zhanghai/MaterialFiles
Material Design file manager for Android observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
57/100
- Activity 76
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3020
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 149
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8813 stars · 714 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Material Files is an open-source Material Design file manager for Android 5.0+. It supports local and remote file management (FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV), archives, root access, and Linux-aware file details.
Use cases
- manage files on android phone
- browse files over sftp or smb on android
- extract and create zip archives on android
- file manager with root access
- open source alternative to stock android file manager
- view file permissions and symlinks on android
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, open-source, Material Design file manager on Android
- you need to access files on FTP, SFTP, SMB, or WebDAV servers from your phone
- you need root file browsing or Linux-style file attributes on Android
When to avoid
- you need a file manager for desktop platforms like Windows, macOS, or Linux
- you need cloud storage integrations beyond WebDAV (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox)
- you prefer a heavily featured manager with built-in media players or app managers
Facets
application · maturity active
file-system gui files android-tools developer-tools file-manager material-design kotlin sftp smb ftp webdav archive-extraction root-access open-source android mobile
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0d9d2fb4364c
- homepage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.zhanghai.android.files · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zhanghai/MaterialFiles | main | 57 |
For agents
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