Alternatives to Amaze File Manager

An open-source Android file manager with a Material Design interface, SFTP support and a built-in FTP server. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Amaze File Manager.

  • Material Files

    An open-source Material Design file manager for Android 5.0 and later.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Material Files stays free and open source and reaches FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV shares, but does not document a built-in FTP server for sharing from the phone.

  • Files by Google

    Google's Android file manager for freeing up storage, finding files and sharing them offline with people nearby.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Files by Google adds cleanup suggestions and offline nearby sharing, but it is closed source, tied to Google's ecosystem and lacks a built-in FTP server.

  • Solid Explorer

    An Android file manager with dual panes, cloud storage access, network connections and root access.

    PaidProprietaryAndroid

    Solid Explorer adds dual panes, root access and many cloud services in one app, but it is paid and closed source.

  • X-plore File Manager

    An Android file manager with a dual-pane tree view, cloud and network access, and root support.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroid

    X-plore File Manager offers a dual-pane tree view, root access and a Disk Map, but it is closed source and some advanced features require payment.

  • MiXplorer

    A free, ad-free Android file manager with tabs, dual panels, network storage and archive support.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    MiXplorer is free and ad-free with tabs, dual panels and wide archive support, but it is closed source and some features need separate add-on apps.

  • Fossify File Manager

    An open-source Android file manager without ads, built to respect privacy and security.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Fossify File Manager remains free, open source and ad-free, but its network or cloud storage support is not documented.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Amaze File Manager as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • AndFTP

    An Android client for FTP, FTPS, SFTP and SCP servers with resumable transfers and folder sync.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Amaze File Manager is open source and adds a built-in FTP server for sharing from the phone, with SFTP and cloud connections, though SCP and folder sync are not listed.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.