CleanMyMac Alternatives for Mac

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

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  1. CCleaner icon

    CCleaner

     2681 likes
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    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.

    52 CCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about CCleaner as an Alternative to CleanMyMac
    Guest
    Negative
    5

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think CCleaner is a great CleanMyMac alternative.

    • CCleaner is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to CleanMyMac.

    • CCleaner is the most popular free alternative to CleanMyMac.

    • CCleaner is Freemium and ProprietaryCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
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    Pearcleaner

     25 likes
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    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...

    49 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    MacClean

    Empowers Mac users with powerful cleaning and optimization tools, ensuring device efficiency, increased security, and enhanced privacy with removal of system junk, duplicates, and management of startup items.

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    Clean Me

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about Clean Me as an Alternative to CleanMyMac
    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.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Clean Me is a great CleanMyMac alternative.

    • Clean Me is Free and Open SourceCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
  7. MacClean icon

    MacClean

     5 likes
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    Empowers Mac users with powerful cleaning and optimization tools, ensuring device efficiency, increased security, and enhanced privacy with removal of system junk, duplicates, and management of startup items.

    164 MacClean alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about MacClean as an Alternative to CleanMyMac
    Guest
    Positive
    4

    It is advertised as free yet it is NOT!!!!!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MacClean is Paid and ProprietaryCleanMyMac is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. MacBooster icon

    MacBooster

     2 likes
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    Provides malware and virus detection, deep Mac system cleanup, startup management, duplicate file removal, frees up disk space, optimizes SSDs, and safeguards Macs from spyware, adware, and other threats while improving overall performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. MacKeeper icon

    MacKeeper

     4 likes
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    Mac utility featuring antivirus protection with 99.7% detection accuracy, adware removal, ID theft monitoring, duplicates finder, and smart uninstall tools. Enhances performance by managing startup items, freeing RAM, updating apps, and optimizing disk space. Offers real-time threat detection and tech support.

    193 MacKeeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. App Cleaner & Uninstaller icon

    App Cleaner & Uninstaller

     13 likes
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    Provides complete removal of Mac apps, including service files, preference and support files, system and browser extensions, startup items, and screen savers, manages login items, disables launch agents, cleans residual and broken files, and frees disk space for optimal performance.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. App Eraser icon

    App Eraser

     11 likes
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    A tool that removes unwanted macOS applications and the files that they leave behind. App Eraser is a Free and Open Source macOS app.

    19 App Eraser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about App Eraser as an Alternative to CleanMyMac
    Embellish8789
    Positive
    0

    Open source and light weight. Does its job

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    • App Eraser is Free and Open SourceCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
    • App Eraser is LightweightCleanMyMac is not according to our users
  13. iBoostUp icon

    iBoostUp

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    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?

    5 iBoostUp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. AppZapper icon

    AppZapper

     41 likes
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    The tagline say it all, "The uninstaller Apple forgot". AppZapper is for people who want to confidently try new apps while knowing they can uninstall them easily. Drag one or more unwanted apps onto AppZapper and watch as it finds all the extra files and lets you...

    55 AppZapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Drag an application to the AppZapper window to "zap" them
     
  15. MacCleaner Pro icon

    MacCleaner Pro

     5 likes
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    MacCleaner Pro from Nektony is a powerful macOS cleaner and optimizer with an extensive list of features:

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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