Local storage management for macOS · Available now · Free scanning with a monthly cleanup allowance
See your files. Choose what stays.
Choose the folders you want to review, then inspect large files, duplicates, and cleanup suggestions. Review the evidence before moving confirmed items to Trash.
1 GB free cleanup per month · Auto-renewing Pro subscriptionCompare pricing & benefits ↓
Feature tour
The Settings page shows authorized scan folders, ignore rules, cleanup safety, allowance, and support entry points. The current App Store listing uses this interface preview; the product may continue to evolve.
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 current App Store listing uses this interface preview; the product may continue to evolve.
This is a current Better Cleaner interface preview; download and subscribe through the Mac App Store.
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.
PRICING & BENEFITS
Scanning, results, and Storage Analysis are free and unlimited. Cleanup allowance is measured per local calendar month for the current Mac user.
Pro removes the monthly cleanup allowance. It never expands folder access or starts cleanup automatically.
Free
No account required
Auto-renewable App Store subscription
Apple shows the current price, available periods, and trial terms on the purchase screen
| What is included | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Scanning, results, Storage Analysis | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Monthly cleanup allowance | 1 GB shared monthly allowance | Monthly allowance removed |
| Folder access and pre-execution review | Always required | Always required |
| Automatic or permanent deletion | Not offered | Not offered |
Download the app and try it with a task of your own.
Check the price, currency, and purchase type shown by Apple before you buy.
Use the Apple Account that made the purchase and choose Restore Purchases in the app.
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.
Yes. Download it from the Mac App Store. Apple shows the current price, availability, and subscription terms on the purchase screen.
Read about folder authorization, scan results, and Trash boundaries first. If you still need help, send text feedback to Better Cleaner Support.
