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MacCleanse 9Version 9.0.6Most 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.Download Trial 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
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 | 8.1.4 | 43.09 MB | May 8, 2020 | Mac | Mac OS X 10.15 or later | 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. | ||||||
ABSOLUTELY LOVE this product! Highly recommend!
Mandy Jo James
nice and cool app for clean my MacBook
wesam
An excellent help for Mac-users.
Dr Eichinger H.J.
The best so far
Gilly
It is longtime since I have been running MacCleanse on my Mac computers and it always works properly and it " really " remove from my hard drives many unnecessary files as logs, cache and it can be also excellent to erase by the safest way ( till 35 passes ) the files that usually are deleted by the normal bin as well as to remove entire app. When the new MacOS was released MacCleanse did not work properly, but its developers fixed everything and now , as always, is working very well and my hard drivers are always free of unnecessary files. I would like to suggest this software to everyone who is willing to keep clean and performant an OS Mac
sergio
Busy.
Graham Macdonald
When my Mac slows down. McCleanse gets it back up to speed.
Norman Duff
Great product and good support. It erases things that I can't get rid of any other way
JoAnne Wright
I have been asked to rate MacCleanse, as I have been a long time user. There was talk of my blog, and my writing, and some of my other stuff. But, I don't have any of that. I just have a MacBook Pro that is essential to my everyday, and I keep it clean with MacCleanse. Every day, literally, 7 days every week, I use MacCleanse. I have for a couple of years now. I trust it. In fact, I'm such a Mac guy, I swear I feel cleaner using MacCleanse. I do.
Wayne Hunsucker
I use MacCleanse regularly and have never had any problems. Be aware that there are other sites that claim to clean Macs but some of them are dangerous and should be avoided because they can implant files on your computer which don't exactly infect you, but won't let you use your computer freely unless you subscribe and pay them for virus protection.
David Catling
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 activations per year
Solo
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1 computer/user5 unique activations per year
Household
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1 household10 unique activations per year
Business Licenses
School
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1 school300 unique activations per year
Small Business
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10 computers/users60 unique activations per year
Corporate
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Unlimited10000 unique activations 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 9.0.6 (Pre-Release) – December 20, 2020 | |
| Requirements: | This version requires at least Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave). |
| 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 launches on macOS Big Sur and has basic compatibility. We are still in the process of verifying all the features still work, adding new ones, and updating the UI. We anticipate the full 9.1 release shortly after Big Sur is officially released. This will be a free update for all customers owning the 9.0 pre-release. |
| New Feature: | Redesigned main window toolbar. |
| Bug Fix: | Updater check no longer hogs CPU on startup. |
| Bug Fix: | Web notices checker no longer attempts to check if there is no web connection. |
| Bug Fix: | Numerous other small bug fixes. |