Show HN: Diskly – fast and beautiful macOS disk usage visualizer
Diskly is a fast and visually appealing disk usage visualizer for macOS, designed to help users quickly understand how storage space is allocated on their system.
Background
- Disk usage visualizers (also called "disk analyzers" or "space visualizers") are tools that scan a hard drive and show which files and folders are taking up the most storage, often using a treemap or circular chart (sunburst). Popular examples include DaisyDisk, WinDirStat, and ncdu.
- The macOS ecosystem has several paid disk visualizers (DaisyDisk, OmniDiskSweeper) but few fast, open-source options. Apple's own built-in Storage Management tool is basic and slow for deep analysis.
- Diskly is an open-source (MIT license) app that aims to be faster and more visually polished than existing free options, scanning the filesystem quickly and rendering a treemap for navigation.
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