Free CCleaner AlternativesSystem Cleaners & Software Uninstallers like CCleaner

The best free alternative to CCleaner is BleachBit, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CCleaner and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to CCleaner are Glary Utilities, SD Maid SE, Kudu Cleaner and Mole.

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  1. BleachBit icon
     932 likes

    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.

    173 BleachBit alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    • AppImage
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  2. Glary Utilities icon
     413 likes

    Offers a suite of powerful tools to optimize your Windows PC performance with features like registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, and internet speed optimization, designed for both novices and professionals, and available in 23 languages for global accessibility.

    243 Glary Utilities alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. SD Maid SE icon
     122 likes

    SD Maid SE (aka SD Maid 2) is a file management tool for Android that specialises in maintenance. Its core purpose is freeing up space and removing unwanted data.

    166 SD Maid SE alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  4. Kudu Cleaner icon
     34 likes

    The free system maintenance suite your PC deserves. 15+ powerful tools to clean, optimize, and protect your Windows, macOS, and Linux machines. Open source, no ads, no bloatware. Just a faster computer.

    98 Kudu Cleaner alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. Mole icon
     32 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.

    94 Mole alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  6. 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.

    76 PureMac alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • AE flagUnited Arab Emirates
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  7. 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...

    84 Pearcleaner alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  8. optimizerDuck icon
     14 likes

    Open-source Windows software offering more than 30 system tweaks spanning performance, privacy, GPU, power, bloatware, and user experience, with detailed risk ratings, automatic backups, one-click reverts, built-in management tools, and user-controlled settings.

    67 optimizerDuck alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  9. Tune-up software developed by Microsoft that helps reduce ram usage, clean junk files and keeps your Windows device running smoother. Also contains a user interface for Windows Defender Antivirus.

    46 Microsoft PC Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. PrivaZer icon
     60 likes

    Advanced PC cleaner removes unnecessary tracks through comprehensive scanning, secures digital footprints from browsing and file downloads, frees disk space, and backs up registries, compatible with system 7 to 11. Offers installable or portable app options with customizable setup.

    101 PrivaZer alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Tron Script icon
     35 likes

    Tron is a collection of programs, tools, utilities, and Windows functions that are all scripted together. Those programs and such are designed to remove malware and bloatware, repair damaged operating systems, update old versions of very common applications, free up drive space...

    171 Tron Script alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  12. 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.

    16 MacOSCleaner alternatives

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    • Mac
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