SpaceMan
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SpaceMan, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SpaceMan's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No pricing or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from SpaceMan's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Desktop platforms
- windows,macos,linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Linux availability
- The latest release includes an x86_64 Linux tar.xz download, and the README points to an Arch User Repository package.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux package
- An AUR package named spaceman-git is available for Arch Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS availability
- The latest release lists x86_64 and aarch64 macOS DMG downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS signing
- The README says the macOS app is unsigned and gives a command to remove its quarantine after installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project describes itself as Linux-first and cross-platform, and its release notes mention a DMG for Mac users and partial Windows support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portable app
- The project describes SpaceMan as a single portable executable with no dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows availability
- The latest release includes an x86_64 Windows ZIP download.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Directory navigation
- Users can zoom into subdirectories and focus on nodes, then press Backspace to go back.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Fast scans
- It uses the jwalk library for multithreaded scans.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker's repository pages opened describe no third-party integrations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The latest listed release is SpaceMan 0.2.1, which fixes a scan regression affecting small directories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Live results
- Scan results are displayed live in a responsive interface.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portable executable
- The project describes its release as a single portable executable with no dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SpaceMan is a treemap disk usage analyzer for finding where disk space is used.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release
- The releases page lists SpaceMan 0.2.1 and describes a fix for a scan regression that made small directories appear empty.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan input
- Users can select a directory in the app or provide one as a command line argument.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_folderschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- The README says the Mac app is unsigned and documents removing its quarantine attribute after installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository links users to GitHub Issues for reporting problems or requesting help.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Zooming
- Users can zoom into subdirectories.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the repository owner as Salih Gerdan.checked 12 Oct 2026
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