Open Explorer Beta 0.255

Open Explorer is an open-source file manager designed for all Android devices, including tablets, large phones, small phones, and Google TV. It offers comprehensive file system management, support for USB, SD, and other external media, and automatic detection and installation of BusyBox. The app is network connectable with options like FTP, SFTP, SMB/Samba/Windows/Lan/WIFI connections, as well as cloud connectivity supporting multiple cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, and Drive.

Some key features of Open Explorer include a text editor with tabbed interface, smart folders that scan for different types of media (videos, photos, music, downloads), view pager directory navigation for easy access to different folders, and the ability for superuser/root to read/write system folders.

The app also includes a disk space heat map to visualize the distribution of files on your device and supports browsing or extracting files from common archives like Zip, Tar, TGZip, BZip2, 7zip, and RAR.

• Complete file system management
• USB, SD and other external media support
• Auto-detect & install BusyBox
• Network connectable via FTP, SFTP, SMB/Samba/Windows/Lan/WIFI
• Cloud connected with multiple account support (Box, Dropbox, Drive)
• Text editor with tabbed interface
• Smart folders for media organization
• View Pager directory navigation
• Superuser/Root access for system folders
• Disk space heat map visualization
• Browse or extract from common archives (Zip, Tar, TGZip, BZip2, 7zip, RAR)

Upcoming features include an offline file structure cache that remembers files' locations without needing a connection.

Please note that Open Explorer is currently in beta with known bugs. If you encounter issues and are willing to provide feedback to help improve the app's performance, you can reach out to the developer via email or collaborate on GitHub.

Past changes have focused on bug fixes, performance improvements, language support updates, theme enhancements, and new features such as support for various cloud services and archive formats.