Remove apps cleanly and find out what is filling your disk.
Drag an app in, delete it along with its leftover files
When you drop an app onto its window, it finds the app's related support files and deletes them together with the app.
Our take Small, free and does one job well. It fills the gap Apple itself describes when you drag an app to the Trash.
Free (donations accepted) as of Oct 2026by FreeMacSoft
Visual map of what is using your disk space
Scans your disks and shows usage as an interactive ring chart so you can drill into large folders and delete what you no longer need. It can also scan connected and cloud storage.
Our take The nicest way to answer "where did my space go?" and a one-time purchase. Free GrandPerspective does the same job with a plainer interface.
$9.99 one-time as of Oct 2026by Software Ambience Corp.
Free, open-source treemap of your disk usage
Draws your disk as a treemap where each file is a rectangle sized by how much space it uses, making large files and folders easy to spot.
Our take Free and actively maintained, ideal for an occasional cleanup. The treemap view takes a minute to get used to.
Free; $2.99 on the Mac App Store as of Oct 2026GPL-2.0 licenceby Erwin Bonsma
All-in-one cleanup, malware scan and maintenance suite
Combines junk and cache cleanup, malware scanning, app uninstalling with leftovers, large and duplicate file finders, cloud storage cleanup and background process management.
Our take The best-known Mac cleaner, polished and easy to use, but most of what it does macOS already handles or free tools cover. Worth considering only if you want one guided app for everything and do not mind a subscription.
From $3.33/month; $39.99/year on App Store as of Oct 2026by MacPaw Way Ltd.
No app in this category matches that filter.
| App | Price | Model | Open source | App Store |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppCleaner |
Free | Free | – | – |
| DaisyDisk |
$9.99 | Paid | – | Yes |
| GrandPerspective |
Free | Free | GPL-2.0 | Yes |
| CleanMyMac |
from $3.33/mo | Subscription | – | Yes |
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