ScrubsLooking for a Disk Inventory X alternative?
Disk Inventory X made the treemap famous on the Mac. Its last release, 1.3, came out in December 2019, built for Intel Macs, and it isn't notarized: Homebrew disabled it on 1 September 2026 because it fails Gatekeeper. Scrubs is the same idea, native to Apple silicon and current macOS.
Choose Disk Inventory X if
- you're on an older Intel Mac and macOS where it still runs
- you want a free, open-source treemap and don't mind an app that is no longer updated
Choose Scrubs if
- you have an Apple silicon Mac on macOS 15 or later and want a treemap that's maintained
- you want an outline, search, Largest Files and cleanup suggestions beside the map
- you want deletes that go to the Trash first with ⌘Z, and to scan as administrator
Why people are leaving Disk Inventory X
Its treemap is still a good idea: every file is a rectangle sized by its space, so the one 40 GB folder you forgot about is impossible to miss. But the app stopped at version 1.3 in 2019. It's built for Intel, isn't notarized, so macOS warns before opening it, and Homebrew now refuses to install it. Forks such as Disk Inventory Y try to keep it going, with a few dozen stars between them.
Scrubs keeps the map and fixes the rest: it's built for Apple silicon, notarized, updates itself, and puts an outline, search and cleanup suggestions next to the map. On a working developer Mac it found over 200 GB in folders the owner never opens, and the Mac folder guide explains each one.
Side by side
Scrubs and Disk Inventory X, point by point
| Disk Inventory X | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 once ($9.99 for the first 100 buyers) | Free |
| Last release | 1.3, November 2026, with automatic updates | 1.3, December 2019 |
| Apple silicon | Native, Apple silicon only | Built for Intel Macs |
| Notarized by Apple | Yes | No; macOS blocks it until you allow it by hand, and Homebrew disabled it on 1 September 2026 |
| Disk map | Treemap beside a sortable outline; fills in while it scans | Treemap beside a folder list and a list of file kinds |
| Deleting | Trash first, ⌘Z to undo; deleting for good shows the exact space freed | Move to Trash from the list |
| Scan as administrator | Yes, through a helper that asks for your password each time | Not stated |
| Also | Search, Largest Files, cleanup suggestions, Unused Apps, menu bar free space, low-disk alert | Open source |
| Requires | macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon | Older macOS on Intel |
Disk Inventory X's details are from its site and its Homebrew page, checked on 2 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check there before you download. Spotted something wrong? Write to support@getscrubs.app and we fix it.
Try Scrubs on your own disk
Scanning and every list are free, plus 2 deletes per Mac. A license is $14.99 once for up to 3 Macs, $9.99 for the first 100 buyers.