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by commoner 2540 days ago
With several free and open source file managers available on Android, there's little reason to use a proprietary one.

Amaze supports the features you've listed (tabs and SMB shares), as well as root access, and has a clean user interface:

https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager
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Causality1 2539 days ago
Maybe I'm an idiot but after about five minutes of fiddling I can't figure out how to get to either of those features.
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commoner 2537 days ago
You can access SMB shares in Amaze by tapping the plus sign (+) floating action button at the bottom-right, choosing "Cloud Connection", and then selecting "SMB Connection".

After a bit of digging, it looks like Amaze is limited to 2 tabs, which you switch between by swiping left and right. I guess that's technically "multiple tabs" as their Play Store listing states.

There's also Ghost Commander if you're looking for an open source file manager with more capabilities. It uses a 2-panel layout, supports plugins, and has a long list of features:

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.ghostsq.commander

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostsq.co...

If you need a file manager that supports 3+ tabs at once, I don't think there's an open source solution right now.

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