Filelight vs JDiskReport
Filelight
apps.kde.orgJDiskReport
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| Figure | Filelight | JDiskReport |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Disk Space Analyzers | 8.5 (#11) | 7.7 (#67) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | The product page offers installation on Linux and lists Windows as another platform. | Windows,Mac,Linux |
| Purpose | Filelight visualizes computer disk usage as concentric rings to help users find space to free up. | JDiskReport analyzes disk drives to show how much space files and directories consume and help find obsolete files and folders. |
| Scan scope | files_folders | files_folders |
| Support | The product page links to the Filelight Handbook, UserBase Wiki, KDE Forum, and #kde-utils on Libera.chat for help. | The maker's JDiskReport pages opened for this research do not state a support offering for the freeware. |
Plans
In their own words
Filelight
Filelight helps users find disk space to free by showing usage as concentric rings. It scans local, remote, or removable disks and displays details about files and folders; users can delete selected files or folders from the application. Scans can cover files and folders, including external drives, but Filelight does not show application sizes. Users can exclude chosen folders, remote filesystems, or removable media from scans. For remote filesystems such as NFS or Samba mounts, the handbook warns that scanning can generate high network traffic. Filelight integrates with the Dolphin, Konqueror, and Krusader file managers, and it supports configurable color schemes and scanning and appearance settings. It can also be launched from a command line with a folder name to scan that folder. Linux users can install it through Discover or another AppStream store, a distribution package manager, or Flathub. Filelight is free, with a free plan, and runs on Linux and Windows.
JDiskReport
JDiskReport has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.