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When comparing NCurses Disk Usage vs WinDirStat, the Slant community recommends NCurses Disk Usage for most people. In the question“What are the best tools to discover disk usage?” NCurses Disk Usage is ranked 5th while WinDirStat is ranked 8th.
Specs
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, BSD
InterfaceText-based
LicenseMIT
Written inZig / C
PlatformsWindows
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Common Questions
Pros
Pro Fast
Pro Free
Pro Powerful
Pro Free / Open Source
GNU Public License (GPLv2).
Pro Color codes by file type
You can sort the list in the extension column (file type) globally or from parent folder selected. This is very helpful in case there are files of a specific type that you may not be aware of that's taking up too much space. Also, the colors correspond to the visual section.
Pro Lightweight
Pro PacMan Progress Bars
Cons
Con Limited visuals (no pretty graphics)
Con Requires use of terminal (command line)
Con Slow
There are faster programs.
Con Classic UI
interface are old and cluttered