At home my PCs have CIFS/SMB shared folders, it’s handy and simple to use. However I can’t find an Android app capable of browsing these shares.
There’s Android Samba client and CIFS Document provider on F-droid but both require to know the exact IP and path, you can not just browse the network like on a PC.
I use MiX, which has a “Search local” option when adding SMB, which sounds like what you’re after
Mix is my replacement for ES File Explorer. I still use an old version of EX, but Mix has some great features.
Big fan of Solid Explorer - handles all manner of file and cloud servers.
Doesn’t have smb, which is my only complaint and reason why I need CX…
I haven’t tested it, but Solid Explorer seems to support this.
I was wrong. Thanks for showing it to me. Now I can uninstalled cx and use finally only one file explorer which has dark mode.
Nah, it totally supports it - I use it daily on a couple of Linux NASes with SMB shares configured.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=solid explorer&c=apps
Cx File Explorer supports SMB, FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV remotes out of the box. There is an option to browse the local network.
I like CX File Explorer too. And I appreciate that there are no ads! I wish the dev would make dark mode available though.
Material Files?
I use this one, pretty solid.
ghost commander is a foss option that works with smb out of the box
Amaze File Manager can do this.
I use CIFS Document Provider and the stock files app lets me browse the share without an exact path. Does require IP tho
Every few years, the landscape of good file explorers on Play Store shuffles up. Currently, CX seems to be the way to go.
I just used CX File Explorer on the playstore for SMB support and it seemed to work great!