Solo Save 63%
$2.95/ mo
billed yearly, $35.40
For macOS 14 Sonoma and later
Give your Mac a deep clean. Keep everything that matters.
MacWashing clears out caches, logs, leftovers of removed apps and Xcode junk, removes apps completely and digs up forgotten large files. Every path is checked against a curated rules database before a single file goes.
- 4,600+ cleaning rules
- 870+ apps in the rules database
- 5 tools in one window
- 12 interface languages
- Deeper finds what other cleaners miss
This is a live window: check categories, open folders and press Clean.
Five tools, one window
Everything a Mac piles up over the years
Each section does one job, shows exactly what it found and leaves the decision to you.
System Junk
Caches, logs and leftovers — gone
Finds everything that can go without harming your system: user and system caches, app logs, leftovers of apps you removed long ago, forgotten installers and gigabytes of Xcode junk. It finds what popular Mac cleaners miss.
22.8GB
freed on the demo Mac in one scan
- Xcode junk · 10.9 GB
- App caches · 8.9 GB
- Installers · 1.8 GB
- Logs and leftovers · 1.2 GB
User Cache
App caches grow to tens of gigabytes, and apps recreate them on their own.
Xcode Junk
DerivedData, debugging data for old iOS versions and simulator caches.
Installers
Disk images and packages forgotten in Downloads.
App Leftovers
Settings and caches of apps that are no longer on your Mac.
Logs
From apps and the system: nothing needs them to work.
Caution
Anything debatable is marked and left unchecked: build archives and big data folders stay until you decide.
Large Files
Find what you forgot about
Videos, archives and disk images you downloaded once and never opened again. Large Files finds big, long-forgotten files on the disks you choose and helps you decide what to do with them.
- Filter by type, by size and by when a file was last opened
- Search whole disks or only the folders you pick
- Files go to the Trash — or skip it, when you’re sure
Pick “Over a year ago”, check some files and press To Trash.
Uninstaller
Remove apps completely
Dragging an app to the Trash leaves its settings, caches and background items behind. The Uninstaller finds them through the rules database and removes everything together.
- Select Unused Checks every app not opened for six months or more in one go.
- Last launched Long-abandoned apps are highlighted in orange.
- Everything an app leaves Caches, settings and background items are found through the rules database.
- Keep a part Uncheck the settings and only the app goes.
- Sort by name, size or date modified
- Hidden files are one switch away
- Protected system items are locked against removal
- Eject external disks right from the sidebar
Privacy
Who can use your camera, screen and files
Shows which apps you let use the camera, microphone, screen recording, files, automation and every other macOS permission — like Privacy & Security in System Settings, but on a single screen.
- Camera
- Microphone
- Screen Recording
- Full Disk Access
- Automation
- Accessibility
- Input Monitoring
- Files & Folders
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Photos
- Every permission list at once, with the date each one changed
- Take access back in one click — the app can ask again later
- Spot permissions still held by apps you have deleted
Pick a permission on the left and take it back from an app that doesn’t need it.
And a few more things
Startup items, tidied up
System Junk finds broken login items — leftovers of deleted apps that macOS keeps trying to start. The Uninstaller removes an app’s background items along with it, so nothing keeps launching after it’s gone.
Shared folders too
Leftovers in folders shared by all users of the Mac are removed too. macOS asks for your permission once, and every path is checked again right before removal.
Your rules
Choose whether files are deleted right away or moved to the Trash, keep confirmation before removal on, and add folders to Exclusions so no scan ever looks inside.
Safe by design
Built never to delete the wrong thing
Cleaners earned their bad reputation by guessing. MacWashing doesn’t guess: it removes only what it can explain.
4,600+rules
A curated rules database
Every find is checked against a database of apps and the files they create, built from real installs on clean test Macs, analysis of app bundles and vendors’ own uninstall instructions.
Only known-safe places
Removal is limited to where apps leave files: their settings, caches, logs and background items. macOS itself and Apple’s own files are never touched.
You see what goes
Every item can be expanded and unchecked. Folders that may hold your own documents are marked “Caution”, and MacWashing asks before it removes anything.
The Trash where it matters
Apps, large files and anything from Storage go to the Trash by default, so you can put them back. Caches and logs are deleted right away — apps recreate them anyway.
Running apps are respected
If an open app holds files being cleaned, MacWashing waits for it to quit or quits it at your request — and opens it again when cleaning is done.
It all stays on your Mac
Scanning happens entirely on your Mac. File names and lists never leave it; the app talks to our server only to check your license.
Always up to date
A rules database that keeps growing
We keep adding to the database: new apps and new versions of familiar ones are checked and get their rules. MacWashing picks the fresh database up on its own — no need to wait for a new version of the app.
New apps keep coming in
When a popular app or a new version of one comes out, we install it on a clean test Mac, see which files it creates and add the rules to the database.
Updates itself
MacWashing checks for a fresh database once a day, downloads it in the background and uses it from the next launch. No app update, no account and no license needed — the trial gets it too.
Only genuine updates
App updates are signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple; the database carries our digital signature. A forged update is rejected, and a damaged database is replaced with the built-in one.
New versions on your terms
MacWashing tells you when a new version is out and asks before installing — or turn on automatic updates in Settings. It never restarts in the middle of a cleanup, shares only the macOS and app versions needed to pick the right update, and works offline with the last database it got.
Speaks 12 languages
The interface is fully translated. MacWashing runs on macOS 14 Sonoma and later, with Liquid Glass on macOS 26.
Pricing
One license, several Macs
Pick a plan when you’re ready. The 20 GB trial works without one.
Duo Save 62%
$4.95/ mo
billed yearly, $59.40
Family Save 55%
$8.95/ mo
billed yearly, $107.40
Solo
$7.95/ mo
billed monthly
Duo
$12.95/ mo
billed monthly
Family
$19.95/ mo
billed monthly
Solo
$89once
Pay once, use forever
Duo
$149once
Pay once, use forever
Family
$299once
Pay once, use forever
FAQ
Questions and answers
Is it safe to clean with MacWashing?
MacWashing removes only files it can match to a known app or a known kind of junk in its rules database, and only in places apps leave files. Standard system folders and Apple’s files are never touched. You can review and uncheck every item, and apps, large files and Storage items go to the Trash by default.
What does the free trial include?
Every section works without a license. System Junk and the Uninstaller can free up to 20 GB in total; Large Files, Storage and Privacy have no limit. No account or card is needed.
Why does it ask for Full Disk Access?
macOS hides caches, logs and the permissions database from apps without Full Disk Access. MacWashing needs it to see them. Everything is scanned on your Mac; no file names or lists are sent anywhere.
Why does macOS ask for permission once more?
Some leftovers live in folders shared by all users of the Mac. To remove them, MacWashing asks macOS for your permission once, and every path is checked against the same safety rules first.
Can I get deleted files back?
Anything moved to the Trash can be put back until you empty the Trash. Caches and logs are deleted right away by default because apps recreate them; you can switch that to the Trash in Settings.
Which Macs are supported?
Any Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
