WinDirStat Alternatives for Linux

WinDirStat is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Czkawka, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WinDirStat and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinDirStat are Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, Filelight, SquirrelDisk and ncdu.

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WinDirStat alternatives page was last updated May 27, 2026

Czkawka
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Czkawka is a simple, fast, written in Rust and easy to use app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.
150 Czkawka alternatives
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Duplicate File Finder
Duplicate Images Finder
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Poland
EU
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Linux
Snapcraft
Flathub
Poland
EU
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Good alternative?Is Czkawka a good alternative to WinDirStat?
Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer
260 likes
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.
106 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives
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Free
Open Source
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Disk Usage Analyzer
Origin
United States
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Mac
Linux
BSD
Flathub
FreeBSD
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Homebrew
United States
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Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer vs WinDirStat Comments
Top Positive Comment by Guest · Jan 19, 2017
Does whatever WinDirStat does, but much more neat UI
Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jun 19, 2017
Showing directory size is not enough for me. I need to see files sizes in that big directory. And WinDirStat do it on the first page.
Negative comment by Guest · Jul 3, 2019
not enough features; poor ui
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Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
Filelight
94 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.
87 Filelight alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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Disk Usage Analyzer
System Cleaner
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Germany
EU
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Windows
Linux
BSD
KDE Plasma
Snapcraft
Flathub
Germany
EU
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Good alternative?Is Filelight a good alternative to WinDirStat?

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Filelight vs WinDirStat Comments
Positive comment by Guest · Feb 7, 2019
Neat interface. Easy to find huge files by clicking on directories.
Positive comment by Guest · May 16, 2022
Better UI, faster scanning, OpenSource
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Filelight is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
SquirrelDisk
66 likes
Free, open-source disk usage analyzer for Mac, Windows and Linux. See what fills your disk, servers and cloud storage, and clean it up safely.
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Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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Disk Usage Analyzer
System Cleaner
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Italy
EU
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Italy
EU
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SquirrelDisk vs WinDirStat Comments
Positive comment by 0x6A7232 · Dec 6, 2023
Fast, free, simple, can drag & delete files and folders (asks for confirmation).
1 of 1 comments
SquirrelDisk is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
SquirrelDisk is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
ncdu
139 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...
60 ncdu alternatives
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Disk Usage Analyzer
System Cleaner
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Mac
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
Good alternative?Is ncdu a good alternative to WinDirStat?

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ncdu vs WinDirStat Comments
Positive comment by headphoneamp · May 10, 2017
it is supported by Linux Terminal
Positive comment by i-hate-it-here · Oct 4, 2024
Simple, but very useful. You need to be comfortable with using command line, but it does what it needs to.
Positive comment by Guest · Oct 15, 2019
Many servers are command-line only over ssh, so graphical tools are useless for those. This is a good tool to be able to see what is going on quickly and using only a ssh shell session.
3 of 3 comments
ncdu is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
QDirStat
43 likes
QDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility. The successor of KDirStat without any KDE dependencies.
84 QDirStat alternatives
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Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Disk Usage Analyzer
Origin
Germany
EU
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Linux
BSD
Flathub
Flatpak
Germany
EU
+3
Good alternative?Is QDirStat a good alternative to WinDirStat?

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QDirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
Top Positive Comment by Guest · Oct 24, 2018
Visually looks exactly like windirstat.
Positive comment by Guest · Mar 9, 2023
It simply works on Linux and has a familiar feel to WinDirStat
Positive comment by Guest · Jan 21, 2022
Well, it's the same but in Linux. Good layout etc. The ony thing I miss is analyzing the entire drive. You can't just analyze /, but /home/ or /whatever/
3 of 5 comments
QDirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
Diskaroo
14 likes
Visualizes file and folder sizes using treemaps for macOS and Windows, integrates duplicate detection, smart filters, drill-in navigation with breadcrumbs, batch file deletion via a collector tray, and ensures safe cleanup with review options before removal.
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Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Disk Usage Analyzer
Duplicate File Finder
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
United States
Good alternative?Is Diskaroo a good alternative to WinDirStat?
Space Radar
15 likes
SpaceRadar allows interactive visualization of disk space and memory. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts.
103 Space Radar alternatives
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Free
Open Source (MIT)
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Disk Usage Analyzer
System Cleaner
Origin
United States
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Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron
Debian
AppImage
United States
Good alternative?Is Space Radar a good alternative to WinDirStat?
K4DirStat
12 likes
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 (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Disk Usage Analyzer
Origin
International
Platforms
Linux
KDE
Good alternative?Is K4DirStat a good alternative to WinDirStat?

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K4DirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
Positive comment by brinerustle · Oct 25, 2016
It uses treemaps, and so provides a good alternative to windirstat for linux users. Really only fully compatible with KDE, and installing it will require that you install a good chunk of the KDE desktop, so gnome users should consider using GD Map instead.
Positive comment by Guest · May 21, 2022
I like K4DirStat as an alternative to WinDirStat because I like WinDirStat (and its UI) and K4DirStat's UI is very similar.
2 of 2 comments
K4DirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
K4DirStat is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
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dua-cli
4 likes
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
System Cleaner
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
MacPorts
Homebrew
Germany
EU
D
Good alternative?Is dua-cli a good alternative to WinDirStat?
JDiskReport
94 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.
88 JDiskReport alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Disk Usage Analyzer
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Germany
EU
Good alternative?Is JDiskReport a good alternative to WinDirStat?
Duc
5 likes
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 (LGPL-3.0)
Application type
Disk Usage Analyzer
Platforms
Mac
Linux
Good alternative?Is Duc a good alternative to WinDirStat?

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Czkawka

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Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer

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Filelight

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SquirrelDisk

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ncdu

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QDirStat

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Diskaroo

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Space Radar

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