WinDirStat Alternatives for Linux
WinDirStat 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 WinDirStat and 18 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinDirStat are ncdu, QDirStat, SquirrelDisk and Filelight.
WinDirStat alternatives are mainly Disk Usage Analyzers but may also be System Cleaners or File Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinDirStat.- Free • Open Source
- Disk Usage Analyzer
76 Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer alternatives- Linux
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- Flathub
- FreeBSD
- GNOME
- Homebrew
- Mac
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).
- - 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 Features
Comments about Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer as a Alternative to WinDirStat
Does whatever WinDirStat does, but much more neat UI
3It is very fast and has a genuine way of presenting where your harddisk space is being used.
1Showing 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.
15not enough features; poor ui
-1Very Good, speed just perfect
0A 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...
ncdu Features
Comments about ncdu as a Alternative to WinDirStat
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.
4headphoneampit is supported by Linux Terminal
1- 14 QDirStat alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Disk Usage Analyzer
- Linux
- BSD
QDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility. The successor of KDirStat without any KDE dependencies.
QDirStat Features
Comments about QDirStat as a Alternative to WinDirStat
Visually looks exactly like windirstat.
11It simply works on Linux and has a familiar feel to WinDirStat
0Well, 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/
0looks very similar to windirstat and seems to work the same. I like it.
1it is very similar to windirstat, it has similar features and is very fast
0 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.
SquirrelDisk Features
- 60 Filelight alternatives
- Free • Open Source
- Disk Usage Analyzer
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Filelight is an application to visualize the disk usage on your computer.
Filelight Features
Comments about Filelight as a Alternative to WinDirStat
Better UI, faster scanning, OpenSource
0Neat interface. Easy to find huge files by clicking on directories.
1 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.
JDiskReport Features
Opinions about JDiskReport as a Alternative to WinDirStat