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MacCleanse 13Version 13.0.1Most of us know the pain of using a shared computer. Privacy is a valued commodity in today's world, and maintaining it does not have to be a hassle. MacCleanse securely scans your system for activity and erases the desired information.View Downloads Buy Now
Unparalleled Power
MacCleanse is the product of thousands of hours of intense research and development. It meticulously scans all of the nooks and crannies of a computer for unnecessary junk that can take up huge amounts of disk space!
Because of this, Apps in MacCleanse are also uninstalled correctly, catching the numerous logs, caches, plugins, and other resources left behind versus simply dragging them to the Trash.
Your privacy is protected and computer performance enhanced by MacCleanse as it wipes your web and app histories, and can toggle resource-hungry extensions!
Safe & Secure
Enhanced with the security of some of the most complex algorithms in the industry, MacCleanse ensures the data you want to keep is protected from erasure, while everything else is wiped! Detailed scan results also allow you to completely review what is to be removed prior to erasure.
Choose from a variety of erasure types from quick and simple to military grade. Ensure files are never undeleted even with the most powerful recovery tools!
Other Highlights
Web & App Histories
Erase app & web histories, cookies, caches, logs, and auto-fill values to both save disk space and protect your privacy.
Extension Manager
Enable or disable screen savers, web browser plugins, preference panes, login items, and system plugins on the fly; only loading them when you need them to save system resources.
Ditch Duplicates
Using the most sophisticated and safe algorithm in the industry, MacCleanse can identify and flag duplicate copies of files.
Login Items
Identify and disable unwanted login items that could be slowing down system startup times or hogging background CPU usage.
Slim Apps
Cut the fat out of installed apps by removing unused language packs and trimming off legacy PowerPC binary data.
Orphans
Find junk left behind by apps that were incorrectly uninstalled in the past.
Safe Cleanup
Automatically determines which files to remove to save space.
Custom Configurations
Create multiple custom cleanup configurations to remove only specific items.
Detailed Overview
Provides a complete breakdown of scans to clearly identify what is planned for erasure.
Uninstall Apps
Remove apps and all their associated logs, caches, preferences and more.
Detect Leftovers
Scan for items left behind by incorrectly uninstalled apps.
Trim Apps
Expunge legacy components of apps designed for backwards compatibility with older systems.
Language Cleaner
Remove alternative languages packs from apps you'll never use!
Find Old Apps
Lists installed apps that aren't compatible with your computer.
Manage Plugins
Save resources by disabling plugins, screen savers, login items, and more.
Archives
Locate files used to package downloads that are no longer required after installing apps.
Ditch Duplicates
Exhaustively locate duplicate files and erase copies that are taking up space.
Large & Old
Find old files that are taking up large amounts of space.
Eraser
Shred files with more security than the Trash; choose between fast or secure removal.
Automation
Schedule automatic system cleanup.
For the full or trial version of our app, please use the download links below. After installation, the trial will automatically begin. For users owning a valid license, unlock the software via the "Unlock Product..." menu item if necessary.
Current Version
MacCleanse for Mac
Version 13.0.1
Released December 9, 2024
macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
Older Versions
These versions are no longer supported and are listed primarily for customers owning older licenses.
| Name | Version | Size | Date | Platform | Minimum OS | Download |
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| MacCleanse | 12.5 | 88.54 MB | November 10, 2023 | Mac | 10.14 | Download |
| Compatible with macOS 10.14 (Mojave) to macOS Sonoma (14) | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 11.0 | 75.21 MB | October 24, 2022 | Mac | macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 10.1 | 65.46 MB | October 28, 2021 | Mac | macOS 10.14 to 13 (Intel/Arm) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 9.0.7 | 63.60 MB | February 23, 2021 | Mac | macOS 10.14 to 11 (Intel/Arm) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 8.1.4 | 43.09 MB | May 8, 2020 | Mac | macOS 10.13 to 10.15 | Download |
| Last compatible version for 10.13 through 10.15 | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 7.0.3 | 55.81 MB | November 27, 2018 | Mac | Mac OS X 10.10 or later | Download |
| MacCleanse | 6.0.8 | 40.51 MB | April 17, 2018 | Mac | Mac OS 10.10 (Intel) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 5.1.7 | 29.97 MB | February 9, 2017 | Mac | Mac OS 10.9 (Intel) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 4.2.3 | 15.60 MB | December 15, 2014 | Mac | Mac OS 10.7 (Intel) | Download |
| MacCleanse | 4.0.9 | 15.47 MB | January 20, 2014 | Mac | Mac OS 10.6 (Intel) | Download |
| Last Version for Mac OS X 10.6, Designed for Mac OS X 10.7 through 10.9 | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 3.3.3 | 13.60 MB | May 1, 2013 | Mac | Mac OS 10.6 (Intel) | Download |
| Designed for Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.8 | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 3.2.1 | 21.31 MB | October 16, 2012 | Mac | Mac OS 10.4 (PPC/Intel) | Download |
| Last Version for Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 2.1.7 | 8.66 MB | May 4, 2011 | Mac | Mac OS 10.4 (PPC/Intel) | Download |
| This version requires a special "fix" be implemented before being launched. See our FAQ entry about Secret Preferences and enabling Ultra Debugging Mode. | ||||||
| MacCleanse | 1.5.8 | 7.60 MB | May 9, 2010 | Mac | Mac OS 10.4 (PPC/Intel) | Download |
| Designed for Mac OS X 10.4 & 10.5. May work on earlier systems, but this is untested. | ||||||
Works well and is fast and easy to use.
Stephanie Wright
I have a number of applications specifically designed to clean or have in-built cleaning capabilities but serve some other primary function. The nearest direct competitor, which I also possess, is CleanMyMac. I have used both interchangeably and without a critical review of the features and performance of each, I have concluded it is probably a draw. They each behave as expected. However, there is one big difference, I have an application called FastTasks that always singles out MacCleanse as contributing a performance penalty upon the operation of my MacBook Pro. I have no evidence of a penalty in existence, nor do I know why FastTasks should identify MacCleanse, rather than CleanMyMac, as the culprit. If either application caused damage to my Mac' I would remove it immediately. Until I have such evidence I will continue to use both without favouring one over the other.
Philip George Godolphin Harvey
I like this product a lot. It helps make sure things are uninstalled correctly and that things are really deleted from the trashcan. I like being able to reclaim hard drive space quickly and easily.
Barry E Caudill
This software is very useful to sort out problems. When the apple server software did not start properly after updating, I used MacCleanse to deinstall the server and reinstalled it again and then it worked. I tried other routes before but MacCleanse early helped.
werner muller
Great product - this app is far more thorough than "empty trash" It keeps my 5-year old macbook pro humming along pretty well!
Gary Cregan
Seems a good tool - releases a good amount of space.
Ian Ames-White
Does a good job.
james Hartsig
nice and cool app for clean my MacBook
wesam
Works very well to keep my mac clean
Jim Palmer
Excellent
kevin doyle
All of our products come with a full set of licensing options: from single users and households to small businesses and larger corporations.
Personal Licenses
Student/Senior
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1 computer2 unique devices per year
Solo
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1 computer/user5 unique devices per year
Household
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1 household10 unique devices per year
Business Licenses
School
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1 school300 unique devices per year
Small Business
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10 computers/users60 unique devices per year
Corporate
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Unlimited10000 unique devices per year
Our manual is always expanding! While we strongly believe our products as so intuitive you shouldn't need a manual, there are exceptions now and then. If you feel there is something missing from the documentation, please contact us.
For a single-page listing of all help entries, click here.
| Version 13.0.1 – December 9, 2024 | |
| Requirements: | This version requires at least Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina). |
| Upgrade Notes: | This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site. |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: | Now compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) through macOS 15 (Sequoia). |
| Bug Fix: | Fixed recursion bug when wildcards present in file names. |
| Bug Fix: | Fixed speed of calculating directory size. |
