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SambaLite vs CIFS Documents Provider: catalog facts
SambaLite	CIFS Documents Provider
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence, with optional donations.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Upload, download, rename, delete and wildcard search on SMB shares Automatic folder sync between phone and share	Makes SMB shares available to any app that uses the system file picker Supports Samba and Windows (CIFS) shares
Android only File client only, does not mount shares system-wide	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: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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