Dolphin

Dolphin 26.08.2

File Manager

  • By KDE e.V.
  • Open Source
  • Updated Oct 22, 2026
Download for Windows

About Dolphin

Dolphin is KDE's file manager that lets you navigate and browse the contents of your hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, and more. Creating, moving, or deleting files and folders is simple and fast.
Dolphin contains plenty of productivity features that will save you time. The multiple tabs and split view features allow navigating multiple folders at the same time, and you can easily drag and drop files between views to move or copy them. Dolphin's right-click menu provides with many quick actions that let you compress, share, and duplicate files, among many other things. You can also add your own custom actions.
Dolphin is very lightweight, but at the same time, you can adapt it to your specific needs. This means that you can carry out your file management exactly the way you want to. Dolphin supports three different view modes: a classic grid view of all the files, a more detailed view, and a tree view. You can also configure most of Dolphin's behavior.
Dolphin can display files and folders from many Internet cloud services and other remote machines as if they were right there on your desktop.
Dolphin also comes with an integrated terminal that allows you to run commands on the current folder. You can extend the capabilities of Dolphin even further with powerful plugins to adapt it to your workflow. You can use the git integration plugin to interact with git repositories, or the Nextcloud plugin to synchronize your files online, and much more.

Technical details

PublisherKDE e.V.
Version26.08.2
Release date2026-10-22
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex64
Package IDKDE.Dolphin
Install scopeCurrent user

Install Dolphin from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=KDE.Dolphin -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=KDE.Dolphin -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=KDE.Dolphin -e
Silent install with the offline installer
"dolphin-release_26.08-8856-windows-cl-msvc2022-x86_64.exe" /S /CurrentUser

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dolphin free?

Yes. Dolphin is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license.

What is the latest version of Dolphin?

The latest version is 26.08.2, released on Oct 22, 2026.

Is it safe to download Dolphin?

The download button links to the official installer published on cdn.kde.org, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 10e5f772f4203b92de289dc91c833a7615dfc73e4c7f4798c746fc3f811b3ff0.

Which Windows versions does Dolphin support?

Dolphin runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I install Dolphin silently?

Run the offline installer with "dolphin-release_26.08-8856-windows-cl-msvc2022-x86_64.exe" /S /CurrentUser, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=KDE.Dolphin -e --silent.

How do I uninstall Dolphin?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Dolphin and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=KDE.Dolphin -e.