Filelight vs Neodisk
Filelight
apps.kde.org
Neodisk
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Filelight | Neodisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Disk Space Analyzers | 8.5 (#11) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Application sizes | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | The product page offers installation on Linux and lists Windows as another platform. | macOS |
| Privacy | KDE says its software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except as a result of an explicit user action; third-party distributors may modify software in ways that affect this policy. | Local scan data, file names, and other data the app reads stay on the device; the maker says there are no analytics, tracking, or data collection. |
| Purpose | Filelight visualizes computer disk usage as concentric rings to help users find space to free up. | Neodisk is a read-only disk space visualizer with treemap and sunburst views. |
| Scan scope | files_folders | files_folders_apps |
| Support | The product page links to the Filelight Handbook, UserBase Wiki, KDE Forum, and #kde-utils on Libera.chat for help. | The security policy supports only the latest release and asks users to report vulnerabilities privately through GitHub Security Advisories. |
| Treemap view | Yes | Yes |
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.
Neodisk
Neodisk is a free, open-source disk space analyzer for macOS and Linux. It scans files, folders and applications, then presents storage usage in treemap, sunburst and outline views. Zooming, folder navigation, fuzzy search and keyboard navigation help you move through a scan. Analysis includes largest-file discovery, file-type statistics, an age heatmap and duplicate finding verified with content hashes. Neodisk is read-only: available file actions are revealing an item in Finder or Files, opening it and copying its path. Completed scans persist as snapshots that can be reopened. On macOS, the Changes tab records additions, deletions, renames and size changes since the previous scan. Optional Google Drive access reads quota and metadata without reading, downloading or changing file contents. macOS requires version 14 or later on Apple silicon or Intel. Linux AppImages support x86_64 and ARM64, but Linux lacks duplicate and changes tabs, cloud-drive scanning and incremental rescans.