Local storage management for macOS · Coming soon · Free scanning with a monthly cleanup allowance
Scan cleanup candidates, large files, duplicates, and similar images in folders you explicitly authorize. Review the evidence first, then only confirmed items move to the macOS Trash.
Feature tour
The Settings page shows authorized scan folders, ignore rules, cleanup safety, allowance, and support entry points. The interface and capabilities may change before the App Store release.
Authorized scopeOnly folders you select are scanned, and you can remove access at any time in Settings.
Review before cleanupCandidates require your confirmation; duplicate files and similar images are not selected by default.
Local processingScanning, comparison, and cleanup run on your Mac without uploading file contents.
Trash and receiptsCleanup moves items to the macOS Trash and records outcomes and failure reasons.
Three pillars
Temporary files, large files, duplicates, similar images, and storage analysis all stay within the scope you grant.
Inspect evidence, shared status, and protected boundaries for installed apps and related items before deciding what to handle.
Revalidate file identity and path safety before execution, then retain local receipts, failure reasons, and recovery entry points.
Development preview
The Settings page shows authorized scan folders, ignore rules, cleanup safety, allowance, and support entry points. The interface and capabilities may change before the App Store release.
This is a current development-interface preview, not an App Store listing screenshot; the interface may change before release.
Pages and entry points
From Overview and Smart Cleanup through History and Settings, each surface stays within the folders you authorize.
Privacy & authorization
Scanning, comparison, and cleanup run locally. The app accesses only folders you authorize through the system picker; file contents, filenames, paths, and security-scoped bookmarks do not leave the device during ordinary scanning or cleanup.
Free and Pro
Scanning, results, and Storage Analysis are free and unlimited. Cleanup allowance is measured per local calendar month for the current Mac user.
Free
No account required
Auto-renewable App Store subscription
Apple shows the current price, available periods, and trial terms on the purchase screen
Moving items to Trash counts toward cleanup allowance, while disk space is generally not reclaimed until you empty the Trash.
Boundaries
Frequently asked questions
Better Cleaner scans only the scope you explicitly grant through the system picker. You can remove that access in Settings, and the app does not expand it to the whole disk.
It compares SHA-256 first, then confirms bytes directly. You still review every group before cleanup, and at least one copy is kept.
No. Similar images are grouped only. You must explicitly choose an original to keep, and candidates still need confirmation before execution.
No. Confirmed items move to the macOS Trash rather than being erased. They can generally be restored through macOS until the Trash is emptied.
Scanning and analysis are unlimited. The current Mac user gets a shared 1,000,000,000-byte cleanup allowance for each local calendar month, not a new 1 GB allowance for every cleanup.
Coming soon. This page will show the official way to get it after release; until then, use the support page to ask a question.
Read about folder authorization, scan results, and Trash boundaries first. If you still need help, send text feedback to Better Cleaner Support.
