Smb4K
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Smb4K, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Smb4K's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Smb4K | Free | GPL v2+ software · supported operating systems include Linux and BSD variants |
The facts
Each one read from Smb4K's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Credential storage
- It supports several secure storage solutions for login credentials through QtKeychain.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Source code is hosted on invent.kde.org, and binary packages for different distributions and architectures are offered through the openSUSE Build Service.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File systems
- It supports CIFS and SMB3 under Linux and SMBFS under BSD.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Smb4K is based on KDE Frameworks, QtKeychain, Samba’s libsmbclient, and optionally the KDSoap WS-Discovery client.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Smb4K is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL v2+).checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mounting
- It supports mounting and unmounting shares and accessing mounted files through a file manager or terminal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network discovery
- It scans for workgroups, hosts, and shares using Samba’s client library and DNS Service Discovery, with optional WS-Discovery.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The project says that after the security fixes, mount prefixes other than the one under /var/run/smb4k are no longer supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Smb4K is a network neighborhood browser and Samba share mounting utility.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security fixes
- The project reports KAuth mount-helper vulnerabilities fixed in versions 4.0.5 and 4.0.7, alongside restrictions to mount and unmount features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Share management
- Features include network search, share previews, favorite bookmarks, custom settings for servers and shares, and profiles for different network setups.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can request help or discuss Smb4K in the project’s forums, and report bugs through its bug tracker.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The project lists Linux, FreeBSD and its derivatives, and NetBSD as officially supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Synchronization
- It can synchronize a remote share with a local copy and vice versa.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linux,FreeBSD and derivatives,NetBSD,DragonFly BSDchecked 24 Sep 2026
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