Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is SquirrelDisk, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer are ncdu, Filelight, QDirStat and JDiskReport.

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  1. SquirrelDisk icon
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    SquirrelDisk shows you exactly what's taking up all that space and helps you clear it out. Using SquirrelDisk is a matter of clicking one button to easily find all the huge files on your computer.

    89 SquirrelDisk alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • SquirrelDisk is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer.

    • SquirrelDisk is Free and Open SourceBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is also Free and Open Source
    • SquirrelDisk is Privacy focusedBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is not according to our users
  2. ncdu icon
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    A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire graphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection. ncdu aims to be fast, simple and easy to use, and should be able to run in any minimal POSIX-like...

    43 ncdu alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
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    Comments about ncdu as an Alternative to Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer
    Guest
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    In command line only. seems to be ok I am testing. Thank alternativeto.net ;-)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    iHateInventNames
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    Fast, responsive, terminal, cozy usage.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ncdu is a great Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternative.

    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is also Free and Open Source
  3. Filelight icon
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    Filelight is an application to visualize the disk usage on your computer.

    67 Filelight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Mac
     
  4. QDirStat icon
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    QDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility. The successor of KDirStat without any KDE dependencies.

    64 QDirStat alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    I don't want load of GTK4 dependencies anymore. Filelight has KDE dependencies either.

    brunetton
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    This is also open source, and fast. But QDirStat is way more complete

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    • Most users think QDirStat is a great Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternative.

    • QDirStat is Free and Open SourceBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is also Free and Open Source
  5. JDiskReport icon
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    JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders.

    70 JDiskReport alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Similar interface and easy to use compared to other alternatives

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think JDiskReport is a great Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternative.

    • JDiskReport is Free and ProprietaryBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open Source
  6. Duc icon
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    Duc is a collection of tools for inspecting and visualizing disk usage.

    Duc scales quite well, it has been tested on systems with more than 500 million files and several petabytes of storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. K4DirStat icon
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    K4DirStat, fork of KDirStat , is a small utility program that sums up disk usage for directory trees, very much like the Unix 'du' command. It displays the disk space used up by a directory tree, both numerically and graphically.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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    dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  9. GD Map icon
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    GdMap is a tool which allows to visualize disk space. Ever wondered why your hard disk is full or what directory and files take up most of the space? With GdMap these questions can be answered quickly. To display directory structures cushion treemaps are used which visualize a...

    56 GD Map alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    GD Map is the fastest -- it scans through gigabytes in seconds.

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    • GD Map is Free and Open SourceBaobab Disk Usage Analyzer is also Free and Open Source
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    A disk usage calculator for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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