AppCleaner Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to AppCleaner for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Mole, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to AppCleaner and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to AppCleaner are PureMac, Pearcleaner, MacOSCleaner and CleanMyMac.

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  1. Mole icon
     35 likes

    Open source Mac command line utility integrating disk cleanup, deep app uninstallation with artifact removal, disk analysis, optimization tasks, and a live terminal dashboard for real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring with interactive options.

    107 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
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  2. PureMac icon
     22 likes

    Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed.

    83 PureMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  3. Pearcleaner icon
     38 likes

    An open-source mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post on his app-cleaner script. This project was born out of wanting to learn more. There's probably parts of the code that could be done better as I'm fairly new...

    92 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. MacOSCleaner icon
     11 likes

    Free zero-telemetry CleanMyMac alternative for macOS (Apple Silicon). Native SwiftUI: forensic uninstaller, disk analyzer, duplicates, Xcode/Docker reclaim. Source-available GPLv3 + Commons Clause.

    21 MacOSCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. CleanMyMac icon
     143 likes

    All-in-one Mac cleaner: Remove junk, duplicates, malware, and enhance performance. Deep clean, scan threats, manage apps, update software, declutter storage for optimized Mac efficiency. Offers personalized optimizations ensuring your Mac is ready for any task.

    124 CleanMyMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Sweep for Mac icon
     7 likes

    Sweep finds the junk, big files and forgotten leftovers filling your Mac, checks it for malware and risky settings, keeps every app up to date, and shows you what your Mac does while you're not looking.

    54 Sweep for Mac alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Quitty icon
     8 likes

    Comprehensive macOS utility featuring real-time monitoring of CPU, RAM, disk, and network, advanced automated cleaning, storage analysis with file visualization, duplicate management, file recovery, task automation, and a suite of optimization tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Completely uninstalls Mac apps with all related files, deletes caches, support and preferences, manages startup items and extensions, checks app security, updates installed software, provides explanations for unknown apps, and helps manage sensitive permissions.

    77 App Cleaner & Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. TrashMe icon
     5 likes

    Uninstalls apps and extensions completely, cleans caches, removes duplicate and junk files, manages startup apps, offers disk overview, advanced Trash options, app updates, secure info storage, widgets, and supports the latest Apple chips on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. AppZapper icon
     41 likes

    The tagline say it all, "The uninstaller Apple forgot". AppZapper is for people who want to confidently try new apps while knowing they can uninstall them easily. Drag one or more unwanted apps onto AppZapper and watch as it finds all the extra files and lets you...

    80 AppZapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. App Eraser icon
     11 likes

    A tool that removes unwanted macOS applications and the files that they leave behind. App Eraser is a Free and Open Source macOS app.

    Cost / License

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    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. UninstallPKG icon
     8 likes

    UninstallPKG allows you to completely remove "packages" (file extension .pkg) and all their installed contents from your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
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