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Material Files vs CIFS Documents Provider: catalog facts
Material Files	CIFS Documents Provider
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Clean Material Design interface Network access over FTP, SFTP, SMB and WebDAV	Makes SMB shares available to any app that uses the system file picker Supports Samba and Windows (CIFS) shares
Android only No desktop companion app	Android only, version 8.0 or later Only useful for apps that support the Storage Access Framework
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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