Free CleanMyMac Alternatives for Mac

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

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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
  4. 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
     
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    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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    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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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
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    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
  11. 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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  12. TidyBar icon

    TidyBar

     5 likes

    Menu-bar utility scans Mac for free, reports gigabytes reclaimable, clears caches, duplicates, large files, leftovers, Time Machine snapshots, and developer folders with one click. All removals go to Trash, no permanent deletion, no subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Noah icon

    Noah

     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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Noah names the actual cause — stale pre-Tahoe preferences — and shows the exact steps it would take. Nothing runs until you approve.
     
  14. iBoostUp icon

    iBoostUp

     2 likes

    Has your Mac become slow and unresponsive? Has it lost some of the zing it used to have? Are you getting unexpected crashes and error messages? Is your Macbook getting hot and the fan running constantly?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. App Eraser icon

    App Eraser

     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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    App Eraser vs CleanMyMac Comments
    Embellish8789
    Positive
    0

    Open source and light weight. Does its job

    • App Eraser is Free and Open SourceCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
    • App Eraser is a Software Uninstallers CleanMyMac is a System Cleaner
    • App Eraser is LightweightCleanMyMac is not according to our users
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