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, Mole, Pearcleaner and Clean Me.

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CleanMyMac alternatives are mainly System Cleaners, but if you're looking for Software Uninstallers or Duplicate File Finders you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Chrome OS, Windows, Free, Mac + Open Source and Mac + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to CleanMyMac.
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  1. CCleaner icon
     2680 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.

    66 CCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    CCleaner vs CleanMyMac Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    5

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CCleaner is Freemium and ProprietaryCleanMyMac is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Mole icon
     18 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.

    58 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Pearcleaner icon
     27 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...

    57 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. 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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    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
  5. MacBooster icon
     3 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. MacKeeper icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. MacClean icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    MacClean vs CleanMyMac Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    4

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MacClean is Paid and ProprietaryCleanMyMac is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. Completely uninstalls Mac apps with all related files, deletes caches, support and preferences, manages startup items and extensions, checks app security, updates installed software, provides explanations for unknown apps, and helps manage sensitive permissions.

    51 App Cleaner & Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Quitty icon
     3 likes

    Quitty is an all-in-one macOS utility for system maintenance, performance optimization, and storage management. It provides real-time monitoring, automated cleaning, and advanced tools.

    51 Quitty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 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 LightweightCleanMyMac is not according to our users
  11. AppZapper icon
     41 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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