Feb 20, 2020 DaisyDisk is one of those apps that you'll rarely ever need, but once you do need it, you'll be glad you have it. Yes, there are other alternatives out there, but none of them are nearly as well designed. And, best of all, the trial version isn't crippled. If you just need to use it once, you can download it and use it and not pay a penny. Apr 29, 2016 3 of the Best Disk Space Analyzers for Mac OS X Apr 29, 2016 - 27 Comments It’s often only a matter of time before Mac users wind up seeing the dreaded “startup disk almost full” warning message in Mac OS X, which often leads to a frantic dash around the Downloads folder as users trash unnecessary files to attempt to free up disk space.
GrandPerspective is a small utility application for macOS that graphically shows the disk usage within a file system.It can help you to manage your disk, as you can easily spot which files and folders take up the most space.It uses a so called tree map for visualisation. Each file is shown as a rectangle with an area proportional to the file's size.Files in the same folder appear together, but their placement is otherwise arbitrary.
Download GrandPerspective from Sourceforge for free or from the App Store for $1.99.You'll get the same app either way.
So what's the difference?When you get it from the App Store you know that it has passed Apple's review and quality control, you help cover distribution costs and you support further development.
News
For the historians amongst you, there are even records of older news.
Features
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GrandPerspective has been released as Open Source under the GNU General Public License.The official release files are available from the GrandPerspective download area at SourceForge.The latest release (Version 2.4.3) consists of two files:
System requirements
The latest release requires the following:
If you have an older system, you need to download an older version of GrandPerspective:
App Store
GrandPerspective is also distributed via the App Store as requested by several users.This exposes the app to a wider audience, including some who will only install software distributed via the App Store.I charge a small fee of $1.99 for the app when it is downloaded from there to cover the required developer program membership and other development costs.
Note: Updates here lag the releases available via SourceForge by a few weeks.Should SourceForge users find bugs in the new release, these will be fixed before making the (updated) application available on the App Store.
Release notifications
Subscribe to the GrandPerspective announcement mailing list if you want to be notified about new releases.
Support
You can support development of GrandPerspective by:
If you need support, you should first check the extensive help documentation that comes with the application.Should that does not help, you can try the Help forum.
Feedback
You can provide feedback about GrandPerspective in various ways:
Localization
GrandPerspective is fully internationalized. This means that it can be localized to support languages other than English.I can manage the translation into Dutch, but for any other language, I will need your help.You can help to complete existing localizations, which is relatively little effort, or provide an entirely new localiation, which is significantly more work.The table below summarizes the status of currently available localizations.
So, hereby a call for volunteers.If you want to help out with making GrandPerspective available in your mother tongue, or any other language you speak fluently, find out how you can help.
Donations
You can show your appreciation for GrandPerspective and support further development by making a donation.
Related software
GrandPerspective is certainly not the first of its kind. Tree maps have been around for a while, and their application to file systems is not novel either. A few other disk usage visualisation tools that employ tree maps are:
So, why GrandPerspective?Well, as you may have guessed it's a fun little coding project and I needed to pick something to code on my new Mac Mini.Having said that, it does have a few things going for it.Firstly, GrandPerspective is developed specifically for macOS, which narrows the immediate competition down to Disk Inventory X, as far as I'm aware.Secondly, GrandPerspective has its own way of visualising directory trees.The layout algorithm that is used is simple and effective, but novel to the best of my knowledge.Also, the file rectangles are drawn to be as clear and unobtrusive as possible. Whether you like it or not is a matter of taste, but you've got a choice.Thirdly, GrandPerspective will intentionally be kept as basic as possible.It should do one thing only, and do it well. That means it is a lean and mean application.GrandPerspective's memory requirements and the size it occupies on disk are pretty minimal.For those concerned about disk space, the latter must count for something, right?Finally, it has a cute logo that will enhance anyone's Dock. ;-)
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Various web sites have helped to get the word out about GrandPerspective. Thanks to all.
Reviews and recommendations
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Software catalogs
The most up-to-date entries are listed at the top.The bottom of the list contains some very old entries.
Awards
Other stuff
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GrandPerspective is open source software for Mac OS X used for disk space analysis. The application was ranked #6 in the '50 Mac Essentials' list by Cult of Mac in 2010.[2]
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