CCleaner Alternatives

CCleaner is described as 'Optimizes systems by removing unused files and cleaning registries, speeding up PCs. Features include automatic cleaning, driver update, privacy protection' and is a leading System Cleaner in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CCleaner for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Android Tablet apps. The best CCleaner alternative is BleachBit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CCleaner are Glary Utilities, PrivaZer, SD Maid SE and CleanMyMac.

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CCleaner alternatives are mainly System Cleaners, but if you're looking for Duplicate File Finders or Disk Usage Analyzers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Android, Windows, Windows + Open Source, Linux, Mac and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to CCleaner.
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  1. PC AutoPilot icon

    PC AutoPilot

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    PC AutoPilot automates routine Windows maintenance on a schedule — file organization, recorded task macros, duplicate detection and cleanup — as a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    The dashboard — system health at a glance, one-click actions, and a running log of everything the app has done.
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  2. R-Wipe & Clean icon

    R-Wipe & Clean

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    Removes unneeded files, erases browser history, cookies and cached data, wipes sensitive information, supports scheduled tasks, prevents data recovery, cleans third-party app traces, offers customizable settings and secures privacy across offline and online activity.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. REDACT icon

    REDACT

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    Open-source Windows suite destroys 255 forensic artifacts—logs, registry, NTFS, browser history, app traces—plus RAM wiping, BitLocker and VeraCrypt header destruction, zero-footprint operation, four wiping standards, and automated triggers for high-security use cases.

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    • Windows
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    REDACT 3.3.0 — Main dashboard showing 255 sanitization targets, wipe standard selector, and Auto-Trigger Engine
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    Ashampoo WinOptimizer

    Suite offering 30 plus tools for cleaning, privacy management, detailed system analysis, browser profile cleaning, tailored optimization, software uninstallation, duplicate removal, disk defragmentation, scheduled maintenance and...

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  7. Reclaimed icon

    Reclaimed

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    Reclaimed is a cross-platform, ultra-lightweight, and surprisingly powerful command-line tool for analyzing disk usage — with special handling for iCloud storage on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • Python
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  9. CleanMyLinux icon

    CleanMyLinux

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    CleanMyLinux is a premium system maintenance and application management tool designed specifically for Linux desktop environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Debian
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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  10. DeepClean icon

    DeepClean

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    A native macOS disk cleaner that finds the clutter other cleaners miss — duplicates, developer caches, leftover app data, and large forgotten files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Dashboard view showing total disk usage broken down by category, with a bento grid of reclaimable space across Junk, Large Files, Developer artifacts, and Duplicates.
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  11. Multron Win Cleaner icon

    Multron Win Cleaner

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    Multron Win Cleaner – The Ultimate Free & Open-Source Windows Optimizer Looking for a powerful, no-strings-attached system cleaner? Multron Win Cleaner is a completely free and open-source toolkit for optimizing, cleaning, and boosting your Windows system — without...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. DripCleaner icon

    DripCleaner

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    DripCleaner is a system cleaner for macOS that finds the junk files, caches, and forgotten folders eating your disk space — and deletes nothing until you say so. DripCleaner is included in every getapps.cafe subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. SweptPC icon

    SweptPC

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    SweptPC is a free portable Windows PC cleaner built by VaultSoft. Scan your PC to see exactly how much junk each category holds, then clean selected items with one click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Dashboard
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  14. Cache Out icon

    Cache Out

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    Cache Out is a native macOS app that wipes cache, history, downloads, favicons, and cookies across Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, Arc, Orion, and Dia. Runs entirely on your Mac — no telemetry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. Shiny - Mac App icon

    Shiny - Mac App

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    Shiny is a menu-bar app designed to make your Mac feel like the day you bought it. It does this by freeing up memory and calming the background apps that have been chewing through your RAM. A quiet indicator in the menu bar tells you when your Mac wants some relief with one...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Shiny - Mac App screenshot 1
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