CCleaner Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to CCleaner for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is CleanMyMac. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Kudu Cleaner or Mole. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to CCleaner and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to CCleaner are OnyX, PureMac, Pearcleaner and Quitty.

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CCleaner alternatives are mainly System Cleaners, but if you're looking for Disk Usage Analyzers or Duplicate File Finders 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. CleanMyMac icon
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    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.

    93 CleanMyMac alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. Kudu Cleaner icon
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    The free system maintenance suite your PC deserves. 15+ powerful tools to clean, optimize, and protect your Windows, macOS, and Linux machines. Open source, no ads, no bloatware. Just a faster computer.

    91 Kudu Cleaner alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  3. Mole icon
     31 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.

    84 Mole alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  4. OnyX icon
     77 likes

    Multifunction utility for system maintenance, file verification, and cache removal, also allowing Apple app parameter tweaks. Compatible with major OS versions, featuring improved APFS snapshots deletion, enhanced cache removal, and new customization options.

    52 OnyX alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. PureMac icon
     22 likes

    Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache cleanup. MIT licensed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • AE flagUnited Arab Emirates
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  6. Pearcleaner icon
     36 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...

    77 Pearcleaner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  7. Quitty icon
     8 likes

    Comprehensive macOS utility featuring real-time monitoring of CPU, RAM, disk, and network, advanced automated cleaning, storage analysis with file visualization, duplicate management, file recovery, task automation, and a suite of optimization tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  8. MacOSCleaner icon
     7 likes

    Free, open-source CleanMyMac alternative for macOS. Native SwiftUI cleaner with app uninstaller, disk analyzer, duplicate finder, Xcode/Docker cleanup, Apple Intelligence and zero telemetry.

    11 MacOSCleaner alternatives

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  9. Cleaner One Pro is an all-in-one disk cleaning and optimization master. With the minimalist and easy-to-use interface, you can visualize, manage and free up your storage space in just one click.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Chromecast
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. TidyBar icon
     5 likes

    Menu-bar utility scans Mac for free, reports gigabytes reclaimable, clears caches, duplicates, large files, leftovers, Time Machine snapshots, and developer folders with one click. All removals go to Trash, no permanent deletion, no subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. Noah icon
     3 likes

    Noah fixes what's actually wrong with your Mac or PC — it's not a cleaner. It finds the real cause and fixes it.

    28 Noah alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Noah names the actual cause — stale pre-Tahoe preferences — and shows the exact steps it would take. Nothing runs until you approve.
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