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Leaves vs erdtree: catalog facts
Leaves	erdtree
Free Free and open source under the MPL-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Shows disk usage as a hierarchy of nested rectangles Can be used over remote shell connections	Shows the file tree and disk usage in one view Honours .gitignore and hidden-file rules
Character-based display is a coarse approximation	Releases are infrequent Terminal only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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