MaterialFiles vs FreeDcam

MaterialFiles

Material Design file manager for Android (by zhanghai)

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FreeDcam

FreeDcam is a CameraApp for Android >4.0(ics) wich try to enable stuff that is forgotten by the manufacturs (by KillerInk)

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MaterialFiles		FreeDcam
	Project
38	Mentions	8
5,107	Stars	279
-	Growth	-
9.3	Activity	0.7
4 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 year ago
Kotlin	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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MaterialFiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of MaterialFiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-14.

Show HN: Material Files – Material Design File Manager for Android
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jan 2024

Only through davx apparently https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles/issues/191
Profiles sharing a directory?
1 project | /r/GrapheneOS | 9 Dec 2023

You could try installing Material files in both profiles. It's also on fdroid. Set up the ftp server, choose what folders you want to share, in one profile and then connect to it in the other profile.
Top 10 Android Apps in 2013 (not available on the Google Play Store)
13 projects | /r/androidapps | 5 Dec 2023

https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles Best file manager by far. Clean, open source, works on Android TV, Tablet and smartphone without any issue.
All my Open Source App Alternatives
28 projects | /r/opensource | 30 Jul 2023

File explorator→ Material Files ♥️

31 projects | /r/fdroid | 29 Mar 2023

File explorator→ Material Files ♥️
Using Pixel with a Mac
5 projects | /r/GooglePixel | 7 Jul 2023

I use Filezilla and Material Files to transfer large / multiple files via ftp. Otherwise Neardrop works great for quick file sharing.
What is your favorite app that doesn't have a good open source alternative?
11 projects | /r/fossdroid | 24 Jun 2023

I think you'd like Amaze and Material Files. They both don't have an option for webdav though.
Why Material Files (Play Store version) has the permission to check the advertisement ID?
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 8 May 2023

According to comments in this commit this permission is used for Google analytics.
[App] A Few cool (Material You) Apps
10 projects | /r/HowToMen | 1 May 2023

Material Files, the best file manager in my opinion, great material you implementation as well.
Recommendation for an open source file manager free of ads ?
3 projects | /r/androidapps | 14 Apr 2023

https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles Material Files. best looking file manager imho

FreeDcam

Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeDcam. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-31.

Is it possible to use a Blackberry Leap as a dashcam?
1 project | /r/BlackberryPhoenix | 11 Apr 2023
LineageOS 20
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Dec 2022

If you want the most amount of customization try the FOSS FreeDcam [1] It's incredible!
[1] https://github.com/KillerInk/FreeDcam
⟳ 1 apps added, 32 updated at f-droid.org
13 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 15 Mar 2022

FreeDcam (version 4.3.65): FreeDCam is an open source camera app which try to enable stuff that is forgotte
Looking for a better Camera App for the newest phone
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 5 Dec 2021
⟳ 4 apps added, 59 updated at f-droid.org
25 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 29 Sep 2021

FreeDCam (version 4.3.52): None
FREEDCAM (ANDROID)
1 project | /r/OpenSourceApps | 21 May 2021

Source: https://github.com/KillerInk/FreeDcam
Hi..just joined. Any good photo/camera apps NOT from the playstore for Android?
3 projects | /r/androidapps | 23 Mar 2021

FreeDCam (Github Link) : camera app which try to enable stuff that is forgotten by the manufacturers
Gcam ports alternative...
1 project | /r/androidapps | 1 Mar 2021

You can also try this FreeDcam

What are some alternatives?

When comparing MaterialFiles and FreeDcam you can also consider the following projects:

AmazeFileManager - Material design file manager for Android

unlauncher - Android minimalistic launcher

KeePassDX - Lightweight vault and password manager for Android, KeePassDX allows editing encrypted data in a single file in KeePass format and fill in the forms in a secure way.

Camera - Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR & barcode scanning.

Simple-File-Manager - Easy app for managing your files without ads, respecting your privacy & security

Simple-Camera - Quick photo and video camera with a flash, customizable aspect ratio.

Aliucord - A modification for the Discord Android App

Insular - A sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox (including call logs, contacts, photos and etc) even if related permissions are granted. Device-bound data (SMS, IMEI and etc) is still accessible.

Simple-Notes - A simple textfield for adding quick notes without ads.

photochiotte

MagiskOnWSA - Integrate Magisk root and Google Apps (OpenGApps) into WSA (Windows Subsystem for Android) [GET https://api.github.com/repos/LSPosed/MagiskOnWSA: 403 - Repository access blocked]

Simple-Calculator - A calculator for quick simple calculations with a nice user interface and no ads