Changelog
If I had to give this release a codename, it'd be ~WRL0001.tmp, so you never knew what it was, but deleting it always felt satisfying
- [Added] Cancel button: the Analyze button morphs into Cancel the moment a scan or clean starts. Abort any scan or clean mid-run
- [Added] Junk growth tracker: Settings now keeps a history of past clean runs (date, bytes freed, items removed)
- [Improved] Scan speed significantly improved for entries with multiple file pattern; the directory tree is now traversed once total instead of once per pattern, cutting scan times by up to 28× on some entries
- [Added] AI explanations for Winapp2 entries via Groq (experimental, requires a free API key in Settings):fully opt-in, nothing is sent anywhere without your own key. The idea was to explain individual Winapp2 entries, file paths and registry keys in plain English before cleanup. Many users asked to keep it in to test it themselves;a local LLM option may come later. Honestly, i built this because I had no idea what half the entries in my own app were doing 😄 Turns out FluentCleaner knew about apps I'd completely forgotten I had installed.See it in action on X/Twitter
- [Improved] Upgraded from Windows App SDK 1.8 >> 2.0.1 (stable, released April 29 2026)
- [Improved] Scanner no longer loops forever on junction points and symlinks;reparse points are skipped during traversal (fixes the
C:\Users\All Users >> C:\ProgramDatainfinite loop trap) - [Improved] Search now auto-expands categories so results are actually visible
- [Improved] Tools page got a full visual overhaul inspired by the Windows Clock app widget style;extensions now feel like interactive widgets rather than a plain list
- [Improved] Hamburger button moved into the title bar: native Windows 11 pattern (File Explorer / Settings style)
- [Improved] Settings button is now the built-in NavigationView control, complete with the native rotation animation on click
- [Improved] Navigation cleaned up to follow the official WinUI 3 way;replaced custom workarounds with native patterns
- [Improved] Dropped x86 build target: x64 and ARM64 only
- [Added] New cleanup rules for Microsoft Edge and TeamViewer cache
- [Updated] Winapp2.ini to version 260512
Requirements
- Windows 10 2004 (Build 19041) or later
- Windows App SDK 2.0.1 this needs to be installed separately
Optional: download this Extensions.zip asset for additional tools.
Not required for the cleaner and completely independent.
Run FCleaner.exe to get started.
❤️ FluentCleaner is donation-supported.
Im building FluentCleaner as a donation-supported project. Learning WinUI 3 and turning this into a real app was definitely not painless, but it has been a lot of fun too.
If you like the project and want to support future releases, donations really help keep it going