DerivedData. Gradle caches. Old simulators. npm’s attic. Every build tool keeps a private stash it never
cleans up.
DevCleaner finds it all, tells you what’s safe to delete, and frees the space in one click.
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData safe to delete~/.gradle/caches safe to delete~/.npm/_cacache safe to delete~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods safe to delete~/Library/Caches/Homebrew safe to delete~/.pub-cache safe to delete~/Library/Caches/go-build safe to delete~/.cargo/registry/cache safe to delete~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData safe to delete~/.gradle/caches safe to delete~/.npm/_cacache safe to delete~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods safe to delete~/Library/Caches/Homebrew safe to delete~/.pub-cache safe to delete~/Library/Caches/go-build safe to delete~/.cargo/registry/cache safe to delete
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Ammar Rayess
@therayess · June 16, 2026
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This is super useful, as a software engineer (and a vibe coder :P) i'm ramping up so much GBs that
sometimes my top tier macos pro even hangs and asks me to free up space, turns out alot of these GBs are
build artifacts! thanks OP
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Anonymous
Product Hunt user · June 16, 2026
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Fantastic job! I didn't know about this problem until I've try it. And its HUGE. Thank you that you
built DevCleaner!
HM
Harini Mukesh
@harini_mukesh · June 16, 2026
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Love the idea. It's always surprising how much disk space developer tools quietly consume 😅
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Oliver Hayes
@oliver_hayes1 · June 23, 2026
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Xcode projects + DerivedData is basically a hidden storage leak on every Mac.
HB
Hazel Brooks
@hazel_brooks · June 23, 2026
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Feels like a mix between backup tool and cleanup utility, which is actually
interesting.
Written comments from anonymous in-app ratings. Star-only scores still count toward the average.
4.8★★★★★from 28 in-app ratings
★★★★★
Enjoy everything being layed out from each service with the developer-explained information on what your deleting.
Swift developer · v1.12.0 · 26.08.2026
★★★☆☆
It is cool. but often crashes during clean up
Indie Mac user · v1.11.0 · 19.08.2026
★★★★★
great
Indie Mac user · v1.9.0 · 13.08.2026
★☆☆☆☆
I really don’t like the subscription thing, will be vibe-coding a replacement. Good luck though!
Swift developer · v1.10.1 · 05.08.2026
★★★★★
Love it
Mac developer · v1.10.1 · 02.08.2026
★★★★★
Very nice application
Full-stack developer · v1.9.1 · 27.07.2026
★★★★★
TOP app for dev cleaning. Before I started to use DevCleaner my mac was full all the time. Thank you for make it!
Freelance developer · v1.8.2 · 19.07.2026
★★★★★
Cleared gigabytes of old Xcode DerivedData and npm caches from the menu bar in minutes. Exactly what I needed.
Swift developer · v1.8.2 · 18.07.2026
Also 20 ratings without a written comment — counted in the average above, not shown as quotes.
▶ In motion — 22 seconds
Watch it find the gigabytes, then free them.
From the first scan to the safe-only clean — the whole idea in twenty-two seconds.
FIG. 02 — Coverage
One cleaner for every toolchain on your machine.
DevCleaner ships with scanners for 30+ developer tools — from classic build tools to AI editors, coding agents
and local LLMs — plus any folder you add yourself. Each one knows exactly where its tool hides caches — and which ones
grow back on the next build. Prefer the manual route? The
developer's guide to freeing disk space on a Mac shows
every path and command.
Xcode
DerivedData, SPM cache, simulators, archives, device support
Android Studio
Gradle caches, AVDs, wrapper dists
JetBrains IDEs
indexes, compilation caches, logs
Node.js
npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, node-gyp
Python
pip & uv wheel caches; stale venvs in Project Artifacts
It knows the difference between cache and catastrophe.
Disk cleaners that treat your SDK like a temp folder are how weekends die. Every category in DevCleaner
carries an explicit risk level — and the dangerous ones are never selected for you.
SAFE
Deleted by default
Pure caches that regenerate automatically on your next build. Deleting them costs you one slower compile,
nothing more.
DerivedData · Gradle caches · pip cache
WARNING
Your call
Things that grow back slowly — simulators you might still need, archived builds, emulator images. Visible,
measured, but never pre-selected.
Old simulators · .xcarchives · AVDs
DANGER
Hands off
SDKs and device symbols that can break your environment. DevCleaner shows you their size, asks twice, and
never touches them on its own.
Android SDK · iOS Device Support
FIG. 04 — Operation
Set it, forget it, reclaim it.
01 /
Lives in your menu bar
No dock icon, no window cluttering your desktop. Just a small badge quietly reporting how many gigabytes
you could get back right now.
02 /
Scans while you watch
Sizes stream in live as the scanner walks your caches — every category, every toolchain, counted byte by
byte in front of you.
03 /
One click. Gigabytes back.
Quick Clean wipes everything marked safe. Or pick categories yourself and watch the freed space add up in
real time.
NEW IN 1.14 · More toolchains, same safety model
Clear superseded developer tools without touching the current one.
1.14 adds safe cleanup for superseded Cursor agent CLI runtimes, plus opt-in cleanup for old SDKs, IDEs,
toolchains and browser-test downloads. The newest or active version stays put.
01 /
Keep the current version
DevCleaner can find older Rust, Python, Flutter, Swift, Gradle, Android SDK and JetBrains installations.
It keeps the newest or active version and leaves the rest opt-in.
02 /
ML caches, clearly labelled
Hugging Face and PyTorch caches are shown as Warning items: useful to reclaim, but potentially slow or
expensive to download again. They are never selected automatically.
03 /
More developer tools, one safety model
.NET / NuGet caches and superseded Cursor agent CLI runtimes join 30+ supported developer tools. Safe
categories can be cleaned quickly; Warning items remain visible and opt-in.
Since 1.6 · Project Hibernation
Done with a project? Park it, don't delete it.
Old projects you can't quite throw away sit on your disk for years. DevCleaner archives a whole project into a
single file, strips the regenerable junk, and brings it back exactly as it was with one click — dependencies
and all.
01 /
Archive what's idle
Spot projects you haven't touched in months and pack each one into a single compact file. node_modules and
build folders are stripped, the lockfiles that rebuild them are kept.
02 /
Preview before you trust it
A dry-run restore opens and verifies the archive and shows exactly what will land where — without writing
a thing. Built for production projects you can't afford to lose.
03 /
Restore in one click
Bring a project back to its original path and let DevCleaner re-run the install for you. The original is
never deleted until the archive is verified safe.
PRICING · Free vs Pro
Free for cleanup. Pro for autopilot.
Manual cleanup, scanning and Quick Clean are free forever, no account needed. Ghost Projects and Project
Artifacts show you what's stale for free; restoring a hibernated project is always free. Pro adds the
automation: scheduled cleaning, Smart Triggers when you quit a dev app, and Project Hibernation with batch
archive. Try all of it free for 14 days.
Prefer a subscription? Yearly is $19.99/year ·
secure checkout by Stripe · tax excluded
FIG. 05 — Field guides
Rather do it by hand? Here's exactly how.
Every gigabyte DevCleaner reclaims, you can also clear yourself from the Terminal. These guides give the exact
paths, the commands, and what's safe to delete.
Straight answers about pricing, safety, and how DevCleaner compares to general Mac cleaners.
Is DevCleaner free?
Yes. Scanning, Quick Clean, Ghost Projects, and restoring hibernated projects are free forever — no account.
Pro adds automation (Auto Clean, Smart Triggers, Project Hibernation) with a 14-day trial. See
pricing for the full split.
Is it safe?
Every category is rated Safe, Warning, Danger, or Dangerous+ (uninstall only). Safe caches are selected by
default; risky items never are. Credentials and session files sit on a hard deny-list for normal cleaning,
and DevCleaner warns before touching caches of an app that's still running. See
staying safe.
App didn’t open after install?
DevCleaner is a menu bar app — no Dock icon by design. Look for the wand near the clock, then press
Open in the panel. Copy it to Applications first (don’t run from the .dmg). Full checklist:
troubleshooting.
Is it a menu bar app?
Yes — no dock icon, no desktop clutter. Look for the wand icon near the clock. It shows reclaimable space at
a glance; use Open in the panel for the full window.
What does Pro add?
Auto Clean wipes safe caches in the background. Smart Triggers run a clean when you quit Xcode, Cursor, or
another dev app. Project Hibernation archives idle repos and brings them back with dependencies intact.
Batch Archive All is Pro; discovery and restore stay free.
How is it different from CleanMyMac?
CleanMyMac is built for general Mac housekeeping. DevCleaner knows developer caches — DerivedData, Gradle,
Docker layers, npm's attic, Ollama weights — and labels what's safe per toolchain instead of treating every
folder like temp files. Our
honest comparison guide walks through the trade-offs.
What can it clean?
30+ developer tools: Xcode, Android Studio, npm/Yarn/pnpm, pip, Cargo, Go, Homebrew, Docker, CocoaPods,
Maven, VS Code, Cursor, Claude, Codex, OpenCode, ChatGPT, Ollama, LM Studio, and any custom path you add.
FIG. 07 — Download
Your disk has been patient enough.
Free download. Scans in seconds. The only thing you’ll lose is the clutter.