# vashpan/xcode-dev-cleaner

If you want to reclaim tens of gigabytes of your storage used for various Xcode caches - this tool is for you!

Repository: https://github.com/vashpan/xcode-dev-cleaner
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xcode-dev-cleaner
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-05-18T20:59:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 24, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3039, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": 296, "gap_med": 196.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1605, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:10.338031+00:00)

## What it is
DevCleaner is a macOS GUI application that inspects and cleans Xcode-generated caches such as device support files, archives, derived data, and documentation caches to reclaim tens of gigabytes of disk space. It is written in Swift and available on the Mac App Store.

## Use cases
- reclaim disk space used by Xcode caches
- clean old iOS device support symbols
- delete stale Xcode derived data
- remove old app archives from Xcode
- clear cached Xcode documentation
- free up SSD space on a Mac used for iOS development

## When to choose
- you develop with Xcode on macOS and your drive is filling up
- you want a safe GUI to inspect and selectively delete Xcode caches
- you want scheduled reminders to clean Xcode leftovers

## When to avoid
- you do not use Xcode or develop for Apple platforms
- you need a scriptable CLI cleaner rather than a GUI app
- you cannot tolerate a tool relying on undocumented Xcode folder structures

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, file-system, gui
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: xcode, disk-cleanup, storage-management, mac-app-store, swift, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- vashpan/xcode-dev-cleaner (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.338031+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:52:18.138815+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vashpan/xcode-dev-cleaner (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:10.338031+00:00, sha 4b656b9248ae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.