DiskWave AlternativesDisk Usage Analyzers and other similar apps like DiskWave

DiskWave is described as 'Free utility to help you determine where most of your hard drive space is consumed' and is a disk usage analyzer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to DiskWave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best DiskWave alternative is WinDirStat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DiskWave are WizTree, Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, TreeSize and SquirrelDisk.

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DiskWave is a free utility to help you determine where most of your hard drive space is consumed.

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  1. WinDirStat icon
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    Comprehensive disk analysis tool offering treemap visualizations to identify large files, duplicate detection, and versatile cleanup actions. Operates offline, ad-free, and open-source, it runs portably on Windows without registration, providing a lightweight solution to manage disk storage.

    93 WinDirStat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Display files size
    2.  Tree view
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Disk usage statistics
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Portable
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Disk Maintenance
    11.  Multiple languages

    WinDirStat VS DiskWave

     
    • WinDirStat is the most popular Windows alternative to DiskWave.

    • WinDirStat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DiskWave.

    • WinDirStat is Free and Open SourceDiskWave is Free and Proprietary
    • WinDirStat is LightweightDiskWave is not according to our users
  2. WizTree icon
     245 likes
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    Comprehensive disk usage analyzer providing ultra-fast insight into space consumption by directly reading NTFS file systems. Identify top space hogs, sort content by size, and enjoy features like portability, offline access, dark mode, and no registration needs. Exclusive to NTFS drives.

    84 WizTree alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tree map
    2.  HDD Visualization
    3.  Display files size
    4.  Disk usage statistics
    5.  Fast file and folder search
    6.  Folder Size
    7.  Graphical User Interface
    8.  Portable
    9.  File Search
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  No registration required

    WizTree VS DiskWave

     
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    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.

    79 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Does not show ZFS filesystems
    3.  Ad-free

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer VS DiskWave

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

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceDiskWave is Free and Proprietary
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is LightweightDiskWave is not according to our users
  4. TreeSize icon
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    Comprehensively analyze disk space usage with TreeSize across local, network drives, and mobile devices. Features include folder sizes, subfolders, file counts, NTFS compression rates, interactive 3D charts, and the ability to target large, temporary, and duplicate files, even via MTP and WebDAV.

    85 TreeSize alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Display files size
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Disk Maintenance
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Delete Temporary Files

    TreeSize VS DiskWave

     
  5. 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.

    84 SquirrelDisk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Display files size
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Sunburst chart
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Delete Temporary Files
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Portable

    SquirrelDisk VS DiskWave

     
  6. Filelight icon
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    Filelight is an application to visualize the disk usage on your computer.

    64 Filelight alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Ad-free

    Filelight VS DiskWave

     
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    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.

    72 GrandPerspective alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable

    GrandPerspective VS DiskWave

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

    59 QDirStat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    QDirStat Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Hierarchical Structure
    3.  Display files size
    4.  Subtree percentage
    5.  Tree map
    6.  Disk usage statistics

    QDirStat VS DiskWave

     
  9. DiskUsage icon
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    DiskUsage provides a way to find out which files and directories on the SD card of your Android phone are consuming the most space. It displays diagram with directories/subdirectories proportional to their size. Users are allowed to zoom in to look at specific directory content.

    76 DiskUsage alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Folder Size
    4.  Folder Hierarchy

    DiskUsage VS DiskWave

     
    • DiskUsage is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to DiskWave.

    • DiskUsage is Free and Open SourceDiskWave is Free and Proprietary
    • DiskUsage is LightweightDiskWave is not according to our users
  10. DaisyDisk icon
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    With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, proportionally to their sizes. The map is easy to read and navigate.

    84 DaisyDisk alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DaisyDisk Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Sunburst chart
    3.  Disk usage statistics
    4.  Disk Maintenance

    DaisyDisk VS DiskWave

     
    • DaisyDisk is the most popular commercial alternative to DiskWave.

    • DaisyDisk is Paid and ProprietaryDiskWave is Free and Proprietary
  11. SpaceMonger icon
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    SpaceMonger is a treemapping tool for hard disks and file systems. It scans, maps, and manages PC, network, and cloud storage. It can copy, move, and delete files to free up storage space. It helps locate large files and folders quickly with Treemap visuals and finds files by...

    74 SpaceMonger alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SpaceMonger Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Delete Temporary Files
    6.  No registration required

    SpaceMonger VS DiskWave

     
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    Monitor your mounted drives and storage volumes, with free/used space at a glance.

    21 DiskView for Mac alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sits in the MenuBar
    6.  Disk Monitoring

    DiskView for Mac VS DiskWave

     
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