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ncdu vs Disk Usage Analyzer: catalog facts
ncdu	Disk Usage Analyzer
Free Free and open source under an MIT-style licence.	Free Free GNOME application; donations go to the GNOME Foundation.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Works over SSH on a server with no graphical environment Parallel scanning with -t8 is much faster on large trees	Tree and chart views of folder sizes Scans folders, whole devices and online accounts
No Windows build Colours are off by default because they were not legible in all terminals	Linux only Shows usage but has few cleanup features of its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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