Rewrite README around download, install steps, and FAQ - #11
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Lead with a download link for the signed, notarized release and step-by-step install instructions for non-developers, followed by a how-to guide, a feature list, and a FAQ answering common questions (WinDirStat for Mac, privacy, Intel support, Full Disk Access, sizes not matching macOS). Build-from-source and architecture notes move below. Correct claims the code doesn't support: the scanner uses parallel opendir/readdir/fstatat traversal, not fts; drop the unbenchmarked "beats FileManager-based tools" claim; the extension map has about 190 entries, not 200+; WizTree now also ships for macOS; GrandPerspective and OmniDiskSweeper are free, so MacDirStat isn't a "free alternative" to them. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Rewrites the README so a regular Mac user can download and install MacDirStat in a few seconds, and so search engines and AI assistants can find and quote it accurately.
releases/latest/download/MacDirStat.zip, real badges (latest release, macOS 15+, MIT), and the screenshot with descriptive alt text.Corrected claims
opendir/readdir/fstatatwith parallel task groups, not BSDfts.Feature claims, UI labels and the color table were checked against the source.
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Merge this after
v0.1.0is published. Until then, the download button and the release badge point at a release that doesn't exist yet.🤖 Generated with Claude Code