Alternatives to Files by Google

Google's Android file manager for freeing up storage, finding files and sharing them offline with people nearby. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Files by Google

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

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Files by Google.

  • Material Files

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Material Files is open source with FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV access, without cleanup tools or offline nearby sharing.

  • Fossify File Manager

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Fossify File Manager is ad-free and open source with a privacy focus, but does not document network or cloud storage support.

  • Amaze File Manager

    An open-source Android file manager with a Material Design interface, SFTP support and a built-in FTP server.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Amaze File Manager is open source with SFTP, cloud connections and a built-in FTP server, but lacks storage cleanup suggestions and nearby sharing.

  • Solid Explorer

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

    PaidProprietaryAndroid

    Solid Explorer is paid, adding dual panes, root access and many cloud services, without Google's cleanup and nearby sharing features.

  • 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 adds a dual-pane tree, FTP, SMB, SFTP, root access and a Disk Map storage view, with some paid features.

  • 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, network storage and wide archive support, but has many options to learn.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Files by Google as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • SD Maid SE

    An Android cleaning app that removes leftover files, duplicates and app junk to free storage.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

    Files by Google suggests cleanup of unused apps, duplicates and large files and adds offline file sharing, but lacks root or ADB deep cleaning.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.