Software:GrandPerspective

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GrandPerspective
File:GrandPerspective (Big Sur icon).tif
Developer(s)Erwin Bonsma
Initial releaseSeptember 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)[1]
Stable release
3.4.2-L1 / October 21, 2023; 8 months ago (2023-10-21)
Operating systemmacOS
TypeDisk Utility
LicenseGNU GPL
Websitegrandperspectiv.sourceforge.net

GrandPerspective is open source software for Mac OS X used for disk space analysis in a graphical treemap.[2][3][4] The application ranked #6 in the "50 Mac Essentials" list by Cult of Mac in 2010.[5] With the release of version 2.5.4 on December 13, 2020, a new application icon was introduced to reflect macOS Big Sur app icon guidelines.[6]

References

  1. GrandPerspective files at SourceForge.net
  2. Kessler, Topher. "Outline disk usage with Grand Perspective (review)" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/culture/outline-disk-usage-with-grand-perspective-review/. 
  3. Price, Rob. "Use this app to find all the junk files that are slowing down your Mac". https://www.insider.com/grandperspective-app-will-visualise-your-hard-drive-beautifully-slow-down-2016-5. 
  4. Sadun, Erica (6 November 2008). "Five ways to slim down your Mac OS X install" (in en-us). https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2008/11/five-ways-to-slim-down-your-mac-os-x-install/. 
  5. Turnbull, Giles (2010-05-12). "50 Mac Essentials #6: GrandPerspective" (in en-us). https://www.cultofmac.com/42663/50-mac-essentials-6-grandperspective/. 
  6. "GrandPerspective". http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/. "GrandPerspective 2.5.4 has been released and is available for download from Sourceforge. It features only one change but a notable one. After fifteen years, there's a new icon; it complies with the new Big Sur guidelines. I hope you like it. For those that liked the old icon, fear not, it's still used as a logo at various places." 

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