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Leaves vs Dust: catalog facts
Leaves	Dust
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 license.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Shows disk usage as a hierarchy of nested rectangles Can be used over remote shell connections	Size bars make large directories easy to spot
Character-based display is a coarse approximation	Scanning is limited to files the current user can access.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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