# DaisyDisk

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/daisydisk/

12 people recommended DaisyDisk in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a Mac disk space analyzer that shows folder-level breakdowns and works well with the system, with the one-time cost paying off over time. One critic wanted more performance and features.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Integrates well with macOS (2 comments in the sample): "they try a lot harder to integrate well with the system than equivalent freeware apps on Windows" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674794)) "DaisyDisk is also a great option on Mac." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49050598))
- Used heavily over long periods (2 comments in the sample): "I've been making a lot of use of DaisyDisk over the past year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135424)) "I’ve been using it altogether too much this last month" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135481))
- Shows folder-level disk space breakdown (1 comment in the sample): "Beautiful app. Perfect for discovering this kind of thing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220297))

## What people warn about

- Wanted more performance and features (1 comment in the sample): "I wanted more performance & features" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48152178))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://daisydiskapp.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DaisyDisk", https://hackerapproved.com/p/daisydisk/ (12 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.