WinDirStat AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Disk Usage Analyzers

The best Disk Usage Analyzer alternative to WinDirStat is WizTree. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try WizTree or SpaceSniffer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinDirStat and loads of them are Disk Usage Analyzers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives to WinDirStat are TreeSize, ncdu, QDirStat and SquirrelDisk.

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  1. WizTree icon
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    Comprehensive disk usage analyzer providing ultra-fast insight into space consumption by directly reading NTFS file systems. Identify top space hogs, sort content by size, and enjoy features like portability, offline access, dark mode, and no registration needs. Exclusive to NTFS drives.

    88 WizTree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about WizTree as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Comment summary: WizTree consistently receives praise for its remarkable speed compared to WinDirStat. Users highlight its efficient scanning capabilities, often achieving results in seconds rather than minutes. Despite not being open source, WizTree maintains a similar user interface to WinDirStat, ensuring visual familiarity. Its active development and stability are additional benefits, making it a favored alternative.
    Top Positive Comment
    webzooks
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    It's way more faster than WinDirStat

    Top Negative Comment
    Kezxo
    0

    All the comments about WizTree being faster are outdated, since the 2.0.1 in october 2024 WinDirStat is as fast if not faster than Wiztree. Reasons that make WindirStat a better option include:

    • No annoying vibrating animated donation button every time you use it.
    • It's open source.

    only real downside is the lack of a dark theme.

    JDemiDawg
    Positive
    0

    Faster than WinDirStat but not open source

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    • Almost everyone thinks WizTree is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • WizTree is the most popular Windows alternative to WinDirStat.

    • WizTree is the most popular free alternative to WinDirStat.

    • WizTree is Free Personal and ProprietaryWinDirStat is Free and Open Source
    • WizTree is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  2. SpaceSniffer icon
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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 situated on your devices.

    66 SpaceSniffer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about SpaceSniffer as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    The color scheme is sober and does not hit the eye - better UI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Kezxo
    Positive
    0

    Windirstat is great but this is a bit simpler to understand visuals with the labeled squares etc. It's portable by design and there's no nagware animated donation buttons just like WinDirStat.

    It hasn't been updated in a while and might give you an error message sometimes but other than that it's an excellent alternative. You should have both this and WinDirStat installed.

    fabthezen
    Positive
    6

    The visualization scheme is very effective and modern

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    • Almost everyone thinks SpaceSniffer is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • SpaceSniffer is Free and ProprietaryWinDirStat is Free and Open Source
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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
     
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    Comments about Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    3

    Does whatever WinDirStat does, but much more neat UI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    15

    Showing directory size is not enough for me. I need to see files sizes in that big directory. And WinDirStat do it on the first page.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    not enough features; poor ui

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    • Most users think Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is a great WinDirStat alternative.

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

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinDirStat.

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  4. TreeSize icon
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    Comprehensively analyze disk space usage with TreeSize across local, network drives, and mobile devices. Features include folder sizes, subfolders, file counts, NTFS compression rates, interactive 3D charts, and the ability to target large, temporary, and duplicate files, even via MTP and WebDAV.

    89 TreeSize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Comments about TreeSize as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    1

    TreeSize works simiar as WinDirStat and its UI looks better and is quicker.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    shankyspidey
    Positive
    0

    The UI is great. There is a portable version and it's very quick!

    RemovedUser
    Positive
    1

    There is two version and can be downloaded separately. The free version has enough features to become an alternative to WinDirStat. But is really user friendly.

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    • Almost everyone thinks TreeSize is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • TreeSize is Freemium and ProprietaryWinDirStat is Free and Open Source
  5. ncdu icon
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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
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    headphoneamp
    Positive
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    it is supported by Linux Terminal

    i-hate-it-here
    Positive
    0

    Simple, but very useful. You need to be comfortable with using command line, but it does what it needs to.

    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Many servers are command-line only over ssh, so graphical tools are useless for those. This is a good tool to be able to see what is going on quickly and using only a ssh shell session.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks ncdu is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  6. QDirStat icon
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    QDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility. The successor of KDirStat without any KDE dependencies.

    64 QDirStat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    11

    Visually looks exactly like windirstat.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It simply works on Linux and has a familiar feel to WinDirStat

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Well, it's the same but in Linux. Good layout etc. The ony thing I miss is analyzing the entire drive. You can't just analyze /, but /home/ or /whatever/

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    • Almost everyone thinks QDirStat is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • QDirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  7. SquirrelDisk icon
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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.

    89 SquirrelDisk alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Fast, free, simple, can drag & delete files and folders (asks for confirmation).

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    • SquirrelDisk is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • SquirrelDisk is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  8. Filelight icon
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    Filelight is an application to visualize the disk usage on your computer.

    67 Filelight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Mac
     
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    Comments about Filelight as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Neat interface. Easy to find huge files by clicking on directories.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Better UI, faster scanning, OpenSource

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Filelight is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • Filelight is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  9. DiskUsage icon
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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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    Comments about DiskUsage as an Alternative to WinDirStat
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Because it has functions simular to WinDirStat and it's for Android!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks DiskUsage is a great WinDirStat alternative.

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

    • DiskUsage is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
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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
     
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  11. DaisyDisk icon
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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

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    • Mac
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks DaisyDisk is a great WinDirStat alternative.

    • DaisyDisk is the most popular commercial alternative to WinDirStat.

    • DaisyDisk is Paid and ProprietaryWinDirStat is Free and Open Source
  12. DiskPoint icon
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    Cross-platform disk cleaning tool offering private, local file operations with no data tracking, no cloud uploads, no ads, no cost, and an intuitive interface. Fast performance, efficient space recovery, and full functionality for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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