I use one called X-Plore. It’s actually very good. Even has a WiFi server, conpressed archive support, etc. but the downsides are that it’s close sourced and some features are behind a paywall (though IMO they are worth it).

So I was thinking of moving to some free or open source software. Any recommendations?

  • chi-chan~
    16•2 years ago

    Material Files is fantastic.

    FOSS (free and open-source), and supports root, if you need it.

    Amaze is amazing (I’m sorry, it was stronger than me) too.

    • chi-chan~
      4•2 years ago

      I forgot to mention that *both of them* are open-source.

    • @FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works
      1•2 years ago

      I use a couple of simple apps, the gallery is great, the file manager is not amazing but it does the job, I guess I haven’t encountered many issues because I use it together with other apps (a different pdf viewer, a different zip manager, etc)

      • @mintycactus@lemmy.world
        2•2 years ago

        I used it too, the biggest issue is no webdav support, than zip support is bad, pdf viewer is bad, no built-in image viewer, so you always switching to gallery (it is great, but switching back and forth is not good) eventually I decided why using two file managers instead of one and CX is really good and simple to use.

  • DeadNinja
    7•2 years ago

    I use MiXPlorer.

    It’s free (not sure if FOSS), and there are non-essential-but-nice-to-have features that are paid, just to support the dev - but the free features are awesome, and more than enough for me.

      • @ext23@lemmy.world
        2•2 years ago

        I am a long time Solid Explorer user and I’ve tried MiXPlorer a few times but always went back to Solid. What does MiXPlorer do that Solid can’t?

        • @nerdschleife@lemmy.world
          1•2 years ago

          I’ve only tried Solid for 5-10 mins whenever I needed something quickly off the play store (need to download mixplorer from XDA), so maybe I haven’t seen everything Solid does. But a few key features of mix that I like:

          • App organisation - apks, install, uninstall, view system, etc
          • Seamless root support
          • Tabs that can be saved
          • A less hand-holding experience throughout. The UI generally stays out of your way
    • @singularity@programming.dev
      2•2 years ago

      This one is really great and does everything you expect from a file manager. I’ve been using it for years. But yes, it’s not FOSS.

    • Rustmilian
      1•2 years ago

      It’s not FOSS. FOSS means Free Open Source Software (Free as in freedom, not as in free beer). MiXPlorer is neither open source nor licensed under a FOSS license. It’s proprietary.

      • DeadNinja
        2•2 years ago

        Thanks for checking that for me.

        I know what FOSS means - I wasn’t sure if MiXPlorer is FOSS or not.

    • kurikai
      2•2 years ago

      This one. Allows you to also use sftp to access your remote files over SSH

      • RBG
        2•2 years ago

        Same for me, switched from Total Commander, since Material Files is a bit more comfortable to use. For some reason I do not get the same upload speeds to my home server though, and I cannot figure out why.

        That said Total Commander sometimes lost connection and I had to start over, so I am ok with slower upload if its more consistent.

  • Curious Canid
    4•2 years ago

    I had been using Solid Explorer and decided to try some open-source options. Amaze seems to be the best of them, but I went back to Solid Explorer after trying it for a few weeks.

  • SSUPII
    2•2 years ago

    X-plore, even paid for it.

    It has replaced ES File Explorer 3.2.4.1 that I’ve used since 2014.

  • 𝚝𝚛𝚔
    2•2 years ago

    I’m using FX. It’s been around since forever, still gets updates, and just works flawlessly.

    Never found something I wanted to do in a file manager that it couldn’t, so never really had to try anything else.

  • candyman337
    1•2 years ago

    For Nas and regular files I use cx file explorer, it’s really good