SpaceSniffer Alternatives for Linux

SpaceSniffer is not available for Linux but there are some 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 50 alternatives to SpaceSniffer and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to SpaceSniffer are ncdu, Filelight, JDiskReport and K4DirStat.

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SpaceSniffer is a tool application that gives you an idea of how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are...

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SpaceSniffer alternatives page was last updated Oct 13, 2024
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  1. 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.

    79 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer VS SpaceSniffer

     
    Comments about Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer as an Alternative to SpaceSniffer
    Guest
    Negative Aug 1, 2019
    -3

    rectangle visualisation is no where near as useful

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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
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is LightweightSpaceSniffer is not according to our users
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    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...

    38 ncdu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    ncdu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Works in a terminal
    4.  Display files size
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Delete Temporary Files

    ncdu VS SpaceSniffer

     
  4. Filelight icon

    Filelight

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

    63 Filelight alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Mac
    Filelight screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Filelight VS SpaceSniffer

     
    Comments about Filelight as an Alternative to SpaceSniffer
    Jonathan Brickman
    Positive Dec 23, 2022
    1

    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
    • Filelight is LightweightSpaceSniffer is not according to our users
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    JDiskReport

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    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.

    67 JDiskReport alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    JDiskReport screenshot 1

    JDiskReport Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Sync with Amazon Drive
    4.  Categories
    5.  32-bit support

    JDiskReport VS SpaceSniffer

     
    Comments about JDiskReport as an Alternative to SpaceSniffer
    Guest
    Positive Mar 30, 2017
    1

    Pro: Very good hierarchical breakdown + pie chart of consumed space Con: Requires Java

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    • Most users think JDiskReport is a great SpaceSniffer alternative.

    • JDiskReport is Free and ProprietarySpaceSniffer is also Free and Proprietary
  6. 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.

    68 K4DirStat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    K4DirStat Features

    1.  File-system view
    2.  Disk Maintenance

    K4DirStat VS SpaceSniffer

     
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    crossdirstat

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    crossdirstat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  File Storage

    crossdirstat VS SpaceSniffer

     
  9. Disk Space Saver icon

    Disk Space Saver

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    Disk Space Analyzer that saves hundreds of gigabytes!.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Disk Space Saver

    Disk Space Saver Features

    1.  Disk Maintenance
    2.  Support for Large File

    Disk Space Saver VS SpaceSniffer

     

  10. duf

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    A disk usage free utility for Linux.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    duf screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Terminal-based

    duf VS SpaceSniffer

     
  11. PA Storage Monitor icon

    PA Storage Monitor

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    PA Storage Monitor shows what you are storing and supports your storage manager tasks. Many rich file reports, including file owner information available.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    PA Storage Monitor screenshot 1

    PA Storage Monitor VS SpaceSniffer

     
  12. xdiskusage icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    xdiskusage VS SpaceSniffer

     
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