(Open-source) macOS Cleaner for transparent, safe cleanup
Most Mac cleaners work like a black box—you click "clean" and hope for the best. This one shows you exactly what it finds: file paths, sizes, and categories. You pick what goes, and everything moves to Trash. Terminal-based, open source.
Mac Cleanup Go scans known cache, log, and temporary file paths across 107+ targets (system, browsers, development tools, applications) and displays their sizes, allowing users to preview and selectively delete items before sending to Trash. This helps users free up gigabytes of disk space without manually hunting for cleanup locations.
Mac Cleanup Go categorizes cleanup targets by impact level (safe, moderate, risky, manual), auto-excludes risky items by default, requires explicit user selection before deletion, and provides a preview mode to inspect items before committing. Users can drill into directories and search before confirming deletion, ensuring data safety.
Mac Cleanup Go provides CLI mode with --select, --clean, and --dry-run flags, enabling users to configure cleanup targets and execute cleanup non-interactively. This supports integration into shell scripts, cron jobs, or automation workflows for hands-off maintenance.
Mac Cleanup Go includes built-in scanners for Homebrew, Docker, and old downloads with 35 development-focused targets. It detects and displays cache sizes for these tools, allowing developers to selectively clean build artifacts and package manager caches without affecting project code.