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LSD vs tree: catalog facts
LSD	tree
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the GPLv2.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Offers richer formatting than a basic directory listing.	Simple, familiar way to view a folder hierarchy HTML, JSON and XML output options
Icon display works best with a suitable terminal font.	Distributed mainly as source code to build Large directory trees can produce very long output
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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