Open source Material Design file manager
About this app
An open source Material Design file manager.
Features: - Open source: Lightweight, clean and secure. - Material Design: Follows Material Design guidelines, with attention into details. - Breadcrumbs: Navigate in the filesystem with ease. - Root support: View and manage files with root access. - Archive support: View, extract and create common compressed files. - NAS support: View and manage files on FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV servers. - Themes: Customizable UI colors, plus night mode with optional true black. - Linux-aware: Knows symbolic links, file permissions and SELinux context. - Robust: Uses Linux system calls under the hood, not yet another ls parser. - Well-implemented: Built upon the right things, including Java NIO2 File API and LiveData.
https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Hai Zhang.
What's New in v1.7.4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Fixed crash when opening archive files directly.
- - Fixed FTP server Quick Settings tile crash on Android 14.
- - Material Design 2 theme may be removed in the upcoming version 1.8.0.
- - Other bug fixes and improvements.
Version history
Jul 3, 2024 · 9.3 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 39
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Fixed crash when opening archive files directly.
- - Fixed FTP server Quick Settings tile crash on Android 14.
- - Material Design 2 theme may be removed in the upcoming version 1.8.0.
- - Other bug fixes and improvements.
SHA-256 ebc5138b6f713f0f73b5467a1a8a4ac3ccfcb2e82135372665b6811a8947641f
May 3, 2024 · 10 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 37
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Added "Save as" functionality.
- - Added "Checksum" properties tab.
- - Improved UI to allow easier shortcut into Android/data subfolders.
- - Marked user-installed certificates in system credential storage as trusted for WebDAV with self signed certificate.
- - Fixed SMB issue with guest and anonymous authentication.
- - Material Design 2 theme may be removed in the upcoming version 1.8.0.
SHA-256 3c2d256d33c755415a8b08687f0cbbd2b2cc359175218b2dd4174945b5d7fa2b
Mar 24, 2024 · 9.9 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 36
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Fixed crash upon reading SFTP and SMB files.
- - Fixed black and custom color themes.
SHA-256 38ad4601c6d51455e8838a46a79bbf85b800ace57880c8a551b6c0b0c424e789
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
Before you install anything, confirm the file is the one described here. On a computer, run shasum -a 256 your-download.apk (macOS or Linux) or certutil -hashfile your-download.apk SHA256 (Windows), then compare the output character-for-character with the SHA-256 on this page. If a single character differs, the file is not the build we recorded — delete it.
What the signing certificate proves
Every Android app is signed with a private key that only its developer holds. The fingerprint on this page is a hash of the matching public certificate, and it proves continuity rather than identity: it tells you a build came from whoever signed the earlier ones. Android enforces this at install time — if a package claiming to be me.zhanghai.android.files is signed with a different key, the system will refuse to install it over your existing copy. A fingerprint that changes between releases is worth pausing on, because a repackaged app that has been modified by someone else cannot keep the original signature.
How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.7.2 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Material Files first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
Why we list sources instead of hosting everything
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
ebc5138b6f713f0f73b5467a1a8a4ac3ccfcb2e82135372665b6811a8947641f
Signing certificate
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