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AppCleaner

Mac

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Two barsScore 6.3

AppCleaner is ranked #2 of 35 in software uninstaller tools on Freedom251. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan.

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AppCleaner Free macOS app uninstaller · supported macOS versions vary by download freemacsoft.net · 5 Oct 2026

Purpose: AppCleaner is a small application for thoroughly uninstalling unwanted apps.
Related files: It finds files distributed throughout the system by an app and lets users delete them.
Removal workflow: Users can drop an application onto the AppCleaner window, review related files, and click the delete button.
Current version: The download page lists version 3.7 for macOS 15 and later.
Older macOS versions: The download page also lists version 3.6.8 for macOS 10.14 up to 15.6, version 3.6 for macOS 10.13, and version 3.4 for macOS 10.10 up to 10.12.
Full Disk Access: Version 3.7 prompts for Full Disk Access and warns that some files may fail to be removed without it.
Search: Version 3.7 improves the search for related files in Application Scripts.
System apps: AppCleaner can search for related files of system apps, but system apps cannot be removed.
Disk images: Version 3.6.4 added detection of apps in disk images and offers to remove the disk image file instead.
Apple silicon: Version 3.6 added native Apple M1 support.
Security: Version 3.7 updated Sparkle, the in-app updater, to fix a security issue.
Updates: The release notes say updates were served over HTTPS starting with version 3.2.
Contact: The maker's site lists [email protected].
File search: The 3.7 release improved the search for related files in Application Scripts.
Price from: Free

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