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tree vs eza: catalog facts
tree	eza
Free Free and open source under the GPLv2.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Simple, familiar way to view a folder hierarchy HTML, JSON and XML output options	Colours by file type and optional icons for a readable listing Built-in tree view with -T, no separate command needed
Distributed mainly as source code to build Large directory trees can produce very long output	Command line only, and its options are not quite ls's Icons need a font patched with them installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: EUPL-1.2
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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