# AppCleaner

> Small Mac utility that uninstalls apps and their leftover files

AppCleaner is a small macOS utility from FreeMacSoft for uninstalling applications together with the files they leave behind. You drop an app onto its window, it finds the related files spread across the system, and a click on the delete button removes them. The vendor offers it as a direct download with no price shown, alongside an optional donation link, and keeps separate builds for macOS versions back to 10.10.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** FreeMacSoft
- **Website:** https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

AppCleaner is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The vendor's page offers the app as a direct download with no price or purchase step. The only payment link is an optional PayPal donation.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AppCleaner | $0 | The full uninstaller, downloaded directly from the vendor's page. No price is listed, and donations are optional. |

Read from https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with AppCleaner before buying.

## Key features

- **Drag-and-drop uninstalling:** Drop an application onto the AppCleaner window and it searches for the files that belong to that app.
- **Related-file search:** Looks for the small files an installation distributes throughout the system, which otherwise keep using disk space after the app is gone.
- **Review before deleting:** Found files are shown before anything is removed. A 2015 Macworld walkthrough describes checkmarks beside each file and says removed items go to the Trash.
- **SmartDelete:** According to the same Macworld walkthrough, switching on SmartDelete in Preferences makes AppCleaner look for related files whenever an app is dragged to the Trash.
- **Builds for older macOS versions:** The vendor lists version 3.7 for macOS 15 and later, 3.6.8 for macOS 10.14 up to 15.6, 3.6 for macOS 10.13 and 3.4 for macOS 10.10 up to 10.12.

## Good for

- Mac users who want an app's support files removed along with the app
- People who want a single-purpose uninstaller at no cost
- Older Macs: builds are kept for macOS 10.10 and later

## Worth knowing

- macOS only. The current version, 3.7, is for macOS 15 and later; earlier systems need one of the older builds.
- It uninstalls apps and their related files; the vendor's page describes no other cleanup or maintenance functions.
- The vendor's site is a short description with downloads. It shows no documentation, changelog or price list.

**Tags:** Disk cleanup, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Pearcleaner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pearcleaner): Free, source-available app uninstaller and cleaner for Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-pearcleaner)
- [CleanMyMac](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanmymac): Mac cleanup, malware removal and maintenance in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-cleanmymac)
- [OnyX](https://toolgpa.com/tools/onyx): Free maintenance, cleaning and tweaking utility for macOS. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-onyx)
- [CCleaner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ccleaner): Junk cleaner and PC optimizer for Windows, Mac and mobile. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-ccleaner)
- [DaisyDisk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/daisydisk): Visual disk space analyzer and cleanup tool for Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-daisydisk)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
- https://freemacsoft.net/
- https://www.macworld.com/article/226619/remove-extra-application-files-with-appcleaner.html
- https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/appcleaner

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/appcleaner
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