CleanMyMac AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Cleaners

The best System Cleaner alternative to CleanMyMac is CCleaner, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CleanMyMac and loads of them are System Cleaners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Cleaner alternatives to CleanMyMac are Kudu Cleaner, Mole, Canta and AppCleaner.

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  1. CCleaner icon
     2686 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.

    121 CCleaner alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Bundleware

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. Kudu Cleaner icon
     32 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.

    96 Kudu Cleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  3. Mole icon
     32 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.

    91 Mole alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  4. Canta icon
     63 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.

    61 Canta alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  5. 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.

    74 PureMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  6. Pearcleaner icon
     38 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...

    79 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. optimizerDuck icon
     14 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. MacOSCleaner icon
     11 likes

    Free zero-telemetry CleanMyMac alternative for macOS (Apple Silicon). Native SwiftUI: forensic uninstaller, disk analyzer, duplicates, Xcode/Docker reclaim. Source-available GPLv3 + Commons Clause.

    14 MacOSCleaner alternatives

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    • Mac
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  9. Quitty icon
     8 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.

    68 Quitty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. 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.

    122 MacBooster alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. 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.

    199 MacKeeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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