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GrandPerspective vs K4DirStat: catalog facts
GrandPerspectiveK4DirStat
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free

Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.

macOS Linux
  • Saved scans can be compared to see what grew since last time
  • Deletes or reveals a file straight from the map
  • Shows directory sizes both as a list and as a treemap
  • Works like a graphical version of du
  • macOS only, and the interface is deliberately plain
  • Built on Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5, so it fits a KDE desktop best
  • Documentation lives in a GitHub wiki rather than a dedicated site
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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