Toolbox
Understand Mac changes before you clean them up
Toolbox launched on August 26, 2026 with 1 votes, #11,494 of 23,274 launches that month. The site was not reachable when checked in October 2026.
What it does
Toolbox is a free, open-source macOS app I built after getting tired of cleanup tools that show large folders without explaining what created them or whether removal is reversible. It traces installer changes, finds rebuildable project output only inside folders you choose, and records Trash-backed cleanup actions so you can recover them. Everything runs locally. No account, telemetry, privileged helper, or automatic deletion. Not Apple-notarized; first launch requires Open Anyway.
Toolbox traces installer changes and helps developers reclaim Mac storage with review and recovery evidence.
Trace installer changes, understand developer storage, and move only reviewed targets to Trash—with recovery evidence. Move reviewed targets to Trash and restore without overwrite. Choose project roots, then review only recognized rebuildable output for Swift, Node, Python, Rust, Gradle, Flutter, and CocoaPods. Toolbox never scans arbitrary roots or selects cleanup targets for you. Trash-backed actions retain original and Trash paths. Restore checks the destination again and refuses to overwrite an existing item. Unnotarized release. This build is ad-hoc signed, so macOS requires one manual approval. Do not disablefrom thangldw.github.io
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