TreeSize Alternatives for Linux

TreeSize is not available for Linux but there are plenty of 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 TreeSize and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to TreeSize are SquirrelDisk, ncdu, Filelight and QDirStat.

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Analyze disk space usage with in-depth insights and interactive visualizations across local and network drives, including mobile devices.

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TreeSize alternatives page was last updated Sep 24, 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.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer VS TreeSize

     
    Comments about Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer as an Alternative to TreeSize
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    Guest
    Positive Apr 19, 2019
    3

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

    Guest
    Negative Jul 3, 2019
    1

    not enough features; poor ui

    Guest
    Positive Mar 13, 2021
    0

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

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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
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is LightweightTreeSize is not according to our users
  2. SquirrelDisk icon

    SquirrelDisk

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SquirrelDisk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    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

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  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...

    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 TreeSize

     
    Comments about ncdu as an Alternative to TreeSize
    Guest
    Positive May 18, 2020
    0

    Fast and command-line interface.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ncdu is a great TreeSize alternative.

    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ncdu is LightweightTreeSize is not according to our users
  5. Filelight icon

    Filelight

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

    64 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

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  6. QDirStat icon

    QDirStat

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

    60 QDirStat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    QDirStat screenshot 1

    QDirStat Features

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

    QDirStat VS TreeSize

     
    Comments about QDirStat as an Alternative to TreeSize
    Guest
    Positive Aug 20, 2020
    0

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks QDirStat is a great TreeSize alternative.

    • QDirStat is Free and Open SourceTreeSize is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    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

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  9. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    K4DirStat Features

    1.  File-system view
    2.  Disk Maintenance

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  10. Duc icon

    Duc

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    Duc is a collection of tools for inspecting and visualizing disk usage.

    Duc scales quite well, it has been tested on systems with more than 500 million files and several petabytes of storage.

    68 Duc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Duc screenshot 1

    Duc Features

    1.  Sunburst chart
    2.  Disk usage statistics
    3.  Disk Maintenance

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  11. crossdirstat icon

    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

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