What Linux File Manager project would be interested in adding more features ?
Windows File Explorer is the best in terms of features, most Linux File managers lack basic functionality.
If someone dares to point that on redit they get "Then go use windows" (Linux is not a religion). or it's opensource go do it yourself.
Is there a File Manager project that would like to implement features, there are many projects that allow feature request but don't act on it.
I got many ideas.


MentalEdge
in reply to tdTrX • • •Having ideas is generally not enough.
Volunteers don't take requests. They take suggestions. They only act on the ones they want to.
If you want something to actually get implemented, offering a monetary reward, hiring a dev to contribute, or contributing yourself, is the best way to go.
I've gotten several features I wanted into software I use, by adding them myself.
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jlsalvador
in reply to tdTrX • • •The problem is not the lack of ideas, it is the programmers number and tech debt.
You can contribute to Dolphin KDE Plasma File Explorer: develop.kde.org/
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DevelopertdTrX
in reply to jlsalvador • • •j5906
in reply to tdTrX • • •Windows file explorer lacked tabs when dolphin had them for a decade or so and its still not even close to even the top of file managers. Also its terrible slow, unreliable, crashes often and has 4 different UIs baked in.
Do some plugins for Dolphin, I feel like they are neat because a) other devs that want to implement a function now have a blueprint for it b) with downloads/stars metric that these add-on stores provide you get a good idea of what the community actually wants.
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in reply to tdTrX • • •You should make your own file manager. That’s usually why people with lots of ideas do when they want to skip the middle man.
But I agree the default GUI file managers are a bit lackluster. Although the idea of it looking anything like windows makes me nauseous.