# How to display .drl files in Linux?

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** how-to-use\
**Created:** [March 4, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-display-drl-files-in-linux/117262 "2025-03-04T08:49:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![coco-jam](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/coco-jam/32/134486_2.png) [@coco-jam](https://krita-artists.org/u/coco-jam)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-display-drl-files-in-linux/117262/1 "2025-03-04T08:49:55Z")

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I am using linux Pop!\_os (Ubuntu based system)  
I need to see the preview of my kra file  
This is very important to me please

 ![图片](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/0/5/05358f4597bd712e0a0ce5f4137e8b9b9fe4e477.png)

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**Author:** ![Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/michelist/32/65826_2.png) [@Michelist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Michelist)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-display-drl-files-in-linux/117262/2 "2025-03-04T12:09:37Z")

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I would use [BuliCommander](https://krita-artists.org/t/bulicommander/11612/58), a Krita plugin from @Grum999, with it, you can view all Krita thumbnails, browse your whole file system, and a few gimmicks more, but the best thing, it integrates in Krita, you can put it in your toolbar and call it from there! The repo is found [here](https://github.com/Grum999/BuliCommander/releases).  
I don’t know if the little bug with the archiver is relevant for Linux too, but if so, you can fix it yourself by editing the file `uncompress.py` as described [here](https://krita-artists.org/t/bulicommander/11612/57), or you download the [fixed plugin](https://icedrive.net/s/4k7i88XbQxC1jF4ZwGz3vy7V31Si) from my cloud.

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Also, you can try it with different file managers. you are able to see them in dolphin, and I believe [Double-Commander](https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/) can display the thumbnails too, if it is not in your repo you can find the AppImage and other Linux download-options [here](https://sourceforge.net/p/doublecmd/wiki/Download/).

If you can’t see them in dolphin, you may want to try this [simple fix](https://krita-artists.org/t/after-updating-to-5-0-0-on-manjaro-kde-dolphin-doesnt-show-previews-for-kra-files-anymore/34546/2) and edit your `dolphinrc` by yourself.

And these two links can help you get thumbnails of Krita and other files:

> **[Thumbnailers for Krita (.kra), Gimp (.xcf), OpenRaster (.ora), WebP (.webp)...](https://moritzmolch.com/blog/1749.html)**

> **[GitHub - Deevad/gnome-kra-ora-thumbnailer: A thumbnailer for KRA ( Krita native file ) and...](https://github.com/Deevad/gnome-kra-ora-thumbnailer)**
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> A thumbnailer for KRA ( Krita native file ) and ORA ( open-raster ) for the Gnome desktop ( version \< 3.10 )

Michelist

Add/Edit: New download link added, the old file hosting service is defunct, sorry.

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**Author:** ![Paint4Thought](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/59ef9b/32.png) [@Paint4Thought](https://krita-artists.org/u/Paint4Thought)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-display-drl-files-in-linux/117262/3 "2025-03-08T19:31:13Z")

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Dolphin will give you .kra thumbnails as long as you configure it under Configure \> Configure Dolphin \> General \> Previews \> Krita Documents.  
If you’re using Krita as appimage, the OS may not automatically make the association and you need to manually add the extension(s) in System Settings \> Applications \> File Associations, and then manually associate .kra and .krz with application x-krita.  
[bonus]: you can also associate .kra files with Gwenview and have the option to browse and preview them without opening Krita. There’s a list of app preference order, if you keep Krita at the top of the list, it will be the default, but you will be able to right click \> Open With and pick Gwenview from the submenu in Dolphin.

HTH

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**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-display-drl-files-in-linux/117262/4 "2025-03-14T09:36:27Z")

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