Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Mac Cleanup Go
Instead 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.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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CleanMyMac X▲418Keep your Mac clean, fast, and secure in two clicks.
2018 · macpaw.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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Automatically clean & backup your MacOS desktop in 1 click
2022 · phuctm97.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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I wanted to clean old temporary files and caches from my macOS with a script instead of using a shady paid app, so I created a simple script for that. Pull requests are very welcome for other unused files to clean up storage space!
2024 · github.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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Room Service▲128Built this after repeatedly running into “Disk is full” on macOS with no clear explanation. Started as a cleanup tool for dev environments (Xcode, Docker, node_modules), but the harder problem turned out to be understanding what’s actually taking space. macOS groups a lot of this into “System Data”, which isn’t very actionable. Recently, local AI tools made this worse. Model files and caches (Ollama, Hugging Face, Whisper, etc.) grow silently and are spread across different locations. The goal is to make disk usage more transparent before deciding what to remove. Would appreciate feedback,…
Mar 2026 · roomservices.pro · its alternatives →
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FreeUpMyMac▲110Hey HN Ex YC/Google engineer turned indie maker here - excited to share something I just shipped. The System Data in my Mac was taking up 300GB and it took me months to figure out how to clear the old cache, logs, junk and more. And CleanMyMac is a subscription - I refuse to pay subscription fees for Mac apps that run locally. So I built FreeUpMyMac an offline, lifetime Mac cleaner that clear junk with 1 click. And helps you visualize your storage with TreeMap/Sunburst. Hope it’s helpful to you as it is for me. Would love your feedback Tunde
Jan 2026 · freeupmymac.com · its alternatives →
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Deletes hidden Sketch history files.
2017 · yo-op.github.io · 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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Cloud space has limits. Cloud Cleanup makes it feel infinite
2025 · cleanmymac.com · its alternatives →
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Hi there! During last time we (me and my friend) were building an app to clean various stuff after Xcode. I was fed up as a developer that Apple related things load my drive and I need hundreds of gigabytes just to do my job. It's live now on Mac App Store and we'll be glad to hear your feedback: https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/cleano/id6469460523 Features - Simulators cleanup. It's a correct cleanup via 'simctl' so you even don't need to restart Xcode for it to take effect - SPM repos cache. Swift PM stores github repos for packages separately and never removes…
2024 · apps.apple.com · 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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Stash▲135Manage temporary files, text, and media with drag-and-drop
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Clean your Mac from Finder, widgets, scheduler, or One Touch
Dec 2025 · diskcleankit.com · its alternatives →
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Best Mac Cleaner - Remove Junk Files and Keep Mac Clean
2019 · apeaksoft.com · its alternatives →
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Tidy▲98Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.
Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →
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