Install

diskdiet is a single binary for macOS, Linux and Windows (x64 and arm64). Pick whatever you already use.

The CLI

How	Command
Install script (macOS, Linux)	curl -fsSL https://roystondwork-dev.github.io/diskdiet/install.sh \| sh
Install script (Windows PowerShell)	irm https://roystondwork-dev.github.io/diskdiet/install.ps1 \| iex
npm (any OS, nothing to install first)	npx diskdiet
PyPI (any OS)	pipx install diskdiet or uv tool install diskdiet
Go 1.26+	go install github.com/roystondwork-dev/diskdiet/cmd/diskdiet@latest
Homebrew (macOS, Linux)	brew install roystondwork-dev/tap/diskdiet (coming soon)
Scoop (Windows)	scoop bucket add roystondwork-dev https://github.com/roystondwork-dev/scoop-bucket then scoop install diskdiet (coming soon)
winget (Windows)	winget install roystondwork-dev.diskdiet (coming soon)
Linux packages	.deb, .rpm and .apk from the latest release
Archives	diskdiet_<version>_<os>_<arch>.tar.gz / .zip from the latest release

Check it works:

diskdiet version

The npm package downloads the binary for your OS from the GitHub release on first use and checks it against checksums published with the package; the PyPI wheels contain the binary.

The desktop app

From the latest release:

OS	File
macOS (Apple silicon and Intel)	diskdiet-app_<version>_macos_universal.dmg
Windows	diskdiet-app_<version>_windows_amd64_setup.exe (installs for your user, no admin needed)
Linux	diskdiet-app_<version>_linux_x86_64.AppImage

The app isn't signed by Apple or Microsoft yet, so the first launch needs one extra step; see the app guide.

The VS Code extension

Install diskdiet-vscode-<version>.vsix from the latest release with Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX…. It has diskdiet built in. See VS Code.

For AI assistants

claude mcp add diskdiet -- npx -y diskdiet mcp

or, in Claude Code, the plugin: /plugin install diskdiet --marketplace roystondwork-dev/diskdiet. See AI assistants (MCP).

Verify what you downloaded

Every release is signed and has SBOMs and build provenance: see Verifying downloads.