Files of any kind

Your most private things are not always photos. A passport scan, a signed contract, a medical letter and a spreadsheet of passwords are all files, and they usually sit in plain folders with no protection at all.

Silo can hold them too. Files go through the same encryption as photos and videos, on your phone, before they are saved.

What it does

• Stores any file you choose, encrypted, in your vault.
• Gives files their own Files list, so your photo grid stays clean. Albums, Favorites and Deleted items show a “files” row when they contain any.
• Previews PDFs page by page and shows plain text files, up to the first 1 MB, right in the app.
• Lets you rename a file, see its details, and share or save it back out.

How it works, step by step

1. Open the add menu in your vault and choose Import files.
2. Pick the files from your phone. Silo describes them as PDFs, documents, text and archives, and any file you choose.
3. Silo encrypts each file on your phone and writes it to the vault. Like photos, each one is read back and checked.
4. Your originals stay where they are. Silo does not remove them for you. When you are happy with the copy, delete the original yourself.
5. Open it from Files. Tap a PDF or text file to read it. For a file Silo can’t preview, you’ll see its details and can share or save it.

Why it matters

Files are the easy thing to forget. People lock their photos and leave identity scans in a downloads folder. Putting both in one encrypted place means one PIN, one recovery phrase and one backup to think about, and it works with the open format that lets you get everything out again.

Plans and limits

Files are part of Pro. On the free plan you can still see the Files section, but it holds none. If a plan ends, nothing is locked away: you can open, share, save, export and delete every file you added. Only adding new ones needs a plan.