How to uninstall Discord on Mac completelyRemove Discord from a Mac with the steps Discord’s support gives, and find the caches, settings and updater files the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall GIMP on Mac completelyRemove GIMP from a Mac by hand, find the settings and cache it leaves behind, and back up the brushes and plug-ins you added before you start.
How to uninstall Avast on Mac completelyRemove Avast Security or Avast One from a Mac with Avast’s own uninstaller, then check the background items it can leave in the system folders.
How to uninstall Raycast on Mac completelyRemove Raycast from a Mac: export your snippets, notes and settings first, then delete the app and the caches, settings and logs it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Plex on Mac completelyRemove the Plex app and Plex Media Server from a Mac with Plex’s own steps, find what they leave behind, and keep your movies, shows and music.
How to uninstall TeamViewer on Mac completelyRemove TeamViewer from a Mac with its own uninstall option, and find the background helper, sign-in plug-in, settings and logs it can leave behind.
How to uninstall Steam on Mac completelyRemove Steam from a Mac the way Valve describes, keep or delete your downloaded games, and find the settings and background item it leaves.
How to uninstall OneDrive on Mac completelyUnlink and remove OneDrive from a Mac the way Microsoft describes, keep your files safe, and find the settings, caches and updaters it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Claude on Mac completelyRemove the Claude desktop app from a Mac, save your MCP server settings first, and find the caches, logs and settings it leaves behind.
How to uninstall DisplayLink Manager on Mac completelyRemove DisplayLink Manager from a Mac with the Synaptics cleaner or by hand, and find the background services and login screen extension it leaves.
How to uninstall Roblox on Mac completelyRemove Roblox and Roblox Studio from a Mac the way Roblox Support describes, then find the settings, logs and local data the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall VirtualBox on Mac completelyRemove VirtualBox from a Mac with the uninstaller in its disk image, decide what to do with your virtual machines, and find the files it leaves.
How to uninstall VLC on Mac completelyRemove VLC media player from a Mac, clear the settings, cache and data folders it leaves behind, or just reset its preferences.
How to uninstall iStat Menus on Mac completelyRemove iStat Menus from a Mac with its own uninstaller, export your settings first, and clear the background services, caches and logs it leaves.
How to uninstall Zotero on Mac completelyRemove Zotero from a Mac without losing your library: back up the data folder, delete the app, the Safari Connector and Word plugin, and clear the leftovers.
How to uninstall Obsidian on Mac completelyRemove Obsidian from a Mac without touching your notes: delete the app, then clear its global settings, caches and the command-line link if you added it.
How to uninstall Webroot SecureAnywhere on Mac completelyRemove Webroot SecureAnywhere from a Mac with its own uninstall button, then clear the background services, settings and support files it leaves.
How to uninstall Java on Mac completelyHow to remove Java from a Mac: Oracle Java the way Oracle documents it, what it leaves behind, and JDKs such as Eclipse Temurin and Oracle JDK.
How to uninstall NordVPN on Mac completelyRemove NordVPN from a Mac: delete the app, remove its VPN configuration in System Settings, and clear the helper, settings, caches and logs it leaves.
How to uninstall Android Studio on Mac completelyRemove Android Studio from a Mac, and decide what to do with the Android SDK and emulators, which take gigabytes and may be used by other tools.
How to uninstall LM Studio on Mac completelyRemove LM Studio from a Mac, stop its background server, clear the caches and settings it leaves, and decide what to do with the models in ~/.lmstudio.
How to uninstall Kaspersky on Mac completelyRemove Kaspersky from a Mac with its built-in uninstaller or Kaspersky’s removal tool, and find the logs, caches, settings and extensions it leaves.
How to uninstall AnyDesk on Mac completelyRemove AnyDesk from a Mac with its own uninstall button, and find the background service, helpers, settings and screen permissions it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Microsoft Teams on Mac completelyRemove Microsoft Teams from a Mac the way Microsoft describes, then find the data, logs, audio driver and updater it leaves behind.

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