# Cleardisk (open-source desktop utility)

> Cleardisk is a free, open-source desktop utility for macOS. Free macOS menu bar app to visualize and clean developer caches (Xcode, node_modules, CocoaPods, SPM, Docker, pip, Cargo). It has 709 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at bysiber/cleardisk.

Your Mac is hiding 50–500 GB of developer caches. ClearDisk finds them in seconds. A free, open-source macOS menu bar app that monitors and cleans developer caches, Xcode, npm, Homebrew, Docker, pip, Cargo, Go, Gradle, and more. No data collection. No analytics. Network access is limited to signed update checks.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/bysiber/cleardisk |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 709 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | https://bysiber.github.io/cleardisk |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | v2.3.2 (Sep 10, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 10, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/bysiber/cleardisk/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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