Open Source DaisyDisk AlternativesTop Disk Usage Analyzers and other similar apps like DaisyDisk

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

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  1. WinDirStat icon
     1151 likes

    Comprehensive disk analysis tool offering treemap visualizations to identify large files, duplicate detection, and versatile cleanup actions. Operates offline, ad-free, and open-source, it runs portably on Windows without registration, providing a lightweight solution to manage disk storage.

    94 WinDirStat alternatives

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    Comments about WinDirStat as an Alternative to DaisyDisk
    Guest
    Positive
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    Simple, free, works on Windows, informative, customizable. Aesthetics are a bit dated (think like Windows XP) but overall it does the trick and I use it all the time

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    WinDirStat icon
    WinDirStat icon
    • Most users think WinDirStat is a great DaisyDisk alternative.

    • WinDirStat is Free and Open SourceDaisyDisk is Paid and Proprietary
    • WinDirStat is Lightweight and CustomizableDaisyDisk is not according to our users
  2. 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.

    83 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 DaisyDisk
    ultome
    Positive
    0

    It's powerful and very nice graphically

    Guest
    Negative
    -9

    windows-based when Daisy Disk is Mac

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon
    Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer icon
    • Most users think Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is a great DaisyDisk alternative.

    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is Free and Open SourceDaisyDisk is Paid and Proprietary
    • Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is LightweightDaisyDisk is not according to our users
  3. SquirrelDisk icon
     65 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.

    89 SquirrelDisk alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Filelight icon
     67 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.

    67 Filelight alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
     
  5. 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

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
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  6. ncdu icon
     133 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...

    43 ncdu alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
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  7. DiskUsage icon
     79 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.

    80 DiskUsage alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Mole icon
     13 likes

    Open source Mac command line utility integrating disk cleanup, deep app uninstallation with artifact removal, disk analysis, optimization tasks, and a live terminal dashboard for real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring with interactive options.

    51 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  9.  2 likes

    dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible.

    55 dua-cli alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  10. K4DirStat icon
     11 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.

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    • Linux
    • KDE
     
  11.  6 likes

    A disk usage free utility for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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