MacPurge Download free
Free betaBuilt for Apple silicon Macs

Your Mac is full of things you can rebuild.

Caches, old build folders, leftovers from deleted apps, duplicates and forgotten downloads. MacPurge finds them, explains each one in plain words, and moves what you choose to the Trash, so you can always put it back.

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Everything goes to the Trash first No account, no tracking 8 MB, native

Knows the caches of 46 developer tools by name, plus everyday clutter on any Mac.

Watch the space come back.

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1Scan

MacPurge maps your disk. Scanning only reads; it never moves or changes a file.

2Review

Green stripes mark what rebuilds by itself: caches and old build folders. Your photos, documents, models and downloads are never ticked for you.

3Clean

What you choose goes to the Trash, not into the void. Changed your mind? Put it back from MacPurge.

4Space, back

When you're sure, empty just what MacPurge moved. The rest of your Trash stays exactly as it was.

Macintosh HD 31 GB free of 494 GB An example Mac

Made for how you use your Mac.

Everyday mode keeps it simple. Developer mode adds the build folders, caches and containers that quietly eat your disk.

Sizes are examples. Yours depend on what's on your Mac.

Built so it can't break your Mac.

The worst thing a cleaner can do is delete something you needed. Most of MacPurge's code exists to make sure that never happens.

Sealed. Never offered, never touched.

SSH and GPG keys~/.ssh
Cloud logins~/.aws, ~/.kube
Keychains and passwordsKeychains
Messages and MailMessages, Mail
Notes, Calendars, SafariApple app data
Checked again before anything movesEvery item is re-checked at the moment you clean. If it changed since the scan, it's left alone.
Your code, photos and iCloud ask firstFolders holding a git repository, your Photos library or synced files each need their own confirmation.
Never the last copyDuplicates are compared byte for byte with the copy you keep, right before the others move.
When in doubt, it doesn'tIf MacPurge can't check something, such as whether an app is open, it takes the safe path and tells you why.

What MacPurge won't do.

Some cleaners sell fear. MacPurge shows real numbers and leaves every decision to you.

  • Free up your RAMmacOS manages memory well. MacPurge shows what's using it and lets you quit an app. No fake boosts.
  • Your Mac's health: 42%No made-up scores. Just measured facts: free space, memory pressure, what starts at login.
  • Clean automatically every nightNothing is removed without you. Even the optional reminders only tell you it's time to look.
  • 12,481 threats found!No scary alerts, no countdowns, no pressure to buy.

Everything you'd want from a cleaner.

And nothing you'd regret.

Duplicates

Exact copies, matched on their full contents. You always keep at least one.

Large and old files

Big files in your own folders, by how long since you last opened them.

Menu bar and alerts

Free space at a glance, and a heads-up when it runs low. Optional.

App uninstaller

Removes an app with its caches and leftovers. Keeps your data unless you say so.

Startup items

See what starts with your Mac and switch off what you don't need.

Ask AI, if you like

Optional, with your own key. It explains items and suggests a plan, shows exactly what it would send first, and never removes anything itself.

Runtimes and containers

Old Node and Python versions, Docker images and Homebrew leftovers.

0 MBThe whole app. Native, so it never becomes the thing filling your disk.
0Developer tools it knows by name, from Xcode to Ollama.
0Accounts, trackers and analytics. Your scans stay on your Mac.
100%Of cleanups go to the Trash first, except a few tools that remove their own items, and it says so first.

Free while it's in beta.

Every feature is free during the beta. At launch, scanning and reviewing stay free, and cleaning becomes part of a paid licence.

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$0during the beta

  • Every feature, for developers and everyday use
  • Updates as new cleanups ship
  • A direct line to shape what comes next
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MacPurge licence

Price announced at launch

  • Scan and review your Mac free, as often as you like
  • Clean with a licence
Read the FAQ

Questions, answered straight.

Is it safe to use on my Mac?

That's what it's built around. Scanning only reads. Cleaning moves things to the Trash, so you can put them back, and every item is checked again right before it moves. Your keys, passwords, messages and mail are sealed and never offered for removal.

Why does it use the Trash instead of deleting?

So a mistake is never permanent. When you're sure, MacPurge can empty just the items it moved, and it leaves everything else in your Trash alone. A few tools, such as Homebrew and Docker, remove their own items for good; MacPurge tells you before that happens.

Will it make my Mac faster?

If your disk is nearly full, freeing space helps, because macOS needs room to work. MacPurge won't claim to speed up your Mac with memory tricks. It does show what's using memory and what starts at login, so you can decide what to quit or switch off.

Why does it ask for Full Disk Access?

macOS hides some folders, such as app data and iPhone backups, from every app unless you allow it. Without Full Disk Access MacPurge still works, but it can't see everything. It uses the access to read and measure, and your files stay on your Mac.

Will I lose my settings or documents?

App caches don't hold your documents or settings, and apps rebuild them as needed. When you uninstall an app, its data is kept unless you tick it. Downloads, large files and duplicates are never ticked for you.

I'm a developer. Will it break my projects?

Build folders of projects you've touched in the last month aren't ticked, and neither are folders committed to git. Caches of an IDE that's open are left alone. Everything it removes is something your tools rebuild on the next build or install.

Does it work on Intel Macs?

Not yet. MacPurge is for Macs with Apple silicon on macOS 13 Ventura or later.

Does it send anything to the internet?

No analytics and no account. The only requests it makes are the ones you ask for, such as the optional AI assistant with your own key, and it shows you exactly what would be sent before the first one.

Get your space back. Keep everything that matters.

Free during the beta. A scan takes a few minutes and changes nothing until you say so.

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