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 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, 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 Czkawka, ncdu, QDirStat and Filelight.

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  1. Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer

     253 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.

    97 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
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    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer vs WinDirStat Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    2

    Does whatever WinDirStat does, but much more neat UI

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    16

    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.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    not enough features; poor ui

    3 of 6 comments
    • 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
  2. Czkawka icon

    Czkawka

     153 likes

    Czkawka is a simple, fast, written in Rust and easy to use app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  4. ncdu icon

    ncdu

     137 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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    ncdu vs WinDirStat Comments
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    Positive
    1

    it is supported by Linux Terminal

    i-hate-it-here
    Positive
    0

    Simple, but very useful. You need to be comfortable with using command line, but it does what it needs to.

    Guest
    Positive
    4

    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.

    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  5. QDirStat icon

    QDirStat

     43 likes

    QDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility. The successor of KDirStat without any KDE dependencies.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    QDirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    11

    Visually looks exactly like windirstat.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It simply works on Linux and has a familiar feel to WinDirStat

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    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
  7. Filelight icon

    Filelight

     92 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Filelight vs WinDirStat Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Neat interface. Easy to find huge files by clicking on directories.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Better UI, faster scanning, OpenSource

    • Filelight is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  8. SquirrelDisk icon

    SquirrelDisk

     65 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    The latest version was released on February 25, 2023.

    SquirrelDisk vs WinDirStat Comments
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    Positive
    1

    Fast, free, simple, can drag & delete files and folders (asks for confirmation).

    • SquirrelDisk is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • SquirrelDisk is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  9. Diskaroo icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. JDiskReport icon

    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.

    82 JDiskReport alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Space Radar icon

    Space Radar

     13 likes

    SpaceRadar allows interactive visualization of disk space and memory. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Debian
    • AppImage
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  12. GD Map icon

    GD Map

     21 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    GD Map vs WinDirStat Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    3

    Most closely resembles windirstat

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    -1

    Does not show status of file scanning

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    it most closely resembles windirstat.

    3 of 5 comments
    • GD Map is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  13. K4DirStat icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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    K4DirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
    brinerustle
    Positive
    1

    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.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I like K4DirStat as an alternative to WinDirStat because I like WinDirStat (and its UI) and K4DirStat's UI is very similar.

    • K4DirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • K4DirStat is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  14. Duc icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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