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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask cleanmymac
About CleanMyMac
CleanMyMac is a maintenance app for macOS from MacPaw. Its Smart Care routine combines five tasks in one run: cleaning system junk, scanning for threats, checking performance, running software updates and decluttering storage.
It also finds duplicates and outdated files, removes malware hidden in other software, and lets you manage memory and CPU load. The app is notarized by Apple and can be tried before buying.
Strengths
- Several maintenance tasks combined in one Smart Care scan
- Includes a malware scanner alongside cleanup
- Finds duplicates and large outdated files
- Notarized by Apple
Limitations
- macOS only
- Full use requires buying after the trial
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid app with a free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- MacPaw
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want cleanup and basic maintenance in one app
- Categories
- System utilities, Security tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to CleanMyMac
Compare allSoftware that can replace CleanMyMac for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
BuhoCleaner
A Mac cleaner that removes junk files, finds duplicates and large files, and uninstalls apps.
BuhoCleaner is freemium rather than paid, combining junk cleanup, duplicate and large file search, a disk analyzer and an app uninstaller.
Mole
An open-source command-line tool for cleaning, uninstalling, analyzing and monitoring a Mac, with a native app.
Mole is free and open source, offering cleaning, uninstalling and disk analysis through a scriptable command line and native app, without a malware scanner.
OnyX
A free macOS maintenance utility for cleaning caches, rebuilding indexes and changing hidden system settings.
OnyX is a free macOS utility for cleaning caches, rebuilding indexes and changing hidden settings, but each version supports one macOS release and it has no malware scanner.
CCleaner
A PC and Mac cleaner that removes junk files, browser traces and unused startup items.
CCleaner removes junk files, browser traces and startup items on Mac and Windows with a free version, though it has no malware scanner and some features are paid.
Sensei
A Mac app for monitoring CPU, GPU, storage and battery health, with junk file cleanup.
Sensei is a freemium Mac app centred on CPU, GPU and battery monitoring, with junk file cleanup as a secondary feature.
CleanMyMac as an alternative
Listings that name CleanMyMac as an alternative.
App Cleaner & Uninstaller
A Mac app manager that uninstalls apps with their leftover files and handles updates and extensions.
CleanMyMac is a paid maintenance app that adds a malware scanner and duplicate finding alongside app removal and cleanup.
AppCleaner
Thoroughly uninstalls Mac apps by removing associated caches and preferences too.
CleanMyMac combines uninstalling clutter with junk cleanup, a malware scanner and duplicate finding in one app, but full use requires buying after the trial.
Intego Mac Internet Security
A commercial Mac security suite combining real-time antivirus, an outbound firewall, cleanup tools and a VPN.
CleanMyMac focuses on Mac cleanup and maintenance with a bundled malware scanner but lacks Intego's outbound firewall and full antivirus.
Pearcleaner
A free, source-available macOS app uninstaller that finds and removes leftover files.
CleanMyMac is a paid maintenance suite that combines app removal with junk cleanup and malware scanning, rather than a free focused uninstaller.
RansomWhere?
A macOS utility that detects processes encrypting files like ransomware and stops them for review.
CleanMyMac is a paid Mac maintenance app that includes a malware scanner alongside cleanup, rather than a dedicated behavioural guard against file-encrypting processes.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Gemini 2
A Mac duplicate finder that locates identical and similar files, photos and music for deletion.
OmniDiskSweeper
A free macOS utility that lists the files on a drive from largest to smallest.
Hazel
A macOS app that watches folders and files documents automatically according to rules you create.
