CLUSTER DISK-USAGE-MACOS · 49 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-14
macOS disk cleanup apps
This cluster consists of native macOS utilities that scan disks for caches, junk files, logs, and large items, then delete or move them to Trash, often with user confirmation. Some also handle app uninstallation, duplicates, and startup items. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from – only two pre-index entries exist. On traction, BinaryExplorer leads with 34 stars, followed by DiskProbe (8) and AmuxAICleanRelease (7).
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 3 hand-coded · 17 unlabelled
Operator · 14 hobby · 1 indie · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01AppArchiver3★24 dayslivemacOS app that archives and compresses installed applications for backup, storage, and transfer, helping users manage app space.
- 02reckon7★3 dayslivehobbyLocal dashboard that analyzes Mac disk and memory usage and recommends safe cleanup actions without deleting anything.
- 03Tidy5★10 dayslivehand-codedhobbyMac app that organizes and cleans files from plain-English instructions, presenting an exact plan for approval and allowing any change to be undone.
- 04AmuxAICleanRelease8★20 days—indiemacOS app that visualizes disk usage and cleans system caches, logs, and developer files with guided scanning.
- 05diskwise4★23 dayslivehobbyNative macOS disk cleaner that moves files to the Trash for undoable deletion, protects system folders, and requires no network.
- 06DiskProbe12★1 mo—Native macOS utility that performs read-only scanning for bad sectors on disks and displays SMART data with color-coded block maps.
- 07WindowsCleanupManager3★3 days—hobbyTerminal app that scans a Windows drive, visualizes disk usage, and safely removes junk files, caches, and build artifacts.
- 08macos-gc2★13 days—hobbyMacOS cleaner app that scans for caches, build folders, large files, and duplicates, and lets users remove them after confirmation.
- 09Hygieia2★23 days—macOS app that visualizes disk usage with a sunburst chart and safely moves files to trash.
- 10Pomace2★1 molivehobbyNative macOS app that compresses APFS and HFS+ filesystems and runs scheduled sweeps to reclaim disk space.
- 11avakasha1★16 days—hobbymacOS utility app that frees disk space by showing what grows, moving chosen files to Trash or another drive with undo, ensuring nothing is lost.
- 12zfs-previous-versions-macos2★27 days—hobbymacOS Finder Quick Action that lets users browse and restore previous file versions from ZFS snapshots on TrueNAS.
- 13BersihDisk1★12 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop app that scans and deletes development caches, build artifacts, and AI model caches to free disk space on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- 14kivo1★19 days—hobbymacOS disk cleaner that measures storage use, identifies safe-to-delete caches and leftovers, detects duplicates, and uninstalls apps.
- 15FinderCustodian1★9 dayslivehobbymacOS utility for inspecting, organizing, and maintaining Finder tags, aliases, symlinks, and .DS_Store files, with backup and audit export.
- 16dev-cache-cleaner1★27 days—hobbymacOS utility that scans development caches and cleans regenerable files while refusing to remove active processes or user data.
- 17Mr.Clean1★14 days—Desktop utility that cleans developer caches, finds large files, and scans for developer-targeted malware on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- 18DClutter4★1 mo—macOS app for decluttering the Downloads folder by swiping through files to keep, trash, or file them with gestures or keyboard shortcuts.
- 19loupe1★16 days—hand-codedhobbyMac app that visualizes disk usage and safely cleans selected caches after listing exactly what will be removed.
- 20disk-cleaner0★22 days—hobbyNative macOS app that visualizes where disk space is used and automatically cleans caches and logs to maintain at least 10 GB free.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.