The Best Open Source CCleaner AlternativesTop System Cleaners & Software Uninstallers like CCleaner

The best open source alternative to CCleaner is BleachBit. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CCleaner and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to CCleaner are SD Maid SE, Tron Script, Pearcleaner and Mole.

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  1. BleachBit icon

    BleachBit

     864 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.

    156 BleachBit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blackberry
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
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    Comments about BleachBit as an Alternative to CCleaner
    Comment summary: BleachBit emerges as a strong alternative to CCleaner, appreciated for its open-source nature, robust cleaning capabilities, and absence of ads. Users highlight its multiplatform support and privacy focus. While BleachBit lacks some features of CCleaner and has limitations such as not cleaning multiple user profiles or system registries, it stands out for its efficiency, CLI scripting options, and suitability for Linux. Concerns regarding CCleaner focus on bloat, ads, and reduced functionality after its acquisition.
    Top Positive Comment
    John Fastman
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    BleachBit is open source and does a thorough job of deleting various files that could reveal what you've been up to, from cookies to temporary files and other junk. It can't replace CCleaner on Mac, but on Windows and Linux it is arguably better and more trustworthy.

    Top Negative Comment
    Noah Sean
    0

    It doesn't have an automated option as far as I can tell, it seems to only work manually.

    frogue
    Positive
    1

    It's FOSS, no bloat, and does a perfect job.

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    • Almost everyone thinks BleachBit is a great CCleaner alternative.

    • BleachBit is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CCleaner.

    • BleachBit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CCleaner.

    • BleachBit is Free and Open SourceCCleaner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • BleachBit is Privacy focused and LightweightCCleaner is not according to our users
  2. SD Maid SE icon

    SD Maid SE

     105 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.

    137 SD Maid SE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Most users think SD Maid SE is a great CCleaner alternative.

    • SD Maid SE is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to CCleaner.

    • SD Maid SE is Freemium and Open SourceCCleaner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • SD Maid SE is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightCCleaner is not according to our users
  4. Tron Script icon

    Tron Script

     34 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...

    167 Tron Script alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Pearcleaner icon

    Pearcleaner

     26 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...

    51 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Mole icon

    Mole

     13 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.

    50 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. WhatsAppCleaner icon

    WhatsAppCleaner

     5 likes

    Cleaner for WhatsApp - Clean WhatsApp's Redundant Media Files from Storage.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. Sweeper icon

    Sweeper

     8 likes

    Sweeper helps to clean unwanted traces the user leaves on the system.

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • KDE
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  10. windows-tools

     7 likes

    This is a toolset for improvement of performance of Windows desktop and server operating systems. Much gratitude goes to Ponderworthy folks and friends for much input, a good bit of which can be read at notes.ponderworthy.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PowerShell
     
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    WinTrim

     2 likes

    A comprehensive Windows cleanup Powershell script.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Multron Win Cleaner icon

    Multron Win Cleaner

     2 likes

    Multron Win Cleaner – The Ultimate Free & Open-Source Windows Optimizer Looking for a powerful, no-strings-attached system cleaner? Multron Win Cleaner is a completely free and open-source toolkit for optimizing, cleaning, and boosting your Windows system — without...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. SD Maid - System Cleaner icon

    SD Maid - System Cleaner

     2 likes

    SD Maid helps maintain a clean device by offering a variety of tools for managing apps and files. It can remove leftover files from uninstalled apps, manage installed apps, search for files, provide a detailed overview of storage, optimize databases, and remove expendable files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  14. Spruce icon

    Spruce

     1 like

    Spruce is a lightweight cache cleaner and system maintenance tool designed for GNU/Linux. It helps keep your system fresh by clearing unneeded caches, logs, and temporary files in a clean, Adwaita-based GTK interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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