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Dust

Dust is a free, open-source command-line notes and writing tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A more intuitive version of du in rust. It has 12,555 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at bootandy/dust.

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About Dust

Note: dust installed through snap can only access files stored in the /home directory. See danie-dejager/dust-snap#2 for more information.

Install Dust

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Homebrew (macOS)
brew install dust

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Snap (Linux)
snap install dust

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FAQ

Dust FAQ

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Is Dust free and open source?

Yes. Dust's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Dust?

Homebrew: brew install dust and Snap: snap install dust. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.2.6).

Is Dust still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.