OwlDisk
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OwlDisk, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OwlDisk's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free and open source · macOS 11+ |
The facts
Each one read from OwlDisk's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture
- The site describes OwlDisk as a native macOS app with no Electron or web views.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cleanup
- Users can drag files and folders to a trash zone to free space from within the app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project README says to download the latest DMG from its GitHub Releases page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File navigation
- Users can reveal a file in Finder from the app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- OwlDisk is released under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Minimum system
- OwlDisk requires macOS 11 or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Permission requirement
- Full Disk Access is recommended for accurate scan results, and the app warns when permissions limit accuracy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The app runs entirely on the user's machine, and the site says no data leaves the computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Processor support
- The universal binary supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OwlDisk is an open-source disk space analyzer for macOS that shows where storage is being used.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- It uses 64 concurrent goroutines to scan disks, and the site says it can scan a full 500 GB disk in seconds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Size accuracy
- It reports sizes matching macOS Finder and About This Mac, including purgeable space.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Visualization
- An interactive sunburst chart shows three levels of directory depth and lets users drill down by clicking.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- macoschecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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