SpaceSniffer Alternatives for Mac

SpaceSniffer is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to SpaceSniffer are Filelight, ncdu, GrandPerspective and DaisyDisk.

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SpaceSniffer alternatives are mainly Disk Usage Analyzers, but if you're looking for System Cleaners or Duplicate File Finders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Android, Open Source, Windows and Android + Disk Usage Analysis. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to SpaceSniffer.
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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.

    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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    Comments about Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer as an Alternative to SpaceSniffer
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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
  2. 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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    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
  4. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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    Disk Xray

    Visual disk usage analyzer for Mac featuring byte-level duplicate file detection, detailed storage statistics, customizable folder scans, temporary file removal, undo safeguards, selective cleanup, support for large files, and de...

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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
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    DaisyDisk

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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.

    87 DaisyDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DaisyDisk 4 showing HD level scan, including free space on the disk. Hidden volumes are revealed in DaisyDisk that you normally can't see in Apple's utilities.
     

    • DaisyDisk is the most popular commercial alternative to SpaceSniffer.

    • DaisyDisk is Paid and ProprietarySpaceSniffer is Free and Proprietary
  8. JDiskReport icon

    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.

    70 JDiskReport alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Pro: Very good hierarchical breakdown + pie chart of consumed space Con: Requires Java

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think JDiskReport is a great SpaceSniffer alternative.

    • JDiskReport is Free and ProprietarySpaceSniffer is also Free and Proprietary
  10. Spacie icon

    Spacie

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    Take back your hard disk space with Spacie. Spacie scans files and folders on your hard disk and display them in column view, with size information shown up-front. It can help you quickly locate large files that are occupying the precious space on your hard disk.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    On Mac OS X
     
  11. 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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  12. OmniDiskSweeper icon

    OmniDiskSweeper

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    OmniDiskSweeper is a Mac OS X utility for quickly finding and deleting big, useless files and making space on your hard disks. OmniDiskSweeper scans your disks and highlights the biggest files, so you can determine what's using up your disk space.

    40 OmniDiskSweeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Disk Graph icon

    Disk Graph

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    Inspect your disk and find the files that occupy the most space or that haven’t been modified in a long time.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Disk Space Analyzer icon

    Disk Space Analyzer

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    Disk Space Analyzer allows you to easily find and remove the bulkiest content for your Mac or external storage. You can see your Mac disk usage, find folders that take up the most space, and manage hard drive space by moving or removing files.

    77 Disk Space Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. Disk Xray icon

    Disk Xray

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    Visual disk usage analyzer for Mac featuring byte-level duplicate file detection, detailed storage statistics, customizable folder scans, temporary file removal, undo safeguards, selective cleanup, support for large files, and dedicated modules for managing storage.

    295 Disk Xray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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