Dolphin file manager

Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 4 years (2023–2026), in 5 threads.

People raised many different problems with Dolphin file manager, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 5 complaints

Can't find where to donate on the website2026-03-12
Single-click opening with modifier keys is weird and hard to remember for most users2024-02-29
Directory tree mixes folders with files, making moving files between folders awkward2024-01-26
Copy dialogs get tiled like normal windows instead of floating as popups on Sway2023-11-15
Dolphin becomes unusable for the commenter in folders with many files2023-01-19