KDirStat Alternatives for Mac

KDirStat is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to KDirStat and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to KDirStat are Filelight, ncdu, GrandPerspective and DaisyDisk.

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  1. Powerful GNOME application that provides in-depth disk usage analysis with graphical representation. It supports scanning of volumes, specific directories, and network folders, offering insights into space allocation both locally and remotely.

    86 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
     
  2. Filelight icon
     79 likes

    Provides graphical disk usage analysis using interactive segmented rings, scans local, remote and removable disks, enables navigation and file management from within the interface, displays live info on hover, and integrates with KDE file managers for efficient data management.

    70 Filelight alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  3. ncdu icon
     134 likes

    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...

    45 ncdu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
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    ncdu vs KDirStat Comments
    Rz37
    Positive
    0

    Yes, it's quite simple, very fast. Use -x to stay on one filesystem.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Text-based, very minimalistic, no treemap, doesn't stay on one filesystem, can't do cleanups

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceKDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • ncdu is LightweightKDirStat is not according to our users
  4. GrandPerspective is a small utility application for Mac that graphically shows the disk usage within a file system. It can help you to manage your disk, as you can easily spot which files and folders take up the most space.

    76 GrandPerspective alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. DaisyDisk icon
     114 likes

    Analyzes disk usage with an intuitive sunburst map, locating and previewing large or unused files across any mounted disk, with drag-and-drop management, fast scanning, real-time updates as files are removed, system integration, and support for various file systems.

    90 DaisyDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. JDiskReport icon
     93 likes

    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.

    72 JDiskReport alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Disk Graph icon
     3 likes

    Inspect your disk and find the files that occupy the most space or that haven’t been modified in a long time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Disk Xray icon
     5 likes

    Visual disk usage analyzer for Mac featuring byte-level duplicate file detection, detailed storage statistics, customizable folder scans, temporary file removal, undo safeguards, selective cleanup, support for large files, and dedicated modules for managing storage.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. WhatSize icon
     12 likes

    WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks.

    69 WhatSize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Disk Space Analyzer allows you to easily find and remove the bulkiest content for your Mac or external storage. You can see your Mac disk usage, find folders that take up the most space, and manage hard drive space by moving or removing files.

    78 Disk Space Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Precious Disk icon
     2 likes

    Recover disk space by removing gigabytes of unwanted and forgotten files!

    Do you forget to remove old and heavy files? Are you often forgetting where you put your files?

    If at least one of your answers is Yes, try Precious Disk!

    Precious Disk carries out this task by scanni.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. ClearDisk icon
     21 likes

    ClearDisk is a Mac OS X utility designed to clean the hard disk of unnecessary files which clog up the disk space. The goal of ClearDisk is just to find unused files on your computer and remove them. ClearDisk saves your time by cleaning your disk in a fast and intuitive manner.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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