Pearcleaner is a small, native macOS utility that helps you fully remove applications by finding and deleting the leftover files they scatter across your system. After you drag an app into Pearcleaner (or select it from a list), it scans common Library locations for related caches, logs, preferences, containers, launch agents, and support files. Results are presented with clear paths and sizes so you can deselect anything you want to keep before sending items to the Trash. The tool favors safety: it avoids critical system areas, uses a conservative matching strategy, and relies on the Trash so you can restore items if you change your mind. Power users appreciate the transparency—no opaque “cleanup magic,” just an auditable list of what will be removed. For people who frequently test software or want to reclaim disk space after uninstalling large apps, Pearcleaner streamlines the tedious manual hunt through ~/Library and system folders.
Features
- Orphaned file search for finding remaining files from previously uninstalled apps
- Strip unneeded architectures from universal apps (App Lipo) without needing Xcode tools installed
- Management view for Launch Agents / Daemons and PKG installers
- Prune unused translation (localization) files from app bundles, keeping only preferred language(s)
- Optional background monitor ("Sentinel") to watch Trash folder and clean up after manual app deletion
- CLI support, drag-and-drop uninstall, Finder extension for uninstall directly from Finder, theme system, export of app bundle lists etc.