BleachBit is a free program that deletes unneeded files to free up space on a computer and to remove traces of what you have done on it. It is meant for people who want to clean their computer without paying for a commercial cleaner.
Has 1 of 5 · Shows what fills your disk ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
dupeGuru is a free desktop program that finds files on your computer that are copies of each other, so you can delete the extra ones. It is for everyday computer users on Linux, macOS and Windows who want to recover disk space.
Has 1 of 5
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
WinDirStat is a free program for Windows that shows which files and folders take up the most space on your drives, so you can find and remove what you no longer need. It is aimed at everyday Windows users who want to see what is filling their disk.
Has 1 of 5 · Windows, Mac and Linux app ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
QDirStat is a graphical program that shows which folders and files take up the most space on your disk, using a tree and a colored map. It lets you move large or unwanted files to the trash and run cleanup commands. It is aimed at Linux, BSD and macOS users who want to see and clear disk usage.
Has 1 of 5
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
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Help me choose
I want to pick an open-source replacement for CCleaner. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- BleachBit: BleachBit is a free program that deletes unneeded files to free up space on a computer and to remove traces of what you have done on it. It is meant for people who want to clean their computer without paying for a commercial cleaner. [Easy setup; Windows · Linux; replaces partly; GPL-3.0; https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit]
- dupeGuru: dupeGuru is a free desktop program that finds files on your computer that are copies of each other, so you can delete the extra ones. It is for everyday computer users on Linux, macOS and Windows who want to recover disk space. [Easy setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces partly; GPL-3.0; https://github.com/arsenetar/dupeguru]
- WinDirStat: WinDirStat is a free program for Windows that shows which files and folders take up the most space on your drives, so you can find and remove what you no longer need. It is aimed at everyday Windows users who want to see what is filling their disk. [Easy setup; Windows; replaces partly; GPL-3.0; https://github.com/windirstat/windirstat]
- QDirStat: QDirStat is a graphical program that shows which folders and files take up the most space on your disk, using a tree and a colored map. It lets you move large or unwanted files to the trash and run cleanup commands. It is aimed at Linux, BSD and macOS users who want to see and clear disk usage. [Easy setup; Mac · Linux; replaces partly; GPL-2.0; https://github.com/shundhammer/qdirstat]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/disk-cleanup.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
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Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/disk-cleanup.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea: