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Dolphin vs LockHunter

Dolphin

apps.kde.org

LockHunter

lockhunter.com

Side by side

FigureDolphinLockHunter
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WindowsYesYes
LinuxYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · File Manager Software8.8 (#3)7.5 (#77)
Free planYesYes
Supported platformslinux,windowswindows
PurposeDolphin is KDE’s file manager for browsing and managing files on hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, and other storage.LockHunter is a free tool for deleting files blocked by unknown processes.
SupportThe product page links to the Dolphin Handbook and KDE forum for help, and to bug reporting and source code pages.The maker provides a support form and recommends sending bug reports from the program through Help > Report a bug for a detailed error report.

Plans

Dolphin

  • DolphinFree

Dolphin pricing →

LockHunter

  • LockHunterFree

LockHunter pricing →

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.

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LockHunter

LockHunter has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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