# Material Files (open-source file manager)

> Material Files is a free, open-source file manager for Android. Open source Material Design file manager. It has 9,153 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 9,153 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files/ (package me.zhanghai.android.files) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.zhanghai.android.files |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | File managers & sync |
| Latest release | v1.7.5 (Sep 20, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 24, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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