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ncdu vs pdu (parallel-disk-usage): catalog facts
ncdu	pdu (parallel-disk-usage)
Free Free and open source under an MIT-style licence.	Free Free and open source with no paid tier.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Works over SSH on a server with no graphical environment Parallel scanning with -t8 is much faster on large trees	Parallel scanning for quick results on large directory trees Visual size chart directly in the terminal
No Windows build Colours are off by default because they were not legible in all terminals	Terminal only, with no graphical interface Reports usage but does not delete or move files
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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