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Space Gremlin

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#52 of 105
Score
6.6
Space Gremlin's website

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Space Gremlin, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Space Gremlin's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
Space Gremlin$4.99, paid onceMac app; Pro features unlock by importing the App Store license

The facts

Each one read from Space Gremlin's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Where it runs

App Store limits
App Store mode can view connected drives, but scanning them requires choosing a drive or folder through New Scan.checked 11 Oct 2026
Desktop platforms
macoschecked 22 Sep 2026

What it does

Deletion limit
The app moves files to the Trash rather than permanently deleting them.checked 11 Oct 2026
Demo
The Pro demo can scan a limited number of folders but cannot scan user-selected drives and folders.checked 11 Oct 2026
External drive scans
Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
File actions
Users can compress files or folders, or move them to the Trash to recover space after emptying it.checked 11 Oct 2026
File details
Tooltips show file or folder size and location, and Quick Look can preview a selected item.checked 11 Oct 2026
Navigation
The tree view supports zooming into folders, rescanning locations, and ignoring items to reduce visual clutter.checked 11 Oct 2026
Paid from
4.99checked 22 Sep 2026
Pro features
Pro mode enables quick scans of connected drives and more predefined user folders, and supports Admin mode for scanning restricted files.checked 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
Space Gremlin helps find large files and folders taking up space on a Mac drive.checked 11 Oct 2026
Restricted data
File system metadata is not reported in any scanning mode, and scanning other restricted data requires Pro and root access.checked 11 Oct 2026
Scanning
Users can scan connected drives, external drives, or selected folders, with quick access to predefined home-directory locations.checked 11 Oct 2026
Scan scope
files_folderschecked 22 Sep 2026
Support
The maker directs users to its FAQ, feedback forum, and support email.checked 11 Oct 2026
Treemap view
Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Visualization
It uses squarified treemaps to visualize disk usage.checked 11 Oct 2026

Money

Free plan
Nochecked 22 Sep 2026

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