DevCleaner

DevCleaner is a macOS developer disk cleaner designed to reclaim gigabytes of storage space hoarded by development tools and AI applications. Built for software developers, iOS engineers, and AI practitioners, it identifies and safely removes caches, build artifacts, and other unnecessary files that accumulate over time. With its menu-bar interface and one-click cleaning, it offers a streamlined way to free up disk space without risking system stability. The app is free, requires no account, and weighs only 4 MB, making it an easy addition to any developer's toolkit. It supports macOS 14 Sonoma or later on both Apple Silicon and Intel processors.

Mac developers often face the frustration of dwindling disk space due to the massive caches and build artifacts left behind by their everyday tools. Xcode's DerivedData alone can exceed 12GB, while npm, Gradle, and Homebrew each maintain their own cache directories that never get automatically cleaned. This not only wastes precious SSD space but can slow down system performance and cause build errors when caches become corrupted. Traditional disk cleaners either ignore these hidden files or risk deleting essential SDK components, leading to broken development environments. DevCleaner addresses this by targeting exactly the right folders with a clear safety model, ensuring that only truly disposable data is removed.

The core of DevCleaner's design is its three-tier safety model: Safe, Warning, and Danger. Items marked as Safe—such as DerivedData, Gradle caches, and pip cache—are pure build caches that regenerate automatically, so deleting them only causes a slower next compile. Warning categories like old simulators and .xcarchives may take time to re-download but are safe to remove if no longer needed. Danger categories, including the Android SDK and iOS Device Support, are never selected by default and require explicit confirmation, preventing accidental breakage of your development environment. This risk-aware approach gives developers confidence to clean aggressively without fear of losing critical files.

DevCleaner ships with pre-configured scanners for twenty-three different ecosystems, from classic build tools to cutting-edge AI editors. These include all major IDEs and package managers: Xcode, Android Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Node.js (npm, Yarn, pnpm), Python (pip, uv), Flutter, Rust (cargo), Go, CocoaPods, Homebrew, Docker, Maven, PHP Composer, and Unity. Uniquely, it also targets AI tools like Claude desktop and Claude Code, ChatGPT desktop, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, and local LLM platforms Ollama and LM Studio. Each scanner knows exactly where its tool stores data and which caches are safe to delete, so no manual folder hunting is required. Custom folders can be added for any additional toolchains.