Pearcleaner for Mac
Open-source app cleaner.
Free
In English
Version 3.9.1When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission
Pearcleaner overview
Pearcleaner is an open-source app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post on his app-cleaner script.
Features
- 100% Swift
- Super small app size (1.6MB)
- Quick file search
- Optional Sentinel monitor helper that can be enabled to watch Trash folder for deleted apps
- Sentinel monitor is extremely small (210KB) and uses <=5mb of ram to run in the background and file watch. Communicates to app via custom url scheme instead of xpc to keep things even lighter
- Requires Full Disk permission to search for files and also Accessibility to delete/restore files
What’s new in version 3.9.1
- Crash fixes, hopefully (Couldn't reproduce on my end) - #118
- Move search to top to match mini modes - #119
- Pull application data via mdls with failover to old logic
- Sort list additions to app list and file views
- Group app details in a groupbox
- Hide/Show app details toggle
- Fix General tab slow to load when querying extension status
- Picker interface selection in Regular mode for Applications and Orphaned Files(Renamed from leftover files)
Pearcleaner for Mac
Free
In English
Version 3.9.1
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Oct 9 2024
Version: 3.9.1
Once again, still wondering how this program compares to the excellent (and free!) program called AppCleaner. Would be good to have that. I for one will continue to promote AppCleaner.
Sep 25 2024
Version: 3.8.7
Still unclear as to whether this program is as good as, or better than, the excellent free AppCleaner. As I have commented before, AppCleaner is reliable, easy to use, and just works. Like other cleaners, there are times it does not find every file associated with an application that is being removed. But I have that covered, as I just then launch another excellent free program EasyFind to find the remaining files that AppCleaner missed. AppCleaner and EasyFind: definitely a winning pair!
Apr 24 2024
Version: 3.5.2
v3.5.3 is out. "• Fix wrapped app not getting removed on deletion after recent fixes with wrapped path
• Fix group containers paths added when they don’t exist
• Wrapped iOS app names sometimes using incorrect name string from info.plist
• Container and plist icons next to items
• Localized file search item names
• Leftover search localized item names
• Fix Containers folders not found when they are named via UUID but displaying localized in Finder" - - https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner/releases/download/3.5.3/Pearcleaner.zip
Apr 17 2024
Version: 3.4.1
Although this is version 3.4.1, I had not seen or tried this one before, odd.
I now use Trashme 3 and am very satisfied with it.
I used Trashme and Pearcleaner side by side for a while and Trashme displayed more related files to delete in 9 out of 10 times. So not very good I guess.
Pearcleaner's interface isn't really for me either. Seems more like a Windows 11 program . Of course that is something personal.
It is free though. But unfortunately does not work properly compared to other uninstallers like Trashme.
Apr 7 2024
Version: 3.3.4
Not a review, but more like a query. I have been using the excellent program AppCleaner to remove applications I no longer want nor need. Wondering how this one, which is inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner, compares with AppCleaner (also free). There are times where AppCleaner does not find every file associated with a app I want to remove, but I have that issue resolved. I just launch another excellent free app called EasyFind to find those other files. Works like a charm!
