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GNOME Files (Nautilus) VS Dolphin File Manager

Compare GNOME Files (Nautilus) VS Dolphin File Manager and see what are their differences

GNOME Files (Nautilus) logo GNOME Files (Nautilus)

Files (also known by its former name, Nautilus) is the official file manager for Gnome. It has an emphasis on being intuitive and simple, and follows the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines.

Dolphin File Manager logo Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability.
  • GNOME Files (Nautilus) Landing page
    Landing page //
    2020-02-18
  • Dolphin File Manager Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-09-29

GNOME Files (Nautilus) videos

Gnome Files (Nautilus) New Operations Design | For GNOME 3.18

Dolphin File Manager videos

Dolphin is Awesome - Pt.1 Dolphin File Manager , Overview & Places

More videos:

  • Review - Configuring Dolphin file manager
  • Review - Meet Dolphin File Manager

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to GNOME Files (Nautilus) and Dolphin File Manager)
File Manager
30 30%
70% 70
FTP Client
29 29%
71% 71
File Management
70 70%
30% 30
File Explorer
18 18%
82% 82

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