Maid AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Cleaners

The best System Cleaner alternative to Maid is Hazel. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer or Spotless. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Maid and six of them are System Cleaners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Cleaner alternatives to Maid are Declutter, 4-Organizer Ultra and MyQuickMac Lite.

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Maid alternatives are mainly File Managers but may also be System Cleaners or Workflow Automation Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Maid.

Maid

File Manager
Free • Open Source

Be lazy. Let Maid clean up after you, based on rules you define. Think of it as "Hazel for hackers".

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Maid alternatives page was last updated Jan 4, 2023

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Hazel
51 likes
Automated organization for your Mac.
28 Hazel alternatives
License model
Paid • Proprietary
Application types
System Cleaner
Workflow Automation Tool
Platforms
Mac
Hazel Features
Support for scripting
Custom rules
Visual scripting
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Hazel VS Maid
Is Hazel a good alternative to Maid?
- Hazel is the most popular Mac alternative to Maid.
- Hazel is the most popular commercial alternative to Maid.
- Hazel is Paid and ProprietaryMaid is Free and Open Source

DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer
7 likes
The application automatically processes files and folders based on the rules specified by the user.

The app is open source, based on Python/PySide2.
16 DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer alternatives
License model
Free • Open Source
Application types
File Manager
System Cleaner
Platforms
Mac
Windows
DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer Features
File Tagging
Auto-delete files
Tagging
Custom rules
DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer VS Maid
Is this a good alternative to Maid?

Declutter
1 like
Declutter is an elegant solution to Desktop Clutter that every Mac user faces. It automatically keeps your desktop organised and clean always by moving the files on the Desktop to smart folders using rules based on file names and extensions.
11 Declutter alternatives
License model
Paid • Proprietary
Application types
File Manager
System Cleaner
Platforms
Mac
+2
Discontinued
The latest version (2.5) is from March 2018.
Declutter VS Maid
Is Declutter a good alternative to Maid?

4-Organizer Ultra
4 likes
AI-Powered care for your PC, fully automatic speedup, organization, cleaning, decluttering and sorting. Use 4-Organizer Ultra: Spend your time on life, not on routine tasks.
85 4-Organizer Ultra alternatives
License model
Paid • Proprietary
Application type
System Cleaner
Platforms
Windows
+6
Top 4-Organizer Ultra Features
Delete Temporary Files
Optimization
Disk Maintenance
AI-Powered
End-to-End Encryption
Dark Mode
Mood Tracking
AES-256 Encryption
Ad-free
Command line interface
Personal-assistant
Auto Update
4-Organizer Ultra VS Maid
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MyQuickMac Lite
2 likes
AI-powered program: Put an end to the infinite chaos of files.
10 MyQuickMac Lite alternatives
License model
Paid • Proprietary
Application types
File Manager
System Cleaner
Platforms
Mac
+3
MyQuickMac Lite Features
Dark Mode
End-to-End Encryption
Ad-free
Desktop Application
AI-Powered
File Organizer
MyQuickMac Lite VS Maid
Is MyQuickMac Lite a good alternative to Maid?

Spotless
1 like
Organize files like magic, leaving your Mac spotless.
8 Spotless alternatives
License model
Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
File Manager
System Cleaner
Platforms
Mac
Spotless VS Maid
Is Spotless a good alternative to Maid?