VLC's open dialog shows no file previews on Linux
File previews show in Dolphin and Kate but not in VLC's open dialog, even with previews enabled.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
9 public reports · first reported 11 October 2026 · last reported 11 October 2026
What's going wrong
On Linux KDE desktops, file previews appear in Dolphin and Kate but not in VLC's open dialog, even when previews are switched on.
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