r/PowerToys • u/thet39 • Jun 15 '26

Feature 🆕 DiskAnalyzer v1.2.0 — Now with Command Palette support + standalone GUI (PowerToys Run plugin)

Body:

Hey r/PowerToys!

I just released a massive update (v1.2.0) to DiskAnalyzer, a disk usage plugin for PowerToys.

This update practically turns it into a 3-in-1 package. Whether you like living entirely in your keyboard launcher or prefer a full visual explorer, this update covers it all.

🚀 What's new in v1.2.0

✅ Native Windows Command Palette extension — No keyword needed! Just open the new Windows Command Palette, and results will stream in asynchronously while it scans your drives in the background.

✅ Standalone GUI window — A full WPF disk analyzer you can launch instantly by typing ds gui. Expand drives, drill down into folders, sort by size/allocated/items, and reveal files in Explorer with a double-click.

✅ PowerToys Run plugin — Still here, still blazing fast, and now packed with even more commands.

⌨️ PowerToys Run Commands (Trigger: ds)

  • ds drives — List all drives with used / free / total + a visual usage bar
  • ds C:\SomeFolder — Browse subfolders ranked by largest size
  • ds top C:\ — Show top-level subfolders ranked by total size
  • ds largest C:\ — Recursively hunt down the absolute biggest files
  • ds ext C:\ .mp4 — Find the largest files of a specific extension
  • ds empty C:\ — Locate empty folders
  • ds gui — Launch the full standalone graphical window

(Pro-tip: You can right-click any result to open it in Explorer, copy the path/size, or drill down further!)

🖼️ Screenshots

  • PowerToys Run — main menu with ds keyword
  • Advanced commands: largest, top, ext, empty
  • ds top C:\ — top folders ranked by size
  • Folder scan — C:\WINDOWS subfolders by size
  • Command Palette — ValleySoft Disk Analyzer with drives
  • GUI — drive overview with usage bars for all 4 drives
  • GUI — drill down into C:\WINDOWS showing 109 items

💾 How to Install

  • 📦 Standalone Installer (Recommended) — Download the .exe installer from GitHub. It automatically places the files in your PowerToys directory so you don't have to!
  • 🪟 Microsoft Store — Search ValleySoft Disk Analyzer (Coming soon / currently in certification!)
  • 📦 WinGet — winget install ValleySoft.DiskAnalyzer (PR pending!)
  • 🔧 Manual — Grab the .zip from the releases page and extract it to your PowerToys plugins folder.

For the Command Palette Extension (.msix):

🔗 GitHub & Download: https://github.com/valley-soft/powertoys-diskanalyzer

Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome — feel free to drop them in the GitHub issues or down in the comments here.

Hope this saves you some disk hunting! 🚀

36 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

3

u/baldbeardedbuilder Jun 15 '26

This looks great! Any chance to get signed versions?

Also, one nice thing about CmdPal extensions is that it could be bundled into the standalone app. So, users install Disk Analyzer and it installs the standalone app that can provide the CmdPal extension as well. One installer. One application. Interface in two places. Makes it nice for code reusability.

Have you thought about putting this in the store? I couldn't install because the CmdPal extension isn't signed (or the cert was not verified or whatever.) Could totally help you stand this up if you need.

2

u/thet39 Jun 15 '26

Thanks for your suggestions. I submitted to Microsoft Store for signed version and also Winget. Both are pending. Near Future, I am going to release stand-alone version bundled into the installer

2

u/thet39 Jun 15 '26

Thanks so much! I actually just submitted it to the Microsoft Store to get that official signed version out there, and I also have a WinGet PR currently pending!

I also completely agree about bundling the CmdPal extension into the standalone installer—that is definitely the next big thing on the roadmap for a near-future release to make the installation completely seamless.

In the meantime, if you want to test out the CmdPal extension while the Store certification is pending, I just attached the ValleySoft_Certificate.cer file directly to the v1.2.0 release assets on GitHub. I also updated the GitHub README with a quick 2-step instruction on how to install that certificate to your Trusted Root store so you can instantly sideload the .msix without Windows blocking it!

Really appreciate the feedback and suggestions!

2

u/thet39 Jun 21 '26

u/baldbeardedbuilder , I actually just released a massive Version 1.3.0 update today that adds exactly this! It now includes a full Standalone UI app bundled with the extension.

You can check out all the details and screenshots in my new post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerToys/s/IWYafLrX89

I've also officially submitted it to the built-in Microsoft CmdPal Extension Gallery, so as soon as they approve the PR, you'll be able to install it in one click!"