Open Source CleanMyMac Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to CleanMyMac for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Mac alternative is Kudu Cleaner. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to CleanMyMac and 13 are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to CleanMyMac are Mole, PureMac, Pearcleaner and MacOSCleaner.

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  1. Kudu Cleaner icon
     33 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  2. 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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  3. 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
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  4. 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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. MacOSCleaner icon
     8 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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    • Mac
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  6. 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Clean Me icon
     17 likes

    A small macOS app that acts as a system cleaner (logs, cache, …).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. 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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    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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  9. App Eraser icon
     11 likes

    A tool that removes unwanted macOS applications and the files that they leave behind. App Eraser is a Free and Open Source macOS app.

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    • Mac
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  10. Open-source macOS cleanup tool with a review-first terminal UI — see exactly what will be removed before deleting caches, logs, and build artifacts. Designed for safety, transparency, and control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Dusty icon
     1 like

    Free, open-source macOS menu bar disk cleaner that only deletes from a fixed allowlist and shows every path before removing it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. MangoDisk icon
     1 like

    MangoDisk helps you reclaim disk space without digging through hidden folders. Deep Cleanup finds caches and temporary files, a treemap shows where storage is going, and the duplicate finder groups identical copies.

    2 MangoDisk alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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