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Add to SafariWhen comparing Growl vs Disk Inventory X, the Slant community recommends Growl for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” Growl is ranked 15th while Disk Inventory X is ranked 52nd. The most important reason people chose Growl is:
In addition to all the applications that other people have written that support Growl, Growl includes several 'Extras' that serve various functions.
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Pros
Pro Support for a lot more applications than the default notification system
In addition to all the applications that other people have written that support Growl, Growl includes several 'Extras' that serve various functions.
Pro Ability to be themed
Growl comes with almost 20 themes pre-installed so you can pick what works best for you. You can also create and install your own custom themes.
Pro Sync with mobile phone via Prowl
Prowl is the Growl client for iOS. Push to your iOS device notifications from your Mac or Windows computer, or from a multitude of apps and services.
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Pro Free & Open Source
It is absolutely free and released under the GPL.
Pro Works in High Sierra and above
Pro Allows ordering disk by size
This way you can find what is taking most of the space.
Pro Offers choice between analyzing whole disk or just a specific folder
Pro Absolutely matching with Windirstat
Cons
Con Crashes on Ventura, when closing the app
But you do not need it so often, so it is ok.
Con Crashes on Sierra
Crashes on Sierra when resizing windows.
