Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Carpet
The easiest way to keep your desktop "clean" ;)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Carpet launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Desktop Organizer ▲166File zones, keep your desktop clean and tidy
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically clean & backup your MacOS desktop in 1 click
2022 · phuctm97.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Clean▲217Automatically cleans your cluttered Mac desktop, every day
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tidey▲90Hey HN! I built Tidey because my Desktop was always a mess. The problem: Files pile up on Desktop and Downloads. Screenshots, PDFs, random downloads. You save them "temporarily" and forget about them for months. The solution: Tidey sits in your menubar and watches those folders. When you're ready to clean up, it shows you each file one by one. You preview it, then click Delete (goes to Trash) or Keep (moves to ~/Documents/Kept/, organized by year/month). That's it. No complex rules, no automation magic. Just a fast way to make decisions about files you've been ignoring.…
Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →
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Declutter▲91Cleans and organises your files in Mac desktop automatically
2016 · macappstudio.com · its alternatives →
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Fossils▲230Find and clean out all your old unused files
2018 · obviousmatter.com · its alternatives →
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Simple tool to hide the clutter on your desktop.
2014 · manytricks.com · its alternatives →
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DeskMat 1.3▲103Now hide individual files + folders for more private desktop
Jul 2026 · eternalstorms.at · its alternatives →
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QuickShift▲136Reduce desktop clutter on your Mac. Clean up & Organise
2017 · growthbeats.com · its alternatives →
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Open-source Tinder for desktop files on MacOS. 100% Free.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pretty Clean▲139macOS disk cleanup tools and programmer friendly. Size < 4MB
2022 · pretty-clean.github.io · its alternatives →
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Clean Me▲86One-click MacOS desktop organizer & productivity booster
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Mac Cleanup Go▲100Instead of a traditional command-style CLI, it runs as a TUI in the terminal, allowing users to inspect cleanup targets before proceeding. On my macOS machines, caches and app data often take up more than 40% of disk usage. Manually cleaning them each time felt tedious, so I built this tool to make the process easier. While similar tools exist, I found it hard to quickly understand how items were categorized or how important each cleanup target was, so I built my own. Repository: https://github.com/2ykwang/mac-cleanup-go Feedback is welcome.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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End the chaos of your unorganized files in a simple click!
2017 · qiplex.com · its alternatives →
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Stash▲135Manage temporary files, text, and media with drag-and-drop
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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