Insider Dev · build 26.05.12
last updated;may 12, 2026
Fixed/Added
- scanner no longer loops forever on junction points / symlinks (C:\Users\All Users >>>C:\ProgramData trap); reparse points are now skipped during directory traversal
- junk growth tracker: settings now keeps a history of past clean runs (date, bytes freed, items removed)
- ai explanations for winapp2 entries via groq (experimental, needs api key in settings) [Experimental]
- search now auto-expands categories so results are actually visible
- cleaned up navigation to follow the official winui3 way;replaced custom workarounds with native patterns (hamburger in titlebar, built-in settings button, IsSelected in xaml instead of code-behind) devblogs.microsoft.com
- hamburger button moved into the title bar;this is native windows 11 pattern (file explorer/settings style)
- settings button is now the built-in navigationview control, complete with the native rotation animation on click
- Add new Microsoft Edge*, TeamViewer* cache cleanup rules and update Winapp2.ini to version 260512
Experimental
- [Experimental] Tested an optional AI-based cleaner entry explainer using Groq / Llama 3.3 70B.
The idea was to explain individual Winapp2 entries, file paths and registry keys in plain English before cleanup.
I intentionally decided not to include this in the current release.
After posting a small preview on X/Twitter, I received roughly 26 messages within minutes telling me not to do this 😄 Users still seem to absolutely hate AI in apps.
Belim_-_Enabled_the_optional_AI_explainer_in_todays_FluentCleaner_Insider_bui_jHyRaQ.mp4
I may release this later as an optional Insider feature to gather more feedback, but for now it will not ship in the main release
Warning
this is a dev / insider build an not a stable release.
for the latest stable version head over here >>> https://github.com/builtbybel/FluentCleaner/releases/tag/26.05.02