# FluentCleaner (open-source desktop utility)

> FluentCleaner is a free, open-source desktop utility for Windows. FluentCleaner is the transparent, community-powered CCleaner alternative for Windows. It has 6,314 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at builtbybel/FluentCleaner.

i built my own take on a cleaner, inspired by the old CCleaner from back in the 2006 days, just adapted to how things should work today. modern (built with WinUI 3), minimal and focused on actually cleaning what matters (without all the usual nonsense)

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/builtbybel/FluentCleaner |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 6,314 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C# |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | 26.09.01 (Sep 17, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 17, 2026 |

## Install

### winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install Builtbybel.FluentCleaner
```

Package page: https://winstall.app/apps/Builtbybel.FluentCleaner

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