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Classic refined it. Modern inherited it
The last releases focused heavily on polishing FluentCleaner Classic and strengthening its cleaning engine. After proving these improvements in daily use, the most important changes have now made their way into the Modern edition as well.
Both editions now benefit from faster excluded-path handling, complete registry exclusions, safer cleaning behavior, and the expanded database with 4,075 cleaning entries
Whats new in v1.12?
FluentCleaner Modern
- [Added] Support for
REGexclusions from Winapp databases and global settings - [Improved] Protected registry branches remain intact even when a parent key is cleaned
- [Improved] Recursive scans now skip fully excluded directory trees instead of scanning and filtering them afterward
- [Improved] Added a registry exclusion example to the global exclusions settings
- [Updated] The built-in
Winapp2.inidatabase received a massive update, growing from 3,721 to 4,075 cleaning entries- Added 367 new definitions and removed or replaced 13 obsolete entries
- New and expanded coverage includes Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Brave Origin, Adobe tools, Nexus Mods App, Outer Wilds Mod Manager, Synergy, and more
- FluentCleaner maintains its own curated Winapp2 edition with additional app-specific entries, safer defaults, warnings, and tested rule improvements
- Following additional compatibility testing, this curated database is now shipped as the default built-in cleaning database
Credits to the Winapp2 community for the extensive upstream work
FluentCleaner Classic
- [Improved] Recursive scans now skip fully excluded directory trees instead of scanning and filtering them afterward, making analysis noticeably faster when large folders are excluded (#130)
- [Added] A comprehensive FluentCleaner Classic User Guide covering first steps, cleaning databases, exclusions, Custom Cleaners, Rule Lab, portable mode, scheduling, localization, safety, troubleshooting, and technical details
- [Info] Many sections also apply to the Modern edition, as both versions share the same
FluentCleaner.Coreparser, cleaning engine, Winapp2 databases, and exclusion logic - [Added] Optional local supporter recognition. Supporters can add a name or alias and appear as a Classic Supporter in the About page. The status is stored locally in
supporter.json, no account, telemetry, or payment verification involved
Two editions, one cleaner
Same cleaning engine, two independent releases. Pick the UI and runtime that suit you
| Edition | Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Modern WinUI 3 · Windows App SDK | 26.08.01 | ⬇ Download Modern |
| Classic WinForms · .NET Framework 4.8 · tiny and portable | 1.12.125 | ⬇ Download Classic |
| ❤️ Support development | Built by Belim | PayPal · Ko-fi |
Modern vs. Classic: which FluentCleaner do you actually run?
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