Dolphin vs Sheltora
Dolphin
apps.kde.orgSheltora
sheltora.comSide by side
| Figure | Dolphin | Sheltora |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · File Manager Software | 8.8 (#3) | 8.1 (#36) |
| Archive support | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud storage access | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-pane view | Yes | Yes |
| File management | It supports navigating, browsing, creating, moving, and deleting files and folders. | File transfer supports SFTP, FTP/FTPS and S3, with a dual-pane browser, drag-and-drop and recursive folder downloads. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | linux,windows | windows,macos,linux |
| Purpose | Dolphin is KDE’s file manager for browsing and managing files on hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, and other storage. | Sheltora combines SSH, SFTP, FTP/FTPS and S3 connections with a terminal, tunnels, an encrypted vault and tools for managing multiple servers. |
| Terminal | An integrated terminal can run commands in the current folder. | Its SSH terminal supports tabs, broadcast input, manual reconnect and per-session logging. |
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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.