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Spec score 8.3 #23 of 105 in Disk Space Analyzers

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Purpose
Drive Sonar is a desktop disk usage explorer and analyzer for exploring and mapping disk space.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Desktop platforms
windows,macos,linuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Integrations
The README describes opening items through native operating system file managers and moving them to the system trash; it does not list third-party integrations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security
The project lists path canonicalization against relative traversal, a strict Content Security Policy, and protection against deleting the system root.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
Drive Sonar is open-source software released under the Apache 2.0 license.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Downloads
The project offers prebuilt platform installers through its GitHub Releases page.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
File actions
Users can open files or folders in native file managers or move items to system trash, with confirmation and additional background safety checks for trash actions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
File-type breakdown
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Intended use
The maker describes it as a GUI alternative inspired by ncdu for people who want a fast, minimal view of disk usage without needing admin rights.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Permissions
The app runs in user mode and says it does not require administrator or elevated privileges to scan protected disk areas.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Release formats
The v0.9.0 release lists Windows EXE and MSI installers, macOS DMG files, and Linux AppImage, DEB, and RPM assets.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Reports
Users can print a scan report and export it for future reference.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Scan scope
files_foldersRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Scanning
It uses native fast-path scanning on Windows and a multithreaded fallback on other platforms.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Treemap view
YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com
Visualizations
It provides a storage treemap, a breakdown of top file extensions by storage use, and a scatter plot of file size versus age.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Windows requirement
Windows requires version 10 build 1709 (October 2017 Update) or later; the README says macOS and Linux have no additional version requirement.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
Windows signing
The README says the Windows installer is not yet code-signed and may show a SmartScreen warning on first run.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Drive Sonar Free Open-source desktop disk analyzer · Apache 2.0 Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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