PersonalCleaner

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Honest, open-source Windows cleaner. No fake "3,847 problems". Shows real junk (temp, WER, Bin >24h) + real health (Hung/HIGH MEM/CPU) with Preview first. 35MB, 100% local, no telemetry.

Dashboard — 960x620 window with 3 stats cards (Junk / Free RAM / Startup) and 4 sections: Junk cleanup (Scan junk / Clean junk now), App health (Not Responding check), Activity log (cleaner.log tail), Background run history (AUTO: freed table). Tray like Laragon.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (MIT)

Origin

India

Since

Updated

Updated Sep 2026

Releases

4 releases last year4 last year

Platforms

Windows

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Properties

Lightweight
Privacy focused

Features

No Tracking
Portable
Ad-free
No registration required

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Developed by
Sanket Thakkar
Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
Written in
Python
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Updated Sep 16, 2026

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What is PersonalCleaner?

I'm the developer — I got tired of cleaners that scream "3,847 problems!" and hide what they delete.

PersonalCleaner does the opposite: Scan → Review → Decide → Clean.

Free, open-source (MIT, one Python file you can audit), 100% local — zero network calls.

What it does (free):

Catch frozen apps (Not Responding / HIGH MEM 400MB / HIGH CPU 20%) and close safely (BLOCKLIST protected)
Free up RAM (purge standby list, real before/after)
Clean junk (User temp, Windows temp, WER, Recycle Bin — only >24h, only known folders, Preview first)
Startup manager (Enable/Disable, Task Manager method, reversible)
Restart Explorer, Tray like Laragon (Close hides to ^), 960x620 window with splash

Pro (same exe, offline key, 1 PC / 1 year, no subscription): Background upkeep (10-min idle + daily --auto silently), Weekly idle restart, Defender exclusions, Service tuning.

Honest: Portable (no installer), no scare count, VirusTotal 56/57 clean (1 Bkav false positive for PyInstaller), SmartScreen "Run anyway" once (not signed yet).