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 App Cleaner & Uninstaller.

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  1. Mole icon
     27 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.

    80 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  2. PureMac icon
     21 likes

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

    65 PureMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  3. Pearcleaner icon
     34 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Discontinued

    Project is on hold indefinitely.

    Pearcleaner vs AppCleaner Comments
    Pickle Rick
    Positive
    0

    I used to use 'AppCleaner' but 'Pearcleaner' is way more advanced, and its also free and open-source.

    • Pearcleaner is Free and Open SourceAppCleaner is Free and Proprietary
  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.

    88 CleanMyMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    CleanMyMac vs AppCleaner Comments
    Pickle Rick
    Negative
    0

    Eats your system resources. If you need an uninstaller, just go with the free Pearcleaner.

    • CleanMyMac is Paid and ProprietaryAppCleaner is Free and Proprietary
  5. 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.

    62 App Cleaner & Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Quitty icon
     7 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)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. 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...

    68 AppZapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Noah icon
     3 likes

    Noah fixes what's actually wrong with your Mac or PC — it's not a cleaner. It finds the real cause and fixes it.

    23 Noah alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. OverClean icon
     3 likes

    Simplify your disk cleanup with OverClean: easily identify and remove unnecessary files to free up space.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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