AppCleaner
Complete app uninstaller
freeUtilities Editor's pick
AppCleaner solves the eternal macOS problem: dragging an app to Trash leaves gigabytes of caches and plist files behind. Drop an app onto AppCleaner and it finds every related file, offering one list to delete. Small, free, indispensable.
// Install
Your MacHomebrew in /opt/homebrew
brew install --cask appcleaner// What it is for
- Finds and removes the support files an app leaves in Library after you trash it
- Drop an icon on the window and see every related file before deleting
- Watch mode notices Finder deletions and offers to clean up the leftovers
- Free, tiny, and does not demand full disk access for marketing reasons
// Common questions
Will AppCleaner free up much space?
Usually tens to hundreds of megabytes per app: caches, preferences, logs. Gigabytes only come from heavyweights like IDEs and video editors — but the system stays free of dead apps' debris.
Is it safe to delete everything it lists?
Review the list: files shared between several apps from the same vendor occasionally show up. Untick licence settings and project data if you might come back to the app.