quillpad vs MaterialFiles

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quillpad		MaterialFiles
	Project
33	Mentions	38
548	Stars	5,152
11.5%	Growth	-
7.9	Activity	9.3
5 days ago	Latest Commit	4 days ago
Kotlin	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

quillpad

Posts with mentions or reviews of quillpad. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-24.

What is the closest to Google Keep but self hosted?
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Nov 2023

Quillpad should be pretty close, and has the option to sync with nextcloud https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad
Best Android Apps that you should definitely try!
22 projects | /r/androidapps | 24 Oct 2023

Quillpad - a complete offline notepad that saves all notes on your device
All my Open Source App Alternatives
28 projects | /r/opensource | 30 Jul 2023

Note → QuillNote (QuillPad is a new updated fork)
A "real" alternative/copy of Google keeps
2 projects | /r/degoogle | 20 May 2023
Substitute for Google Keep
6 projects | /r/selfhosted | 17 May 2023

Quillpad looks more like Keep on the checkmark lists - https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad
⟳ 1 apps added, 53 updated at f-droid.org
7 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 10 May 2023

Quillpad (version 1.4.9): Markdown notes, task lists, Nextcloud sync and more. A fork of the Quillnote app
Note taking app with reminders?
2 projects | /r/androidapps | 29 Apr 2023

Tasks or Quillpad
Looking for a productivity app that allows me to make multiple sets of lists without being obnoxious with ads, email spam or trying to get me to purchase premium features. I want simplicity.
1 project | /r/androidapps | 23 Apr 2023

Quillpad does the same as Google Keep, but is privacy friendly. You can setup CloudNext Notes to sync with Quillpad.
Alternative to Google Keep?
4 projects | /r/opensource | 21 Apr 2023
Quillpad - notes, lists & reminders - 100% Kotlin
2 projects | /r/Kotlin | 8 Apr 2023

https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad/issues/120 https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad/issues/110

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

What are some alternatives?

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

simplenote-ios - Simplenote for iOS

AmazeFileManager - Material design file manager for Android

LibreraReader - Book Reader for Android

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

QKSMS - The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android

Aliucord - A modification for the Discord Android App

tasks - Bringing Astrid Tasks back from the dead

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

FlorisBoard - An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta.

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]