ncdu
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ncdu, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ncdu's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ncdu | Free | MIT-licensed software · Linux static binaries and packages for listed systems |
The facts
Each one read from ncdu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application sizes
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Desktop platforms
- Linux,macOSchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The maker lists Linux static binaries and packages for Linux, BSD, AIX, Solaris, macOS, and other systems, plus a Windows binary from another site.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Web export browser
- The linked export browser accepts ncdu JSON, compressed JSON, and binary export files; uploads are visible to anyone with the URL and expire after 30 days.checked 8 Oct 2026
What it does
- Build requirements
- The listed Zig version requires Zig 0.14 or 0.15, and the maker cautions that the Zig language and compiler are somewhat unstable.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limits
- The maintainer says users combining the software with proprietary software or operating systems such as macOS or Windows are mostly on their own for support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Exportable reports
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Export formats
- It can export directory trees as JSON or in a compressed binary format that supports browsing trees too large to fit in memory.checked 8 Oct 2026
- External drive scans
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- File actions
- The browser can delete files and directories, refresh directory data, and spawn a shell; delete and shell actions can be disabled.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File-type breakdown
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Interface
- It provides an interactive curses-based view of which directories use disk space.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The software is distributed under the MIT license.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ncdu is a text-mode disk usage analyzer designed to find space hogs, including on remote servers without a graphical setup.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Read-only mode
- The manual documents a read-only option that disables deletion, and with a second occurrence also disables shell spawning.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- Version 2.5 added parallel scanning, which is disabled by default and can be enabled with a thread count option.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maintainer welcomes bug reports by issue tracker or email but makes no promise to act on feedback or fix every bug.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Version choices
- The site lists a Zig-based stable version and a maintained C-based LTS version; it says the C branch lags in features and performance.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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