Overview
What is TidyBar?
TidyBar is a macOS menu-bar app that reclaims disk space. It scans your Mac for free, shows exactly how many gigabytes you can recover, and clears them in one click. Everything it removes goes to the Trash, so nothing is ever truly gone. It's a one-time $25 - no subscription.
What it cleans
- App and system caches, logs and temporary files
- Large files, sorted by size with full paths
- Byte-identical duplicate files
- App leftovers when you uninstall (caches, preferences, support files)
- Local Time Machine snapshots (purgeable space)
- Developer build junk: node_modules, DerivedData, target/, .next and more
What makes it different
- One-time price. $25 once with free updates, not a subscription.
- Free to scan. You see what you can reclaim before paying anything.
- Everything recoverable. Removals go to the Trash, not a hard delete.
- A real developer mode for the build junk most cleaners ignore.
- Private. No telemetry, no account, no Full Disk Access required.
How it works
- Open TidyBar from the menu bar and scan (free).
- Review what's reclaimable, grouped and explained.
- Unlock cleaning with a one-time purchase and clear it in one click.
Requirements
macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later · Apple Silicon & Intel. Universal and notarized by Apple.
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