diskonaut
The facts below are what the maker publishes about diskonaut, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From diskonaut's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | MIT-licensed software; install via Cargo or listed platform package sources |
The facts
Each one read from diskonaut's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Delete files
- Users can delete files or folders, and diskonaut tracks how much space they have freed during the session.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deletion safeguard
- Release 0.10.0 added a flag to disable deletion confirmation and delete files without a prompt.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install methods
- The README lists Cargo, Linux releases, Fedora/CentOS, Arch, Gentoo, Nix/NixOS, FreeBSD, and Homebrew installation options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README lists package distribution sources including Cargo, Homebrew, AUR, Nixpkgs, and FreshPorts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies diskonaut as MIT licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maintainer contact
- The README invites people who are stuck or unsure what to work on to contact [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- diskonaut is a terminal disk space navigator.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release version
- The releases page identifies version 0.11.0 as the latest release and says it added Windows support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- It scans a supplied path and indexes its metadata in memory so users can explore contents while scanning continues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The project pages opened here do not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The README says diskonaut supports Linux, macOS, and Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Treemap
- After scanning, users can navigate subfolders through a visual treemap representation of disk space usage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Usage
- Users can launch diskonaut in the folder to scan or provide the folder path as an argument.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Zoom
- Release 0.7.0 added the ability to zoom in and out to see small files.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- Linux,macOS,Windowschecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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