MacOSCleaner v1.1 Release Notes
We're excited to announce the release of MacOSCleaner v1.1! This major update brings a completely overhauled uninstaller engine, comprehensive localization, a native macOS UI redesign, and dozens of new cleaning categories.
๐ Complete Localization & Internationalization
MacOSCleaner is now fully localized and supports multiple languages to provide a native experience for users worldwide:
- Supported Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Spanish.
- Dynamic Formatting: Dates and byte counts (e.g., GB, MB, KB) now dynamically format according to your selected application language.
- Full Coverage: All UI elements, error messages, cleanup logs, and system information screens have been fully translated.
๐๏ธ Advanced Uninstaller Engine
The Uninstaller has been rewritten from the ground up for maximum safety and thoroughness:
- Evidence-Based Scanning: A new 5-level deep scanning engine automatically tracks down hidden related files using 14 types of evidence (Bundle ID, Team ID, Spotlight, Plist contents, etc.).
- Background Deep Scanning: Apps are now thoroughly scanned in the background. The UI displays real-time progress and instantly updates the app's total size once deep scanning is complete.
- Developer Components: The uninstaller now detects and allows you to safely remove leftover developer components alongside the application.
- Reveal in Finder: A new quick action allows you to instantly reveal any related file or folder in Finder before deciding to delete it.
๐จ Native macOS UI Redesign
The interface has been modernized to align perfectly with Apple's Human Interface Guidelines:
- Settings Redesign: Completely rebuilt using native macOS
Formstyles to match System Settings perfectly. - Modernized Dashboards: The Dashboard, Processes, and Startup Services views now feature a refined Apple Design aesthetic with
controlBackgroundColor, rounded cards, and SF Symbols. - Optimized Layout: The minimum window width has been adjusted to 800px for a more compact and flexible workspace.
๐งน Expanded Cleanup Capabilities
The cleanup engine is faster, safer, and knows about more apps than ever before:
- 54 Cleanup Categories: Including 18 brand new categories like Launch Agents/Daemons, Privileged Helper Tools, Package Receipts, and unused applications.
- 298 Built-in Cleaning Paths: Safely clears caches for popular browsers, IDEs (VSCode, JetBrains, Cursor, Xcode), and language environments (Node, Python, Ruby, Swift, Go, etc.).
- Parallel Execution: Cleanup tasks now run concurrently for significantly faster performance.
- 29 New App-Specific Rules: Tailored uninstallation rules for over 95 popular apps, including Docker, Parallels, Adobe CC, MS Office, Discord, Figma, and more.
๐ Bug Fixes & Safety Improvements
- Full Disk Access (FDA): Fixed an issue where the FDA guidance window wouldn't appear on startup, and resolved false positives in FDA permission checks by validating restricted directories.
- OrbStack Safety: Safely removed OrbStack paths from IDE caches to prevent accidental deletion of VM and Docker infrastructure.
- Duplicate Files: Fixed a bug causing the duplicate files scanner to report inflated disk usage numbers.
- Xcode Previews: Resolved a compilation issue preventing Xcode Canvas previews from rendering in Debug mode.