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Duc vs ncdu: catalog facts
Duc	ncdu
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under an MIT-style licence.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Scales to hundreds of millions of files Fast browsing from a stored index	Works over SSH on a server with no graphical environment Parallel scanning with -t8 is much faster on large trees
Results reflect the last index run, not live disk state Other systems need to build from source	No Windows build Colours are off by default because they were not legible in all terminals
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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