What Are Mac Cleaner Apps?
Mac cleaner apps help Mac users find unnecessary files, analyze disk usage and reclaim storage space. Typical features include junk file cleanup, large file discovery, duplicate detection and complete app uninstallation.
How Mac Cleaner Apps Work
Most cleaners scan your disk, visualize what occupies space and group removable items such as caches, logs, downloads and leftover files from uninstalled apps. Good cleaners show you exactly what will be deleted before anything is removed.
How to Choose a Mac Cleaner
Choose a cleaner that explains what it deletes, offers a preview before removal and is transparent about pricing. Avoid tools that use scare tactics or delete files without showing you what they are.
Mac Cleaner Apps
App Uninstaller
Lightweight app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support.
Lightweight app uninstaller with drag-and-drop support. Built with Swift and SwiftUI.
AppCleaner
Thoroughly uninstall apps.
Thoroughly uninstall apps.
Cleaner for Xcode
Remove unwanted Xcode files.
Remove unwanted Xcode files.
Cleaner One
Disk cleaning and Mac optimization.
Disk cleaning and Mac optimization.
CleanMyMac
Mac maintenance suite: cleanup, uninstall, malware scan.
A macOS maintenance suite from MacPaw that removes junk files, uninstalls apps with their leftovers, finds duplicates and scans for malware.
ClearDisk
Visualize and clean developer caches to quickly reclaim disk space.
Visualize and clean developer caches to quickly reclaim disk space.
DaisyDisk
Visual disk usage analyser with a one-time licence.
A disk usage analyser that scans a Mac's storage and shows what is using space as an interactive ring chart, so you decide what to delete.
DiskWise
Open-source SwiftUI disk cleaner whose only deletion path is the Trash, with undo and a cache knowledge base.
Free open-source SwiftUI disk cleaner for developer Macs: its only deletion path is the Trash, with per-session undo and a knowledge base that explains every cache entry.
Dusty
Open-source menu bar disk cleaner that deletes only from a fixed allowlist, shows every path before removing it, and can undo a clean.
Open-source menu bar disk cleaner that deletes only from a fixed allowlist, shows every path before removing it, and can undo a clean.
Harbofly
Menu bar app that auto-discovers and frees the disk space dev build artifacts and caches hog (DerivedData, node_modules, SPM/Homebrew cache…
Menu bar app that auto-discovers and frees the disk space dev build artifacts and caches hog (DerivedData, node_modules, SPM/Homebrew caches). Zero telemetry, notarized.
Mac Cache Cleaner
Cache cleaner for Mac
Cache cleaner for Mac
Mac Clean
Free, open-source cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner.
Free, open-source cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner.
MacOSCleaner
Free, open-source macOS cleaner with disk analyzer, app uninstaller, and smart cleanup.
Free, open-source macOS cleaner with disk analyzer, app uninstaller, and smart cleanup.
MacSift
Open-source disk cleaner that groups files by app and moves them to the Trash.
Open-source disk cleaner that groups files by app and moves them to the Trash.
MangoDisk
Free, open-source disk cleaner and space analyzer that scans locally and shows paths and sizes before deletion.
Free, open-source disk cleaner and space analyzer that scans locally and shows paths and sizes before deletion.
Mole
Native Mac maintenance utility for cleanup, app management, disk analysis, and system monitoring.
Native Mac maintenance utility for cleanup, app management, disk analysis, and system monitoring.
Neatwise
Analyze storage, clean unnecessary files and keep your Mac organized.
Neatwise is a macOS utility that helps you analyze storage, find unnecessary files and keep your Mac clean and organized.
OmniDiskSweeper
Scans files by size so you can quickly find space hogs.
Scans files by size so you can quickly find space hogs.
Pearcleaner
A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner.
A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner.
PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner with no telemetry.
Free, open-source macOS cleaner with no telemetry. Cleans system and user caches, Xcode junk, Homebrew cache, mail attachments, and finds large or old files. Supports scheduled auto-cleaning.
Purge
Open-source cache cleaner that moves files to the Trash instead of deleting them, using a fixed allowlist and no telemetry.
Open-source cache cleaner that moves files to the Trash instead of deleting them, using a fixed allowlist and no telemetry.
SquirrelDisk
Open-source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views for disks and cloud storage.
Open-source disk usage analyzer with sunburst and treemap views for disks and cloud storage.