Dolphin is a file manager focusing on usability. You can browse, locate, open, copy and move files with it.
Dolphin is not intended to compete directly with Konqueror, the previous default KDE web browser. Konqueror acts as universal viewer being able to show HTML pages, text documents, directories and a lot more, whereas Dolphin focuses on being solely a highly optimized file manager.
This approach allows the software to optimize the user interface for the task of file management.
Key Features
- Sidebar.
- Supports dockable panels for places, information, folders and a terminal.
- Breadcrumb Navigation bar for URLs which allows users to navigate quickly through the file hierarchy.
- 3 view modes (icon, list and column) with properties remembered for each folder.
- Split views designed for file copy- and move-operations.
- Network transparency.
- Undo/redo functionality.
- Support of service menus.
- Zoom from 16 x 16 pixels to 256 x 256 pixels.
- Tooltips show previews.
- Thumbnails.
- Panel tabs.
- Renaming of a variable number of selected items in one step.
- Supports: SMB/CIFS, WebDAV, NFS, FTP, and SSH.
- Networked Environment for Personalized, Ontology-based Management of Unified Knowledge (NEPOMUK) integration.
Website: userbase.kde.org/Dolphin
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Developer: KDE Team
License: GNU General Public License
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Related Software
| Qt File Managers | |
|---|---|
| Krusader | Advanced, twin-panel (commander-style) file manager |
| Dolphin | Simple to use and dedicated file manager |
| Double Commander | Inspired by Total Commander |
| PCManFM-Qt | Started as the Qt port of PCManFM |
| Konqueror | File manager, web browser, and universal viewer |
| CoreFM | Simple, lightweight, and easy to use file manager |
| File Commander | Total Commander-like orthodox (dual-panel) file manager |
| Deepin FM | File manager for deepin desktop environment |
| Index | Qt-based file manager that's part of the Maui ecosystem |
| SplitCommander | Dual-pane KDE tool for efficient copying moving and organisation |
| Rootlink | Native Wayland browser offering a clean focused desktop experience |
| HyprFM | Modern Qt 6 and QML browser designed for Wayland desktops |
| Dentry | Keyboard-driven TUI for fast browsing and filesystem navigation |
| Cutefish File Manager | Another simple file manager |
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