The Best Open Source SpaceSniffer AlternativesTop Disk Usage Analyzers and other similar apps like SpaceSniffer

The best open source alternative to SpaceSniffer is WinDirStat. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SpaceSniffer and 12 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SpaceSniffer are Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer, Filelight, ncdu and GrandPerspective.

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  1. WinDirStat icon

    WinDirStat

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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.

    94 WinDirStat alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Jonathan Brickman
    Positive
    2

    Ditto, and SpaceSniffer is much faster.

    redtrillix
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    WinDirStat's visual style is just unreadable, i definitely prefer SpaceSniffer.

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    • Almost everyone thinks WinDirStat is a great SpaceSniffer alternative.

    • WinDirStat is the most popular Windows alternative to SpaceSniffer.

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

    • WinDirStat is Free and Open SourceSpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
    • WinDirStat is CustomizableSpaceSniffer is not according to our users
  2. Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer

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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.

    82 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
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    rectangle visualisation is no where near as useful

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

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

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceSpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
  4. Filelight icon

    Filelight

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

    67 Filelight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Mac
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    Jonathan Brickman
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    SpaceSniffer is much faster, and also shows System Volume Information under Windows, which Filelight does not.

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    • Filelight is Free and Open SourceSpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
  5. ncdu icon

    ncdu

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  6. GrandPerspective icon

    GrandPerspective

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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.

    75 GrandPerspective alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    GrandPerspective view after scanning a source. Showing dark mode compatibility (macOS Mojave only)
     
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    closest look, feel and functionality

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • GrandPerspective is Free Personal and Open SourceSpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
  7. DiskUsage icon

    DiskUsage

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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.

    79 DiskUsage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • Almost everyone thinks DiskUsage is a great SpaceSniffer alternative.

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

    • DiskUsage is Free and Open SourceSpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
  9. Space Radar icon

    Space Radar

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    Space Radar is a disk and memory space visualization app built with Electron and D3.js. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts and is available for Mac and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  10. K4DirStat icon

    K4DirStat

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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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    crossdirstat

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    Free open-source cross-platform file & directory statistics as found on Github

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    TreePie

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    TreePie : a simple way to display disk usage. It shows the distribution of size in a tree of directories by using an interactive multilevel pie (sunburst diagram). Really small and simple.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    xdiskusage

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    xdiskusage is a user-friendly program to show you what is using up all your disk space. It is based on the design of xhttp://alternativeto.net/software/xdu/ written by Phillip C. Dykstra <dykstra at ieee dot org & gt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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