Free · Open Source · macOS 26 · Apple Silicon

Your Mac is
hiding gigabytes
from you.

Xcode build caches. iOS simulators from phones you no longer own. node_modules from 2022. MacCleaner scans 15 categories across every folder on your Mac, then Apple Intelligence tells you exactly what's safe to delete — right in the app.

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— No subscription— No telemetry, ever— Trash-first — not permanent delete— Apple Intelligence scans every category— Finds node_modules & venvs everywhere on your Mac
MacCleaner Clean tab showing User Caches, Node.js Cache, Python Cache with inline Safe to delete AI badges
15
scanner types
2 MB
entire app
$0
forever

01

15 categories.
Every place junk hides.

Most cleaners check 3–4 folders. MacCleaner scans every spot macOS lets junk accumulate — including every project folder on your Mac, not just a guessed list.

User Caches~/Library/Caches per-app
Browser CachesSafari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge
Xcode ArtifactsDerivedData, simulators, archives
System Logsdiagnostic & crash reports
Temp FilesmacOS /tmp & /var/folders
Node.js Cachenpm, yarn, pnpm, bun
Unused node_modulesprojects untouched 30+ days
Build CacheGradle, Cargo, Maven, Go, CocoaPods
Homebrew Cacheold package downloads
Mail Downloadsattachments you've already seen
Python Cachepip, poetry, uv download cache
Unused Venvsvirtualenvs inactive 60+ days
Duplicate Filesidentical files across folders
Trashconfirm once, cleared for good
Dockerstopped containers & dangling images
Typical scan result
17 GB
Docker images from containers you stopped using
Also found
23 GB
Xcode DerivedData
And
1.3 GB
Node.js & npm cache

Real numbers from a scan on a developer Mac

02

AI advice, inline

After every scan, Apple Intelligence reads each category and tells you exactly what's safe to delete and why — right in the Clean tab, privately on-device.

03

Trash-first, always

Nothing is ever permanently deleted without your say. Everything moves to Trash first. You confirm. That's the only path.

04

Storage explorer

See your largest folders in a collapsible table — down to 3 levels deep. Every row has a trash button. Find the real culprits in seconds.

05

2 MB. The whole app.

Native Swift binary. No Electron, no Python runtime, no bundled framework that outweighs what it's cleaning.

App Preview

Every tab. One tool.

Scan 15 junk categories. Apple Intelligence tells you what's safe to delete — inline, after every scan.

MacCleaner Clean tab — 15 junk categories with inline AI advice badges

06

10 themes.
All Apple colours.

Every accent is pulled from Apple's system colour vocabulary. Switch live in Settings — no restart, no relaunch.

Midnight Indigo theme
Midnight Indigo
Infrared theme
Infrared
Pacific Blue theme
Pacific Blue
Midnight Green theme
Midnight Green
Desert Sunset theme
Desert Sunset
Deep Purple theme
Deep Purple
Olive Night theme
Olive Night
Titanium theme
Titanium
Rose Gold theme
Rose Gold
Eclipse theme
Eclipse

05 — Apple Intelligence

It reads your scan.
Not a chatbot.

After every scan, Apple Intelligence analyses each found category and shows a verdict inline — what's safe to delete, what needs a second look, and exactly why. On-device. Private. No internet.

User Caches
4.2 GB✓ Safe to delete

Per-app caches in ~/Library/Caches. Rebuilt automatically the next time each app runs.

Xcode Artifacts
23.4 GB✓ Safe to delete

DerivedData is Xcode's build cache, not your source code. Xcode rebuilds it on the next compile.

Unused node_modules
6.8 GB⚠ Review first

Projects not touched in 30+ days. Run npm install to restore if you reopen a project.

Docker
17.1 GB⚠ Review first

Stopped containers and dangling images. Verify nothing is actively needed before pruning.

Requires macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence enabled · Falls back to built-in advice on older systems

MacCleaner Clean tab showing Apple Intelligence advice per category

Advice appears inline after every scan — no separate chat needed

FAQ

Common questions

Is MacCleaner free?+
Is it safe? Will it delete things I need?+
Does it send my data anywhere?+
What exactly does it scan?+
Does it work on Apple Silicon / M-series Macs?+
How much space will it free up?+

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macOS 26+ · Apple Silicon · Apple Intelligence required for AI chat