# Using S3 Browser

**S3 Browser** is a freeware Windows application you can use to upload/download and manage the content you have in your platform. A paid "pro" version exists, that includes additional features and improved performance. You can download it from [here](https://s3browser.com/).

![](https://3176249975-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgBifM53hLTD0q9p4fr%2F-Mgz7abUpCgatsyy9C-E%2F-Mgz9LuW8uuO2eK7L7Kk%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=810efb74-d1ba-45c4-89b6-ea21dcd84f2f)

To use it for uploading and downloading content from your platform, follow these steps:

1\. [Get your storage credentials](https://docs.libnova.com/libsafe-go/cookbook/getting-your-s3-storage-credentials)

2\. Select **Accounts** and then **Add a new account**

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3\. Introduce in the form your **Access Key** and **Secret Access key**

4\. Select **Add new account**

5\. Connect to the account you have just created and the S3 Browser will show you a message indicating that you are not allowed to get buckets list: 

![](https://3176249975-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgBifM53hLTD0q9p4fr%2F-Mgz7abUpCgatsyy9C-E%2F-MgzCHCf3kwBHnw07Vgh%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=151c9742-b979-4341-9463-a7f313e62dd4)

6\. Select **Yes** and and follow the [Getting your S3 bucket name](https://docs.libnova.com/libsafe-go/cookbook/getting-your-s3-bucket-name) guide to get the bucket name for the container you would like to work with (possibly, the same bucket name is used for all your containers). Introduce it in the S3 browser field and select **Yes**.

7\. The **containers** you have access to are shown in the left pane:

![](https://3176249975-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgBifM53hLTD0q9p4fr%2F-Mgz7abUpCgatsyy9C-E%2F-MgzDAigFwEcnD9Xl5WC%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=cf981117-4cfd-429e-af72-d50fefa2a7c4)

you can browse your files, upload and download them using the icons below:

![](https://3176249975-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgBifM53hLTD0q9p4fr%2F-Mgz7abUpCgatsyy9C-E%2F-MgzDKU8eVEvx1sYyOmG%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=73303169-dabf-462e-88fd-26814ee38532)