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A category-based cleaner with developer tools and per-item safety explanations. If you need something different, compare these five options by the job they do. Choose by platform, features, and how you prefer to review files.
Mac users managing local/remote storage, and developers who need Git-aware cleanup or scriptable disk reports.
Mac users who prefer a free size-sorted browser to a chart.
Mac users seeking an analyzer plus duplicate and photo cleanup tools.
Mac users who want a focused list workflow and explicit confirmation.
Finder users who want to inspect archives before extracting or deleting them.
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| Feature | DeepClean | NullDisk |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Mac users who want explained cleanup categories and developer-cache coverage. | Mac users managing local/remote storage, and developers who need Git-aware cleanup or scriptable disk reports. |
| Visualization | Category and large-file lists with safety ratings | Radial map, treemap, and file list; CLI terminal treemap |
| Platforms and requirements | macOS 13+ | Mac app: macOS 14+; CLI: macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Pricing and editions | Free scan and first gigabyte of cleanup; unlimited cleanup listed at $39 once per Mac. | Direct Mac edition free with reminders; optional $9.99 one-time personal license or team seat removes reminders. App Store terms are separate. |
| Open source | No | No |
| Native macOS UI | Yes | Yes |
| Cleanup workflow | Select items for Trash; caution items require deliberate selection and acknowledgement. | Review source and action: local Trash, explicit permanent removal, or backup/delete; remote and cloud actions depend on the destination. |
| Reports and portability | Retain deletion history and important decisions separately. The product overview does not document importing its records into another analyzer. | CLI produces JSON/NDJSON scan reports. Third-party scan files are not directly imported into the Mac GUI. |
Retain deletion history and important decisions separately. The product overview does not document importing its records into another analyzer.
Mac users who want explained cleanup categories and developer-cache coverage. Keep it if that matches your needs. Consider a change for a specific requirement such as a different chart, remote sources, report exports, or development cleanup.
GrandPerspective and SquirrelDisk offer free open-source analysis. OmniDiskSweeper is free on Mac. All direct Mac features in NullDisk are free with reminders; reminder removal is optional. Freeware does not necessarily mean open source.
No. Keep any historical exports you need and run a fresh scan of the same location. NullDisk does not import these apps’ saved scans or cleanup queues.