Scanner Alternatives

Scanner Alternatives

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25 best scanner alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Scanner alternative list source: steffengerlach.de

25 alternativesFree, Open Source, Commercial, Freemium Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Android Tablet
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AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
WinDirStat100% 1711 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
SpaceSniffer99% 535 votesFreeWindows
TreeSize98% 441 votesFreemiumWindows
Baobab99% 321 votesFree, Open SourceLinux
JDiskReport96% 181 votesFreeWindows, Mac, Linux
DaisyDisk97% 177 votesCommercialMac
GrandPerspective98% 131 votesFree, Open SourceMac
Ncdu96% 127 votesFree, Open SourceMac, Linux
WizTree95% 125 votesFreeWindows
DiskUsage92% 85 votesFree, Open SourceAndroid Tablet, Android
SpaceMonger92% 85 votesCommercialWindows
MindGems Folder Size88% 59 votesFreeWindows
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WinDirStat

Score: 100%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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- A disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool, inspired by kdirstat. Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
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535

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SpaceSniffer

Score: 99%

FreeWindows
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This gives you an idea of how folders and files is a tool that is structured on the hard disk space sniffer application. By using a Treemap visualization layout, Features:Free,Windows
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441

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TreeSize

Score: 98%

FreemiumWindows
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Operation describes where your value went full of storage space. To a local folder or local drive and shows can be started from the context menu of each size Features:Freemium,Windows,
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321

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Baobab

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Graphical Linux disk usage analyzer, disk usage analyzer, Baobab, USB-Stick application. You can browse the tree, or the entire file system disk usage analyzer easily Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD,FreeBSD,GNOME
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JDiskReport

Score: 96%

FreeWindowsMacLinux
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JDiskReport allows you to understand how much storage space the files and directories on your drives, and it helps you obsolete files and folders. Tool Features:Free,Mac,Windows,Linux,BSD
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177

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DaisyDisk

Score: 97%

CommercialMac
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You will find fast and large with Daisy disk, you can disk space by deleting useless files. The program scans the disk and displays it on the sunburst map inserted Features:Commercial,Mac
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131

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GrandPerspective

Score: 98%

FreeOpen SourceMac
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Grandperspective for Mac is a small helper application, which graphically displays the disk usage in a file system. It can help to manage the data carrier is possible. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac
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127

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Ncdu

Score: 96%

FreeOpen SourceMacLinux
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Ncurses interface that are directed to the execution on a remote server setup, all of the graphics, but what SSH has to do with a simple disk usage analyzer Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Linux,BSD
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125

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WizTree

Score: 95%

FreeWindows
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WizTree scans your entire hard drive and the files and folders in the most space shows that. Makes it very fast. In fact, we believe WizTree Features:Free,Windows
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85

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DiskUsage

Score: 92%

FreeOpen SourceAndroid TabletAndroid
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Disk usage of files and directories on your Android phone, the SD card offers a way to take up the most space. Graphic displays Features:Free,Open,Source,Android,Android,Tablet
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85

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SpaceMonger

Score: 92%

CommercialWindows
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Creampieing the area for hard disks and file systems tool. Scan, map and manage PC, network and cloud storage copy, move and delete to get rid of files Features:Commercial,Windows
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59

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MindGems Folder Size

Score: 88%

FreeWindows
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You can easily check the distribution of the disk space folder size analyze hard drives and display the file and folder sizes. The application is also shown as a bar graph or pie chart shows the percentage of the total size of the disk, folder, and file size. - Folder size analysis, specific folder, you need not scan the entire hard drive. Features:Free,Windows
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SequoiaView

Score: 94%

FreeWindows
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A visual representation of the amount of you create, it will take any file on your hard disk. Makes it easy to see where the whole place go, "creates a treemap qualified. Directly from within the program you do basic file operations such as deleting junk files that Ive found. Features:Free,Windows
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FolderSizes

Score: 88%

CommercialWindows
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FolderSizes must try yourself to truly appreciate engaging, interactive disk space analysis experience. A number of reports, which was previously just a number Features:Commercial,Windows
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Filelight

Score: 76%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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Firelight chords, which shows that the file system is as concentric pie free software. As a piechart, but you can easily see all of the files that takes place in the outlet segments. Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,BSD
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DiskWave

Score: 84%

FreeMac
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Disk wave is a free software, to determine the most consumed space on the hard disk. The program scans the disk to calculate the size of all folders and sub-folders. The results of the Finders built-in "charge is stored all sizes" option, faster navigation, and memory. You can easily identify useless directories and delete them. Features:Free,Mac
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Folder Size (by Brio)

Score: 71%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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Folder size for Windows adds a new column to the details view in Windows Explorer. A new column is only the size of the files in the folders, but also shows the size. Folder view all the files in the folder and scans in the background you can see the full size. Handy for your hard disk clean. Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
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Xinorbis

Score: 70%

FreeWindows
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Xinorbis is a single-user or network administrators, for a completely free, powerful Windows-based data storage analyser. A hard drive offers an instant visual representation of the content for single or multiple directories. Output of XML -, CSV -, HTML or plain ASCII reports. Features:Free,Windows
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RidNacs

Score: 76%

FreeWindows
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RidNacs is a fast disk space Analyzer for Microsoft Windows usage. Local hard drives, network drives or single directories and creates a tree view with a percentage bar chart column is searched. This provides users with a quick and easy way to find large directories and the hard disk is very useful for cleaning. Features:Free,Windows
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QDirStat

Score: 78%

FreeOpen SourceMacLinux
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Direct graphical disk usage helps. KDirStat KDE dependencies without a successor. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Linux,BSD
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K4DirStat

Score: 68%

FreeOpen SourceLinux
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This K4DirStat KDirStat, a fork , a small program with a summary of the disk usage for directory trees, very much like Unix Features:Free,Open,Source,Linux,KDE
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HDGraph

Score: 59%

FreeWindows
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HD graphics helps you to free some memory space : find the largest folders on your hard drive. A free graphical tool allows you to view disk space usage : it shows all the directories and subdirectories of the hard drive on a single graph at a glance, you can see the largest directories. It is compatible with all of Windows Explorer that is displayed in the storage : hard drive, folder, USB Stick, network folder, CD, DVD, etc. Features:Free,Windows
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SpaceObServer

Score: 69%

CommercialWindows
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SpaceObServer is a powerful and flexible Harddisk space manager for Windows. Background services a SQL database and stores the structure, sizes and properties using the local and network drives. Linux-and Unix-SSH (Secure Shell) used for scanning. Explorer-like user interface viewed with the help of the collected data as a 3D bar, pie, line charts and tree-maps, or hierarchical table view eye. Features:Commercial,Windows
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DiskSavvy

Score: 73%

FreemiumWindows
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Savvy hard drive, one or more disks, directories, network shares and/or NAS storage devices, which allows you to analyze disk usage in free, fast and easy-to-use disk space analyzer tool. Features:Freemium,Windows
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Disk Xray

Score: 44%

CommercialMac
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Xray-disk usage statistics viewer, duplicate files on the Mac OS X finder and folders tool remove Disk Xray consists of three parts: 1/. Folder-browser Features:Commercial,Mac

Scanner alternatives FAQ

What is the best Scanner alternative?

WinDirStat is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Scanner alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include WinDirStat, SpaceSniffer, TreeSize, Baobab, JDiskReport.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Android Tablet, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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