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 many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to AppCleaner are PureMac, Pearcleaner, CleanMyMac and MacOSCleaner.

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  1. Mole icon
     31 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.

    84 Mole alternatives

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    • Mac
    • 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  3. Pearcleaner icon
     36 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...

    77 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  4. 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.

    93 CleanMyMac alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. MacOSCleaner icon
     9 likes

    Free, open-source CleanMyMac alternative for macOS. Native SwiftUI cleaner with app uninstaller, disk analyzer, duplicate finder, Xcode/Docker cleanup, Apple Intelligence and zero telemetry.

    11 MacOSCleaner alternatives

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    • Mac
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  6. 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)

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    • Mac
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  7. 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.

    68 App Cleaner & Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. 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.

    29 TrashMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. 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.

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    • 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...

    72 AppZapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. TidyBar icon
     5 likes

    Menu-bar utility scans Mac for free, reports gigabytes reclaimable, clears caches, duplicates, large files, leftovers, Time Machine snapshots, and developer folders with one click. All removals go to Trash, no permanent deletion, no subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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