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Add to SafariWhen comparing OI File Manager vs Sliding Explorer, the Slant community recommends Sliding Explorer for most people. In the question“What are the best file explorers on Android?” Sliding Explorer is ranked 6th while OI File Manager is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Sliding Explorer is:
Sliding Explorer is designed following Google's Material Design guidelines.
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Pros
Pro Few permissions
It asks only for Storage permissions. No other things are required.
Pro Lightweight
The app takes only a few seconds to download, as its size is only about 1.5 MB to download and installed (on MIUI) takes only ~6 MB full size.
Pro Open Source
OI File Manager is available for free under the Apache License 2.0.
Pro ZIP file extraction support
OI File Manager supports extracting ZIP files.
Pro Material Design
Sliding Explorer is designed following Google's Material Design guidelines.
Pro Root access
Sliding Explorer has root access support for editing root files on a device.
Pro ZIP support
Sliding Explorer features ZIP file support for compressing and extracting .zip files.
Cons
Con No additional features (suite)
No other features such as networking connections, junk flies cleaner, built-in media player/viewer/editor. But that might be a pro, since nothing else is asked for this app permission.
Con Outdated
At this moment I'm writing, it was updated last in 2017.
Con Ugly UI
The GUI is old and deprecated. But what would you expect for such a small app?
Con Has trouble reading external SD cards
Sliding Explorer has users reporting that there is trouble with it reading external SD cards.
