lintree is a free, open-source terminal disk usage analyzer that displays an interactive treemap visualization. It scans your filesystem and shows colored blocks proportional to file and folder sizes, similar to WinDirStat but running entirely in your terminal.

Is lintree a free alternative to WinDirStat and ncdu?

Yes. lintree is completely free and open source under the MIT license. It combines the treemap visualization of WinDirStat with the terminal interface of ncdu, and works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

What platforms does lintree support?

lintree supports Linux (amd64, arm64), macOS (amd64, arm64), and Windows (amd64, arm64).

See where your disk space goes. Right in your terminal.

Free, open-source disk usage visualizer. Like WinDirStat, but for your terminal.

$ curl -fsSL https://get.lintree.sh | sh

Detects your OS and architecture automatically, downloads the latest release, and installs to /usr/local/bin.

Step 1: Download

PS> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/PatchMon/lintree/releases/latest/download/lintree-windows-amd64.zip" -OutFile lintree.zip

Step 2: Extract

PS> Expand-Archive lintree.zip -DestinationPath .

Step 3: Run

PS> .\lintree-windows-amd64.exe C:\

Move the exe to a folder in your PATH to run from anywhere. For ARM devices, use lintree-windows-arm64.zip instead.

$ go install github.com/PatchMon/lintree@latest

$ git clone https://github.com/PatchMon/lintree.git
$ cd lintree
$ make build

Built for the terminal

Everything you need to understand your disk usage, without leaving the command line.

Treemap Visualization

Proportional colored blocks show file sizes at a glance. Instantly see what is eating your disk space.

Color-Coded Files

Instantly identify file types by color: code, video, images, archives, and more at a glance.

Interactive Navigation

Drill into folders, go back, explore your entire disk. Full keyboard-driven navigation.

Fast Scanner

Concurrent filesystem walking that handles millions of files without breaking a sweat.

Cross-Platform

Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Same experience everywhere you need it.

Low Resource Usage

Minimal CPU and memory footprint, even on large filesystems with millions of entries.

Friends in the terminal ecosystem

lintree stands on the shoulders of amazing open-source tools. Here's how they each approach disk usage differently.

Tool	Language	Treemap	Interactive	Cross-Platform
lintree	Go	Yes	Yes	Linux, macOS, Windows
ncdu	Zig/C	No	Yes	Linux, macOS, Windows
gdu	Go	No	Yes	Linux, macOS, Windows
dust	Rust	No	No (static)	Linux, macOS, Windows
dua	Rust	No	Yes	Linux, macOS, Windows
WinDirStat	C++	Yes	Yes	Windows only

All of these are excellent tools. lintree's contribution is bringing treemap visualization to the terminal. Try them all and use what works best for you.

Frequently asked questions

What is lintree?

lintree is a free, open-source terminal disk usage analyzer that displays an interactive treemap visualization of your filesystem. It scans your directories and shows colored blocks proportional to file and folder sizes, making it easy to spot what's eating your disk space.

How do I install lintree?

On Linux or macOS, run curl -fsSL https://get.lintree.sh | sh in your terminal. On Windows, download the zip from GitHub Releases and extract it. You can also install via go install github.com/PatchMon/lintree@latest if you have Go installed.

Is lintree free?

Yes, completely. lintree is open source under the MIT license. Use it, modify it, share it. The source code is on GitHub.

How is lintree different from ncdu or gdu?

ncdu and gdu are fantastic tools that show disk usage in a sorted list view. lintree takes a different approach by displaying a treemap, where the size of each block represents the size of the file or folder. They're all great tools solving the same problem in different ways.

Does lintree work on macOS and Windows?

Yes. lintree is cross-platform and works on Linux (amd64, arm64), macOS (amd64, arm64), and Windows (amd64, arm64).