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dust

du with an instantly readable tree

provisional — pending verificationApache-2.0self-hostable

Value Index

4.8 / 5

Transparency5

Value density4

Privacy5

Efficiency5

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Why it's listed

dust is listed in cli file & search tools because it competes on utility: du with an instantly readable tree. It's built by an independent, bootstrapped team — no growth-at-all-costs pressure, no ad-tax passed to you. Licensed Apache-2.0; pricing: free. Technically it's lean — it runs comfortably on modest hardware, which is exactly the proof-of-work efficiency we rank for. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License: Apache-2.0
Pricing: Free
Funding model: Indie OSS
Self-hostable: Yes
Replaces: du
Verification: Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

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