Question 1

Is MacCleaner free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MacCleaner is completely free and open-source. No subscription, no trial period, no hidden cost. Download it from GitHub.

Question 2

Is MacCleaner safe to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MacCleaner moves files to Trash — it never permanently deletes anything without your confirmation. Everything goes to Trash first, so you can always undo.

Question 3

Does MacCleaner send my data anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. MacCleaner has zero telemetry. Apple Intelligence analysis runs entirely on your device — no data leaves your Mac.

Question 4

What does MacCleaner scan?

Accepted Answer

MacCleaner scans 15 categories: User Caches, Browser Caches, Xcode Artifacts, System Logs, Temp Files, Node.js Cache, Unused node_modules, Build Cache, Homebrew Cache, Mail Downloads, Python Cache, Unused Virtual Environments, Duplicate Files, Trash, and Docker images.

Question 5

Does MacCleaner work on Apple Silicon?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MacCleaner is a native Swift app built for Apple Silicon (arm64). It requires macOS 26 or later.

Question 6

How much space can MacCleaner free up?

Accepted Answer

Results vary by Mac. On a typical developer Mac, MacCleaner commonly finds 17+ GB of Docker images, 23+ GB of Xcode DerivedData, and several GB of Node.js and Python caches.

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