App Eraser AlternativesSoftware Uninstallers & System Cleaners like App Eraser

App Eraser is described as 'A tool that removes unwanted macOS applications and the files that they leave behind. App Eraser is a Free and Open Source macOS app' and is a software uninstaller in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to App Eraser for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Android, F-Droid, Waterfox and Pale Moon apps. The best App Eraser alternative is Canta, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like App Eraser are AppCleaner, Pearcleaner, Mole and CleanMyMac.

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  1. Canta icon
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    Canta is a software tool designed to facilitate the uninstallation of apps from your device, irrespective of whether root access is available or not. It provides a solution for removing any application, even those that might be deeply ingrained within the system.

    45 Canta alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Canta is the most popular Android alternative to App Eraser.

    • Canta is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to App Eraser.

    • Canta is Free and Open SourceApp Eraser is also Free and Open Source
    • Canta is Privacy focusedApp Eraser is not according to our users
  2. AppCleaner icon
     215 likes

    AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps.

    47 AppCleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • AppCleaner is the most popular Mac alternative to App Eraser.

    • AppCleaner is Free and ProprietaryApp Eraser is Free and Open Source
  3. Pearcleaner icon
     26 likes

    An open-source mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post on his app-cleaner script. This project was born out of wanting to learn more. There's probably parts of the code that could be done better as I'm fairly new...

    51 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Mole icon
     13 likes

    Open source Mac command line utility integrating disk cleanup, deep app uninstallation with artifact removal, disk analysis, optimization tasks, and a live terminal dashboard for real-time CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring with interactive options.

    50 Mole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. CleanMyMac icon
     141 likes

    All-in-one Mac cleaner: Remove junk, duplicates, malware, and enhance performance. Deep clean, scan threats, manage apps, update software, declutter storage for optimized Mac efficiency. Offers personalized optimizations ensuring your Mac is ready for any task.

    57 CleanMyMac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • CleanMyMac is the most popular commercial alternative to App Eraser.

    • CleanMyMac is Paid and ProprietaryApp Eraser is Free and Open Source
  6. AppZapper icon
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    The tagline say it all, "The uninstaller Apple forgot". AppZapper is for people who want to confidently try new apps while knowing they can uninstall them easily. Drag one or more unwanted apps onto AppZapper and watch as it finds all the extra files and lets you...

    57 AppZapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Provides complete removal of Mac apps, including service files, preference and support files, system and browser extensions, startup items, and screen savers, manages login items, disables launch agents, cleans residual and broken files, and frees disk space for optimal performance.

    47 App Cleaner & Uninstaller alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. TrashMe icon
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    Uninstalls apps and extensions completely, cleans caches, removes duplicate and junk files, manages startup apps, offers disk overview, advanced Trash options, app updates, secure info storage, widgets, and supports the latest Apple chips on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. "Clean Uninstall" cleans fingerprints (such as preferences) left by an add-on from your Firefox profile upon its removal. Usually add-on developers do not clear preferences created by their extension just before extension gets uninstalled.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. AppTrash icon
     1 like

    AppTrash makes cleaning up unwanted files after removing Mac apps easy. When you drag an app to the trash, it finds related files and offers to remove them as well. You can selectively pick which files to remove, or go with all of them.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. iTrash icon
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    iTrash is an uninstall utility that uses a special search algorithm (Levenshtein Distance algorithm) to find all related files and deletes them when asked.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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