The Best Open Source WinDirStat AlternativesTop Disk Usage Analyzers and other similar apps like WinDirStat

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

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  1. Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon

    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer

     246 likes

    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.

    86 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • GNOME
    • Homebrew
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    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer vs WinDirStat Comments
    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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 6 comments
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  4. ncdu icon

    ncdu

     134 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...

    45 ncdu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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    ncdu vs WinDirStat Comments
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    Positive
    1

    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.
    • ncdu is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  5. QDirStat icon

    QDirStat

     41 likes

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

    68 QDirStat alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    QDirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
    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/

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • QDirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  6. Filelight icon

    Filelight

     80 likes

    Provides graphical disk usage analysis using interactive segmented rings, scans local, remote and removable disks, enables navigation and file management from within the interface, displays live info on hover, and integrates with KDE file managers for efficient data management.

    70 Filelight alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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    Filelight vs WinDirStat Comments
    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.
    • Filelight is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  7. SquirrelDisk icon

    SquirrelDisk

     66 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.

    90 SquirrelDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    SquirrelDisk vs WinDirStat Comments
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    Positive
    1

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

    • SquirrelDisk is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • SquirrelDisk is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  9. DiskUsage icon

    DiskUsage

     80 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.

    82 DiskUsage alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    DiskUsage vs WinDirStat Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • DiskUsage is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  10. GrandPerspective icon

    GrandPerspective

     90 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.

    76 GrandPerspective alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    GrandPerspective view after scanning a source. Showing dark mode compatibility (macOS Mojave only)
     
  11. GD Map icon

    GD Map

     21 likes

    GdMap is a tool which allows to visualize disk space. Ever wondered why your hard disk is full or what directory and files take up most of the space? With GdMap these questions can be answered quickly. To display directory structures cushion treemaps are used which visualize a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    GD Map vs WinDirStat Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    3

    Most closely resembles windirstat

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

    Does not show status of file scanning

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

    it most closely resembles windirstat.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • GD Map is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
  12. Space Radar icon

    Space Radar

     10 likes

    SpaceRadar allows interactive visualization of disk space and memory. It currently supports Sunburst, Treemap, and Flamegraph charts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Debian
    • AppImage
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  13. K4DirStat icon

    K4DirStat

     12 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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    K4DirStat vs WinDirStat Comments
    brinerustle
    Positive
    1

    It uses treemaps, and so provides a good alternative to windirstat for linux users. Really only fully compatible with KDE, and installing it will require that you install a good chunk of the KDE desktop, so gnome users should consider using GD Map instead.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    I like K4DirStat as an alternative to WinDirStat because I like WinDirStat (and its UI) and K4DirStat's UI is very similar.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • K4DirStat is Free and Open SourceWinDirStat is also Free and Open Source
    • K4DirStat is Privacy focusedWinDirStat is not according to our users
  14. disky icon

    disky

     4 likes

    disky can analyze your device and show your data split by directory. Apps are also included, so you get the full picture of what uses your storage.

    10 disky alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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