# DaisyDisk

> Visual disk space analyzer and cleanup tool for Mac

DaisyDisk is a disk space analyzer for macOS from Software Ambience. It scans a disk or folder, shows what is using the space on a sunburst map, and lets you collect the files you no longer need and delete them permanently. It does no automatic cleaning: you decide what goes, and system files are protected. It can also reveal hidden and purgeable space and scan Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Box. The license is a one-time purchase.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** Software Ambience Corp. (since 2009)
- **Website:** https://daisydiskapp.com
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

DaisyDisk is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9.99 one-time purchase (lifetime license).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free trial with no time limit and no card required; deleting files and several other features stay locked.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime License | $9.99 one-time purchase | Stand-alone edition for up to 5 personal Macs. Minor updates and bug fixes are included, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Mac App Store edition | $9.99 one-time purchase (US Mac App Store) | Sandboxed edition without scanning as administrator. The vendor offers App Store customers free migration to the stand-alone license. |

Read from https://daisydiskapp.com/support/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with DaisyDisk before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lifetime license with no subscription** (Lifetime license): One payment buys a lifetime license with no recurring charges. Minor updates are included, and a paid major upgrade would not invalidate the license. Source: https://daisydiskapp.com/support/pricing
- **Student discounts on request** (Education): The pricing page says student discounts are offered and asks buyers to contact the vendor for details. Source: https://daisydiskapp.com/support/pricing
- **Corporate and portable IT licenses** (Other savings): Corporate licenses and portable licenses for IT services are available on request, according to the pricing page. Source: https://daisydiskapp.com/support/pricing

## Mac App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's Mac App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £9.99 | about $13.21 (32% more) |
| Germany | 9,99 € | about $11.19 (12% more) |
| Canada | $12.99 | about $9.13 (9% less) |
| Australia | $14.99 | about $10.46 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.33 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 59,90 | about $11.97 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $199.00 | about $10.93 (9% more) |
| Turkey | ₺499,99 | about $10.17 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 199ribu | about $11.13 (11% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 599.00 | about $9.54 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R199.99 | about $12.10 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Sunburst disk map:** Scans a disk or folder and draws its contents as a sunburst map that you browse to locate the largest files and folders.
- **Fast scanning:** The vendor quotes 12-20 seconds for an APFS SSD startup disk and 6-12 seconds for an HFS+ one, and 3-5 minutes for NTFS, FAT and exFAT volumes.
- **Collector and deletion:** Drag items to the Collector, review them, then click Delete, with 5 seconds to cancel. Files are removed permanently, and system folders are not accepted.
- **Hidden and purgeable space:** Detects space that regular scanning cannot account for, reveals it by scanning as administrator, and can purge purgeable space and local snapshots.
- **Cloud scan:** Connects Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and Box and scans them over the network like a local disk, without allocating local disk space.
- **Quick Look preview:** Pressing Space previews any file with the built-in Quick Look, so you can identify it before deciding whether to delete it.

## Good for

- Mac users who keep running out of disk space
- Finding what is behind large System Data or Other storage figures
- People who want a one-time purchase that covers their personal Macs

## Worth knowing

- macOS only; the current version needs macOS 10.13 or newer, and the FAQ says there is no Windows or iOS version.
- The free trial cannot delete files, show them in Finder, scan as administrator or scan cloud storage, and shows purchase reminders.
- The Mac App Store edition cannot scan as administrator and only detects hidden and purgeable space without revealing or purging it.
- It does not find duplicate files, and deletion is permanent, not a move to the Trash.

## Works with

Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Box

**Tags:** Disk cleanup, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [CleanMyMac](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanmymac): Mac cleanup, malware removal and maintenance in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanmymac-vs-daisydisk)
- [WinDirStat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windirstat): Free, open-source disk usage analyzer for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/daisydisk-vs-windirstat)
- [WizTree](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wiztree): Fast disk space analyzer for Windows and macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/daisydisk-vs-wiztree)
- [OnyX](https://toolgpa.com/tools/onyx): Free maintenance, cleaning and tweaking utility for macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/daisydisk-vs-onyx)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://daisydiskapp.com/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/support/pricing
- https://daisydiskapp.com/support/faq
- https://daisydiskapp.com/specs/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/guide/4/en/ReasonsToBuy/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/guide/4/en/Trial/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/guide/4/en/Editions/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/guide/4/en/DeletingFiles/
- https://daisydiskapp.com/about
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daisydisk/id411643860?mt=12

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