Dolphin File Manager
Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Windows
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
Features
- Split-screen view
- Tree view
- File preview
- Built-in terminal emulation
KDE Plasma integration- File Renaming
- Network protocols
- Thumbnails
- Ad-free
- No Tracking
- Image Preview
- Remote File Access
- Works Offline
- Splitted view
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Portable
- Tabbed interface
- Dual Pane Support
- Batch Rename Files
- Built-in viewer
- File Tagging
- Live Preview
- Supports tar files
- Cloud Sync
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Full-Text Search
- SSH
- File Archiving
- File Compression
Dolphin File Manager News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about KDE Plasma
KDE Gear 25.12 brings enhancements to Itinerary, Dolphin, Kate, Photos and other KDE appsKDE Gear 25.12 is now available, introducing a series of new features and improvements across the K...
- Maoholguin published news article about KDE Plasma
KDE Gear 24.08 released: major enhancements across Dolphin, Konsole, Kdenlive, and moreThe KDE Project has announced the release of KDE Gear 24.08, the latest stable version of its open-...
- Maoholguin published news article about KDE Plasma
KDE Gear 23.04.1: Updates and improvements for popular apps in the open-source software suiteKDE Gear 23.04.1 has been released, marking the first of three maintenance updates for the latest o...
Recent activities
POX added Dolphin File Manager as alternative to CoverFlowFinder- git-legend liked Dolphin File Manager
- alex_fen updated Dolphin File Manager
gwrvan-barre added Dolphin File Manager as alternative to FolderFresh
npn99f8hmj added Dolphin File Manager as alternative to Synapse file manager
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What is Dolphin File Manager?
Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.
Dolphin supports a dual-pane view but also file browsing in tabs. It has a filter tab that allows to filter large amounts of files quickly according to an expression (e.g. *.pdf would only display the *-pdf-files in the directory displayed).
Archives of all sorts (e.g. zip, rar, gzip, 7zip) can be displayed as folders. Quick rename operations are possible with tight integration with KRename via an "Actions" context menu. Preview mode for many filetypes available.
It can easily be extended with different service support for YouTube, DropBox, tumblr et. al. All menu icons can be customized. The Style adapts to your KDE style (Dark mode too).
Dolphin File Manager information
Developed by
KDE Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 4.8Alternatives
78 alternatives listedNews
3 news article related to Dolphin File ManagerSupported Languages
- English
- German
Comments and Reviews
Dolphin has many features and is easy to use. Although more powerful, I find it comfortable the way the typical Windows user would use File Explorer. The search (magnifying glass) and KFind both need wildcards to search which is a small annoyance. Supports a number of protocols including MTP which is useful for a hacked Switch (DBI).
The best file manager known to man. All the features you need to the point where it can also act as a media manager. And it's extensible with both plug-ins and scripts. Oh, and it's open source on top of all that.
Very good file manager. Great usability, only a few small annoyances that are fluctuating because the development goes fast. The bottom console option is awesome!
Some things are broken, but they're out of my usual use cases: WebDav support (is terrible), UI sometimes freezes on some IO problems.
My favorite file manager, tagging, multiple windows, views, sorts, great search
It's the perfect file manager.
Various powerful features that aren't present in other file managers, whilst remaining accessible and easy to use.
Dolphin is the most powerful but still usable and overseeable file manager I know. Extendable and configurable, having all sort of features for all sorts of things. Even supports all kinds of network protocols and replaced FileZilla as my FTP client.