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WizTree

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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.

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License model

  • Free Personal • Proprietary

Application types

Country of Origin

  • AU flagAustralia

Platforms

  • Windows
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4.4 / 5 Avg rating (42)
249likes
30comments
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Tree map
  2.  HDD Visualization
  3.  Display files size
  4.  Disk usage statistics
  5.  Fast file and folder search
  6.  Folder Size
  7.  Graphical User Interface
  8.  Portable
  9.  File Search
  10.  Works Offline
  11.  Dark Mode
  12.  No registration required
  13.  Time-based One-time Password
  14.  Support for Large File
  15.  Facebook Login
  16.  Export to CSV

 Tags

  • largest-files
  • space-usage
  • size-scanner
  • maintenance
  • nagware
  • treemap
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  • u7741339, EuP and PredatorQ liked WizTree
    5 days ago
  • Ille1046 reviewed WizTree  
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    25 days ago

    Extremely fast and lightweight.

  • Ille1046 added Privacy focused as a feature to WizTree
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WizTree information

  • Developed by

    AU flagAntibody Software

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free Personal product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $10 and $500.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4 (42 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    83 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 30 comments and reviews about WizTree, and it has gotten 249 likes

WizTree was added to AlternativeTo by Dabbles on Nov 27, 2012 and this page was last updated Feb 13, 2025.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: WizTree is well-regarded for its exceptional speed, especially on NTFS volumes, often surpassing competitors like WinDirStat. Users praise its ability to quickly identify space-hogging files, making it their go-to tool for disk management. However, some users point out that it lacks features like report creation and multi-drive selection, while others are concerned about its proprietary nature compared to open-source alternatives. Occasional bugs and network drive issues are also noted.
Top Positive Comment
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Oct 23, 2017
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Scanning was extremely fast even on a network share -- about 100 times faster than Windirstat.

After having used Windirstat for "decades" as the best disk usage visualization tool by far, I must say that WizTree is probably the #1 tool to beat now.

On Windirstat, only the Treemap looks a tiny bit more polished on HiDPI screens, because you can make Windirstat show the colored 'file pillows' with a black grid.

The Windirstat look: https://i.imgur.com/3Btkbl6.jpg

Same folder in WizTree look: https://i.imgur.com/uruTpoA.jpg

Also, when comparing the two Treemaps, in WizTree there seems to be something cut off at the bottom.

Other than that, WizTree seems to be perfect.

Top Negative Comment
xcasxcursex
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Jan 28, 2021
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This isn't an alternative to windirstat - it's not open source. Having the full knowledge and control over the software is a pretty relevant feature when it's got admin rights to your PC.

Funny how quickly people will sell out their freedom. Yeh, the old one is slower, for now. I'll just start it and keep multitasking like always.

Ille1046
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Apr 27, 2025
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Extremely fast and lightweight.

j0
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Feb 22, 2025
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Very fast - uses existing FS metadata rather than scanning each file.

LR88
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Feb 16, 2024
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Unless software can do file deduplication (hard links or symbolic links), it does not compare to the functionality of TreeSize.

lystro
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Jan 21, 2024
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It has a donate button that's animated every 9th second!

Sergio Varela
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Sep 29, 2023
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It's proprietary software. So, avoid this program and keep using WinDirStat for now until a better FOSS alternative appears. Or even better, just install GNU/Linux and use baobab.

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What is WizTree?

WizTree scans your entire hard drive and shows you which files and folders are using the most disk space. It does this VERY QUICKLY. In fact, we believe WizTree to be the fastest application of this type currently available! Use the information WizTree provides to quickly locate and remove "space hogs" from your hard drive.

Features

  • Finds the files and folders using the most space on your hard drive
  • Work VERY Fast! We think it's the fastest application of this type in the world!
  • Finds the top 1000 largest files on your hard drive
  • Sort the contents of your entire hard drive by folder size and optionally delete files and folders

How does it work? WizTree reads the hard drive's Master File Table (MFT) directly from the disk. The MFT is a special hidden file used by the NTFS file system to keep track of all files and folders on a hard drive. It's very fast because scanning for files this way completely bypasses the operating system (Windows).

Why are some of my drives not selectable? WizTree obtains information by directly scanning the the MFT file, so it can only work with local (directly attached) drives formatted with the NTFS file system. It won't work with network drives, substituted drives or non NTFS formatted drives. We may add support for other drive types in the future if there's enough demand.

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