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Dolphin vs Tablacus Explorer

Dolphin

apps.kde.org

Tablacus Explorer

tablacus.github.io

Side by side

FigureDolphinTablacus Explorer
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WindowsYesYes
LinuxYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · File Manager Software8.8 (#3)7.8 (#54)
Archive supportYesYes
Dual-pane viewYesYes
Free planYesYes
LicenseThe Dolphin page lists the license as GPL-2.0-or-later.The product is open source and links to the MIT License.
Supported platformslinux,windowswindows
PurposeDolphin is KDE’s file manager for browsing and managing files on hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, and other storage.Tablacus Explorer is a tabbed file manager with add-on support.
Tabbed interfaceYesYes

Plans

Dolphin

  • DolphinFree

Dolphin pricing →

Tablacus Explorer

  • FreeFree

Tablacus Explorer 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.

Visit apps.kde.org

Tablacus Explorer

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

Visit tablacus.github.io