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SFTP-SAF

Browse SFTP server in your file manager
New in version 0.2.28
- Freely settable display name of server account
- reorganized account settings form to make room for new settings
SFTP-SAF is a Storage Access Framework (SAF) documents provider for accessing data via SFTP.

It allows you to directly view or edit data on an sftp server using Android's file manager, or any SAF capable application's file picker.

* No root is required
* It allows other apps to open and edit documents on the sftp server
* Read help online: https://github.com/AlainKnaff/Android-SFTP-Documents-Provider

SFTP-SAF is a fork of a software initially developped by Riccardo Isola.
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Versions

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  • Version 0.2.28 (228) suggested Added on Oct 06, 2026

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications

    Download APK 8.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 0.2.27
    - Support for SSH user certificates

    Current Limitations, may be adressed if there is demand:
    - a single certificate for all servers
    - not validated on import, there's no straightforward way to do so, see https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/issues/1161
    - no server certificate
  • Version 0.2.27 (227) - Added on Sep 22, 2026

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications

    Download APK 8.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 0.2.26
    - Use authority name derived from namespace / applicationId (application package) in order to make it more obvious to other applications which application supplies that authority. Old authority still supported additionally in case clients have uri permissions derived from old
    - Avoid network error if directory on sftp happens to be displayed when phone is woken up.
    - Dependency upgrades, code cleanup
  • Version 0.2.26 (226) - Added on Sep 09, 2026

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • lu.knaff.alain.saf_sftp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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