WinDirStat
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| WinDirStat | |
|---|---|
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 WinDirStat 2.2.2 | |
| Developers | Bernhard Seifertm, Oliver Schneider, Bryan Berns |
| Initial release | 1 October 2003 |
| Stable release | 2.5.0
/ 18 January 2026 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Size | 4.5 MB |
| Type | Disk space analyzer |
| License | GNU GPLv2 |
| Website | windirstat |
WinDirStat is a free and open-source graphical disk usage analyzer for Microsoft Windows. It presents a sub-tree view with disk-use percentage alongside a usage-sorted list of file extensions that is interactively integrated with a colorful graphical display (a treemap).[1][2][3] Created as an open-source project released under the GNU GPL, it was developed using Visual C++/MFC and distributed using GitHub. The project was inspired by SequoiaView, an application based on research done by the Visualization Section of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.[4][5]
WinDirStat was downloaded more than 9 million times from the official source since its original release in October 2003 through 2011.[6] As of August 2024, it was the third most downloaded "Filesystems" software on SourceForge, with more than 54,000 downloads per week.[7]
Project status
As of early 2024, the project has been very active and released its first new version after many years.[8]
Source code
Features
- List of detected file extensions, and the percentage of space each file extension takes up.
- Each extension has its own color on the graphical map.
- Is able to scan internal, external and networked drives.
- Portable version besides the installer.
- User-created clean up jobs.
- Send report via email.
Version history
| Version | Date | Information |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5.0 | 2026-01-18 | Many improvements, extra translations. |
| 2.0.1 | October 2024 | Performance enhancements, duplicate file detection, visual enhancements, and more cleanup features. |
| 1.1.2 (#2) | September 2007 | Added translations: Finnish, Dutch, Russian, Estonian |
| 1.1.2 (#1) | September 2006 | Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, and Czech translations. Minor optimization |
| 1.1.1 | January 2005 | "Christmas Release" Pacman replaces progress bar, Polish translation, localization tweaks, documentation updates, bugfixes |
| 1.1.0 | January 2004 | Added French translation, feature tweaks, bugfixes |
| 1.0.1 | December 2003 | Bugfixes, added more display columns, added drive selection dialog |
| 1.0.0 | October 2003 | First release. 1.0.0 README states: Design and many details are based on KDirStat (kdirstat.sourceforge.net). WinDirStat is "a KDirStat re-programmed for MS Windows". |
