Open Source CleanMyMac Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to CleanMyMac for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Mac alternative is Kudu Cleaner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CleanMyMac and 12 are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to CleanMyMac are Mole, PureMac, Pearcleaner and Clean Me.

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  1. Kudu Cleaner icon
     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)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. Mole icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  3. 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.

    66 PureMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  4. Pearcleaner icon
     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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Clean Me icon
     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
  6. Quitty icon
     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)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Noah icon
     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
     
  8. App Eraser icon
     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

    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
  9. Open-source macOS cleanup tool with a review-first terminal UI — see exactly what will be removed before deleting caches, logs, and build artifacts. Designed for safety, transparency, and control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Dusty icon
     1 like

    Free, open-source macOS menu bar disk cleaner that only deletes from a fixed allowlist and shows every path before removing it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. MangoDisk icon
     1 like

    MangoDisk is a free and open-source disk cleaner and storage analyzer for macOS and Windows. It scans locally for large files, exact duplicates, application leftovers, system caches, developer caches, and project build artifacts.

    2 MangoDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  12. The open-source Mac cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner. A free alternative to CleanMyMac — built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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