4Pane vs Dolphin
4Pane
4pane.co.uk
Dolphin
apps.kde.orgSide by side
| Figure | 4Pane | Dolphin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 8.2 (#32) | 8.8 (#3) |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Batch rename | Yes | Yes |
| Downloads | The maker offers binary packages, a source tarball, and access to the latest changes and fixes through Git. | The page lists Linux installation through AppStream stores or distribution package managers, a Flathub download, and nightly Flatpak and Windows installers for testing. |
| Dual-pane view | Yes | Yes |
| File operations | It supports multiple renaming or duplication using prefixes, suffixes, increments, or regular expressions. | It supports creating, moving, deleting, compressing, sharing, and duplicating files and folders. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | It offers directory trees and detailed file lists in configurable panes, plus bookmarks, user-defined GoTo buttons, and recently visited directories. | Multiple tabs and split view let users navigate multiple folders and drag files between views. |
| Supported platforms | Linux | linux,windows |
| Purpose | 4Pane is a multi-pane, detailed-list file manager for Linux. | Dolphin is KDE’s file manager for browsing and managing files on hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, and other storage. |
| Support | The maker welcomes bug reports through the SourceForge bug tracker. | The product page links to the Dolphin Handbook and KDE forum for help, and to bug reporting and source code pages. |
| Tabbed interface | Yes | Yes |
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In their own words
Dolphin
Dolphin is KDE’s file manager for browsing and managing files on local storage, including hard drives, USB sticks and SD cards, as well as remote machines and internet cloud services. It supports creating, moving, deleting, compressing, sharing and duplicating files and folders. Multiple tabs let users work in several folders, while split view supports drag-and-drop copying or moving between panes. Choose among grid, detailed and tree views, and configure most of the application’s behavior. The right-click menu supports custom actions. An integrated terminal runs commands in the current folder. Plugins extend workflows with Git and Nextcloud, while listed extensions cover services such as Google Drive, Amazon S3 and Samba. Dolphin is free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later. Linux installation is available through AppStream stores or distribution package managers, and Flathub is listed. Windows installers are available as nightly builds for testing. KDE links to a handbook, forum, bug reporting and source code for support and contribution.