GitHub - tw93/Mole: Free Alternative to CleanMyMac
🐹 Dig deep like a mole to optimize and keep your Mac and macOS file system clean.
macOS Utility
Summary
mac-cleaner-cli is a free, open-source CLI tool that scans and removes junk files, caches, logs, and dev artifacts from macOS. It runs via npx with an interactive interface for selecting what to clean by risk level.
Highlights
- Zero-install usage via npx mac-cleaner-cli with no complex flags required
- Risk-tiered cleaning system (safe, moderate, risky) with risky items hidden by default
- 100% offline operation with no data leaving the machine, ensuring privacy
- Minimal footprint with only 5 runtime dependencies from trusted maintainers
- Includes app uninstaller that removes all associated files, plus maintenance tasks like DNS flush and purgeable space cleanup
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Context
Audience
macOS users and developers who prefer terminal-based workflows and want a free, privacy-respecting alternative to paid disk cleanup applications
DomainmacOS System Maintenance
Formatinteractive CLI tool
Accessfree open source, run via npx
Topics
Related
CleanMyMacwindows-cleaner-cliHomebrew cache managementDocker system prunenpm cache cleanmacOS purgeable space
