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mac-cleanup

👨‍💻 Python cleanup script for macOS observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mac-cleanup/mac-cleanup-py · Python · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

69/100

  • Activity 77
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 21.0
  • age_days: 1526
  • days_rel: 532
  • days_push: 142
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2375 stars · 100 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A shell-based cleanup utility for macOS that frees disk space by clearing caches from Homebrew, npm, Yarn, pip, Docker, Xcode, and many applications. The project is deprecated and no longer maintained.

Use cases

  • free up disk space on my mac
  • clear homebrew and npm caches automatically
  • clean up xcode derived data and ios simulator files
  • remove dangling docker images and stopped containers
  • empty trash and clear system log files on macos
  • one-command cleanup of developer tool caches

When to choose

  • you want a single script to reclaim disk space across many dev tools on macOS
  • you prefer a simple bash utility over heavyweight cleaning apps

When to avoid

  • you need an actively maintained tool - the project is deprecated
  • you are not on macOS
  • you want a GUI cleaner with previews and undo

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

developer-tools cli file-system caching operating-systems developer-tools cli cleanup-script disk-space homebrew cache-cleanup deprecated shell-script docker-cleanup xcode system-maintenance command-line automation macos bash

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
mac-cleanup/mac-cleanup-pymain69
mac-cleanup/mac-cleanup-shmirror23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mac-cleanup/mac-cleanup-py")

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