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erdtree vs tree: catalog facts
erdtree	tree
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPLv2.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Shows the file tree and disk usage in one view Honours .gitignore and hidden-file rules	Simple, familiar way to view a folder hierarchy HTML, JSON and XML output options
Releases are infrequent Terminal only	Distributed mainly as source code to build Large directory trees can produce very long output
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
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 24, 2026

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