listing, so downloading the file from this site is currently the only way to install it. That is also why Android treats it as coming from an unknown source: the prompt is about where the file came from, not about what is in it. When a listing exists, this page will link to it and the extra step goes away.
The download button already picks the right one for almost everybody. These are listed in case it does not install, or you are putting it on something unusual.
| Build | For | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| arm64-v8aDefault | Most phones | Effectively every phone and tablet sold since 2019. This is what the download button gives you. |
| armeabi-v7a | Older 32-bit phones | Devices from roughly 2018 and earlier that cannot run the 64-bit build. |
| x86_64 | Emulators and Chromebooks | Android running on Intel or AMD hardware rather than on an ARM chip. |
| universal | Installs anywhere | Carries every architecture at once, so it is roughly three times the size. Use it if the others refuse to install. |
All four are on the release page, alongside what changed in each version.
You do not need an account to use the tools, and most people never make one. Signing in from Settings uses the same account as the website, so anything you have saved there is already waiting. You can create one in the app, turn on two-factor authentication, change your password or sign out again from the same place.
Because the app is not installed from a store, nothing updates it for you and the app does not check by itself. To move to a newer version, download it again from the same link and install it over the top. Your settings and anything saved to your account are kept; you are not asked to sign in again.
The version you are on is at the bottom of Settings, which is worth quoting if you report a problem.
Most of the 255 tools do their work on the handset, so the file never leaves it, and the app works on a plane or with mobile data switched off. A small number do send something to a server, and each one is named along with the reason. That list is the same for the app as it is for the website.
There is a Help & Support screen in the app that sends a message straight to us, or you can write to support@toolsmonk.com. Saying which phone and which version you are on saves a round trip.