Free CleanMyMac AlternativesTop System Cleaners & Software Uninstallers like CleanMyMac

The best free alternative to CleanMyMac is CCleaner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CleanMyMac and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to CleanMyMac are Canta, AppCleaner, Kudu Cleaner and Mole.

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  1. CCleaner icon

    CCleaner

     2685 likes

    Enhances system performance by clearing unused files, optimizing registries, speeding up boot times, and updating drivers. It safeguards privacy via auto cleanup of cookies and browser history, freeing disk space with file cleanup, duplicate detection, and efficient startup management.

    109 CCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Bundleware

    The software tries to install Avast too - Spyware, runs in background and collects information to send to Avast. Background mode can be disabled, but gets re-enabled on each run - Shows pop-up system wide ads from time to time

    CCleaner vs CleanMyMac Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    It doesn't find all the cached data like cleammymac does

    • CCleaner is Freemium and ProprietaryCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Canta icon

    Canta

     62 likes

    Canta is a software tool designed to facilitate the uninstallation of apps from your device, irrespective of whether root access is available or not. It provides a solution for removing any application, even those that might be deeply ingrained within the system.

    57 Canta alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Mole icon
    Mole

    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 moni...

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  6. Kudu Cleaner icon

    Kudu Cleaner

     22 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.

    88 Kudu Cleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Cleaner
     
  8. Mole icon

    Mole

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  9. PureMac icon

    PureMac

     22 likes

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

    66 PureMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  10. Pearcleaner icon

    Pearcleaner

     35 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...

    74 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. optimizerDuck icon

    optimizerDuck

     11 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.

    62 optimizerDuck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Clean Me icon

    Clean Me

     17 likes

    A small macOS app that acts as a system cleaner (logs, cache, …).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Clean Me screenshot 1
     
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    1
    Discontinued

    Application is still available for download, however the Github repo now displays a message stating "This repository has been archived by the owner. It is now read-only."

    Clean Me vs CleanMyMac Comments
    Mateo Castro
    Positive
    4

    It cleans logs and email attachments. Although it does not uninstall apps, for that you will need AppCleaner by freemacsoft. Together, Clean Me and AppCleaner, do the work of CleanMyMac.

    • Clean Me is Free and Open SourceCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Quitty icon

    Quitty

     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)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Outbyte PC Repair icon

    Outbyte PC Repair

     2 likes

    Fixes Windows errors, cleans drives, removes unused files, optimizes performance by stopping background processes, improves privacy by clearing cookies, checks for malware, manages vulnerabilities, alerts to missing updates, and securely deletes files.

    63 Outbyte PC Repair alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  15. WinExt Free icon

    WinExt Free

     11 likes

    Powerful Win utilities: fix registry, clean junk, protect privacy, optimize system, quick launch, find duplicates, folder size, see more recent resources, activity monitor, batch operation, synchronization, disable context menus, skip UAC, trace file.

    263 WinExt Free alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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