{
  "slug": "dust",
  "category": "disk-usage-analyzers",
  "name": "dust",
  "description": "Command-line tool written in Rust that works like du but draws a tree of the largest folders with bars showing each one's share of the space.",
  "website": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
  "source": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "linux",
    "macos",
    "windows"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 85,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "dust scores 85 out of 100 (grade B) on the disk usage analyzers criteria. It meets 5 of 6 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, works offline and no account needed. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/disk-usage-analyzers/dust/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/disk-usage-analyzers/dust/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "Apache-2.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
      "note": "No telemetry or analytics in the source code."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
      "note": "Free open-source volunteer project with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "offline": {
      "title": "Works offline",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
      "note": "The source code contains no network code."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bootandy/dust",
      "note": "No account needed."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:26.079Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}