Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Purge
Free up your Mac. Safely.
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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Automatically clean & backup your MacOS desktop in 1 click
2022 · phuctm97.gumroad.com · 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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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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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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Pretty Clean▲139macOS disk cleanup tools and programmer friendly. Size < 4MB
2022 · pretty-clean.github.io · its alternatives →
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Nicely Crafted App Cleaner and Uninstaller for macOS
2019 · drbuho.com · its alternatives →
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De Stash▲67See, search and clean up your Mac storage, 100% private
17d ago · destashmac.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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Clean Me▲86One-click MacOS desktop organizer & productivity booster
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The premier macOS data recovery software
2020 · cleverfiles.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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MacKeeper▲127Your Mac needs upkeep. MacKeeper keeps it clean, and secure.
2021 · mackeeper.com · its alternatives →
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Clean your Mac. Reclaim space. Boost performance.
Jul 2026 · cleanermac.app · its alternatives →
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Open-source Mac cleaner that asks before it acts
May 2026 · eagle.nareshsilla.com · its alternatives →
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Clean your Mac in one click & Free Up Disk Space
Aug 2026 · deepcleanmac.com · its alternatives →
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A free native macOS storage cleaner.
Aug 2026 · xermio.com · its alternatives →
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