Material Files

Material Files is an open-source file manager for Android with a Material Design interface. It is intended for Android users who need to browse and manage files on local storage or supported remote servers. Its open-source license makes the software’s source available for examination and use under the applicable license terms.

The interface uses breadcrumbs to help users move through filesystem locations. Material Files can view, extract, and create common compressed files. It also provides customizable interface colors, a night mode, and an optional true-black mode. With root access, it can view and manage files that require elevated permissions.

Material Files supports FTP, SFTP, SMB, and WebDAV servers for accessing files on network storage. It understands symbolic links, file permissions, and SELinux context, which makes it suited to Linux-aware file management. Its implementation uses Linux system calls, the Java NIO2 File API, and LiveData rather than relying on a separate ls parser.

MirrorNest distributes the official Android build directly from its own storage and scans it for malware before publishing. In the Cloud Storage category, the listing represents a file-management tool that can work with both device files and supported network locations. Users can therefore obtain the Android package through MirrorNest while using the application for filesystem navigation, archive handling, root access, and remote-server access.