ScrubsIs there a WinDirStat for Mac?
No. WinDirStat runs only on Windows; its latest release, 2.9.3 from October 2026, has builds for Intel and Arm PCs but none for macOS. On a Mac, Scrubs works the same way: a treemap of the whole drive beside a folder list, so the biggest things are the biggest rectangles.
The old Mac look-alike: Disk Inventory X
- The same layout as WinDirStat: a treemap beside a folder list
- Last updated in 2019, built for Intel and not notarized, so macOS warns before opening it
- See Disk Inventory X alternatives
Choose Scrubs if
- you want WinDirStat's map and list, native on Apple silicon and current macOS
- you want cleanup suggestions for the folders that fill Macs, with deletes that go to the Trash first and ⌘Z
- you want to see other accounts' files and root-owned folders by scanning as administrator
What WinDirStat users look for on a Mac
WinDirStat shows three things at once: a folder list sorted by size, a list of file extensions with their total size, and a treemap where every file is a rectangle colored by its extension. Click a rectangle and the list jumps to it. Its cleanups are generic: empty the Recycle Bin, or run a command you set up yourself.
A Mac fills up differently. On the developer Mac we measured, the space went to simulators, simulator runtimes, Xcode's DerivedData, Docker's disk image and package caches, and a lot of it shows up only as System Data in Storage settings. Scrubs keeps WinDirStat's map and list and adds cleanup suggestions for those folders. The Mac folder guide explains each one.
Side by side
Scrubs and WinDirStat, point by point
| WinDirStat | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon | Windows only |
| Price | $14.99 once for up to 3 Macs; scanning is free | Free, open source (GPL 3) |
| Disk map | Treemap beside a sortable outline; fills in while it scans | Treemap beside a folder list |
| Colors | By kind: apps, media, documents, developer files, system, other | By file extension |
| File types | Search by name or extension, filter by size, age and kind; matches stay lit on the map | A list of extensions with their total size |
| Cleanup | Suggestions for DerivedData, simulators, node_modules, package caches and installers, plus Unused Apps | Emptying the Recycle Bin, plus cleanup commands you define yourself |
| Deleting | Trash first, ⌘Z to undo; deleting for good shows the exact space freed | To the Recycle Bin or permanently |
| Scan as administrator | Yes, through a helper that asks for your password each time | Yes, when run as administrator |
| Latest release | 1.3, November 2026, with automatic updates | 2.9.3, October 2026 |
WinDirStat's details are from its site and its releases, checked on 3 November 2026. 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.