BleachBit
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BleachBit deletes unnecessary files such as cache and cookies to enhance privacy and disk space efficiency on Linux and Windows. It supports numerous applications including web browsers, office suites, and multimedia tools.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Since
- Since 2009
Updated
- Updated Nov 2026
Releases
- 10 releases last year10 last year
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Install from the command line
winget install -e --id BleachBit.BleachBitflatpak install flathub org.bleachbit.BleachBit
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Andrew Ziem Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
Works good. Use it.
Trustworthy app, I've been using it a couple of years now without any problems (I replaced CCleaner with it). The user interface is quite ugly, but is simple to use at the same time. I have yet to find a better app for disk cleaning. Many alternatives are vibe-coded ... I'm not sure I want to trust these already with my files.
BleachBit is a powerful, free, and open-source system cleaner. It works well, though adding features like cookie whitelisting and smarter SSD handling would improve it. Experienced users can extend its capabilities with the “winapp2.ini” list.
For a free program, it does much more, and better, than many paid applications.
Those who criticize it and speak badly of it seem to not know how to value the work of others and ignore how it is done and how much it costs to make a program; and surely they are incapable of doing something free for the community.
Volunteer programmers do enough to, on top of that, hear criticism and endure ungrateful rudeness.
Thanks to the authors. God bless them always.
BleachBit is, in my opinion, the best system cleaning software out there. It’s open-source, completely free, and very effective. However, it would be great if it included a few more features, such as a cookie whitelist option and the ability to skip wiping free disk space when using an SSD. Advanced users can make it even more powerful by adding the “winapp2.ini” list — but that’s only recommended for experienced users.
BleachBit's custom cleaner system is a bad joke. No UI, no error messages, just XML raw-dogging and silent failure and missing cleaners if you don't pet it exactly the way it wants you to. The "Hide irrelevant cleaners" setting sometimes just hides your work instead of telling you why.
You can't whitelist cookies. The default cleaners for some browsers (e.g. Brave) are mysteriously duplicated.
Variable expansion is flaky as hell. It sets weird permissions on its own AppData folder, for no good reason.
If you want a cleaner you can actually configure without losing your mind, run. This tool is a steaming pile of XML hell, horrible UX, and false hope.
BleachBit? More like BleachMyPatience. Avoid.
New Review: Now Bleachbit can manage/whitelist cookies! Yeah! Old Review: If you can't whitelist cookies, it just isn't a great cleaner. Another point is that it doesn't automatically close browsers.
You can't whitelist cookies? 🙁 Hmmm!