The Best Open Source TreeSize AlternativesTop Disk Usage Analyzers & System Cleaners like TreeSize

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

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TreeSize alternatives page was last updated Sep 24, 2024
  1. WinDirStat icon
     1081 likes

    WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool, inspired by KDirStat .

    89 WinDirStat alternatives
    Folder sorted after their foldersize

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top WinDirStat Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Display files size
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Disk usage statistics
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Portable
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Customizable
    12.  Disk Maintenance
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    LR88

    Unable to view remote LAN folders in different extension formats (ext4, etc). TreeSize can see them well.

    Positive commentDec 10, 2023
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    frenchiveruti

    It's Open Source, Free, and does the exact same thing but faster, yes you may not have the features of the PREMIUM version of Tree Size, but we are comparing the free version.

    Positive commentMar 15, 2021
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    • Almost everyone thinks WinDirStat is a great TreeSize alternative.

    • WinDirStat is the most popular Windows alternative to TreeSize.

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

    • WinDirStat is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon
     226 likes

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical application to analyse disk usage in any Gnome environment. Disk Usage Analyzer can easily scan device volumes or a specific user-requested directory branch (local or remote).

    79 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Does not show ZFS filesystems
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer iconTreeSize Icon

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    Guest

    It's simple and gives all relevant info and useful pie charts

    Positive commentApr 19, 2019
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    Guest

    Works super well on WSL2! Multilevel pie chart is also useful!

    Positive commentMar 13, 2021
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    Guest

    It Works and I think its better because it uses pie charts

    Positive commentAug 14, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is a great TreeSize alternative.

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

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. ncdu icon
     131 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...

    37 ncdu alternatives
    ncdu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    Top ncdu Features

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

    Fast and command-line interface.

    Positive commentMay 18, 2020
    0
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    • Almost everyone thinks ncdu is a great TreeSize alternative.

    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. SquirrelDisk icon
     47 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.

    82 SquirrelDisk alternatives
    SquirrelDisk screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top SquirrelDisk Features

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

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

    58 QDirStat alternatives
    QDirStat screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    QDirStat Features

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

    It shows from the biggest to smallest directory size. The big block on the bottom could be disabled on the view menu.

    Positive commentAug 20, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks QDirStat is a great TreeSize alternative.

    • QDirStat is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. GrandPerspective icon
     84 likes

    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.

    70 GrandPerspective alternatives
    GrandPerspective view after scanning a source. Showing dark mode compatibility (macOS Mojave only)

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    GrandPerspective Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
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  7. DiskUsage icon
     74 likes

    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.

    75 DiskUsage alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    DiskUsage Features

    1.  Folder Size
    2.  Folder Hierarchy
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Ad-free
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    • DiskUsage is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to TreeSize.

    • DiskUsage is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Filelight icon
     45 likes

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

    63 Filelight alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE

    Filelight Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
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  9. Disko icon
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    Disko is a small minimalist MacOS application that allows you to see how much disk space individual application are using. It is broadly inspired by the Disk Usage Analyzer application on GNU/Linux.

    12 Disko alternatives
    Disko screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Disko Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Minimalistic
    8.  Local Storage
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