Open Files with the Built-In Secure Viewer

Vaultine has its own viewer, so you can open what's in your vault without exporting it first. Photos, videos, audio and PDFs all open right inside the app. The viewer is free and works on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.

What it opens

File	What you can do
Photos	View them
Videos	Play them
Audio	Play it
PDFs	Read them

Open a file

1. Unlock your vault with your pattern or PIN.
2. Find the file, in the vault or in one of its folders. On iPhone, the Files tab lists everything, and the Photos, Media (audio and video) and PDFs tabs list each type on its own.
3. Open it. It opens in Vaultine's viewer, inside the app.

When you're done, close the viewer (on iPhone, the back arrow at the top left) and you're back in your vault.

Why use the viewer instead of exporting

Exporting a file takes it out of the vault: the exported copy is a normal, unencrypted file again, sitting in a regular folder where anyone with access to your device can open it. It's also easy to forget it's there.

The viewer avoids that. You open the file inside Vaultine, and the copy stays in your vault, encrypted. There's nothing to clean up afterwards.

When you do need to export

Some things need the file outside Vaultine: editing a photo, sending a PDF, or opening a file type the viewer doesn't handle. For those, export the file from the vault. On iPhone, open the file and tap the Share button at the top right, then save or send it from the share sheet. Import and hide photos, videos and files covers exporting, and why an exported file should be treated like any other unencrypted copy. Delete it once you're done with it.

Good to know

• The viewer is free. It's part of every Vaultine plan, including the free one (one vault, up to 10 files).
• Lock Vaultine when you step away. Anyone who picks up your device while the vault is unlocked can see what's open.