OpenDisk
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenDisk, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OpenDisk's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Interactive sunburst chart · One-click cleanup · Open-source MIT license · No account or telemetry · Free forever |
| OpenDisk | Free | No trial · no paid tier · no locked features · no account · Free, forever |
The facts
Each one read from OpenDisk's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App Store limitation
- The Mac App Store version only scans drives and folders selected by the user because of Apple's sandbox; the repository recommends the direct download for scanning the whole Mac.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop platforms
- macoschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform requirements
- OpenDisk requires macOS 15 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Cleanup
- Users can collect selected files for deletion and remove them together from the Collector.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deletion limit
- Deleting from the Collector is permanent and skips the Trash; the repository says the app blocks deletion of system folders, the home folder, and Library.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The maker offers a direct macOS download and a Mac App Store version; a Homebrew installation command is also documented in the GitHub repository.checked 12 Oct 2026
- External drives
- The app shows external drives when they are connected.checked 12 Oct 2026
- External drive scans
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- File search
- The app can search files on the drive by name, with results as you type.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Incremental scans
- OpenDisk replays filesystem events to rescan changed folders, and the maker says repeat scans are 20 to 28 times faster than the first scan.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License and contribution
- OpenDisk is MIT-licensed open-source software, and the maker invites users to report bugs or contribute pull requests on GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- The privacy policy says scanning makes no network requests and update checks fetch a static appcast file from the maker's site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says scans stay on the Mac and the app collects no telemetry, analytics, or account data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenDisk analyzes Mac disk usage and displays the drive as an interactive sunburst chart.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Email support is offered for questions and problems, and the maker says it usually replies within a couple of days.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The direct-download version uses Sparkle, verifies update downloads with EdDSA signatures, and supports one-click installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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