Pearcleaner

# Pearcleaner

### Website
The only legitimate website owned by me is https://itsalin.com. Anything else offering Pearcleaner downloads is either a scam or not affiliated with me.
More details [HERE](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ucstzy/psa_pearcleanercom_is_a_fake_site_pushing_macos/).

### Project Status: On Hold
> As you may have noticed, development on the app has basically stopped since end of 2025, so I wanted to provide some context.
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> Between a new job, joining a friend who is building a SaaS company, and other life priorities, I no longer have the time needed to actively maintain or continue development on the project.
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> Another major reason is that I previously relied on my work MacBook for development. After changing jobs, I no longer have access to a Mac device that I can use for personal development work, which means I’m currently unable to build, test, or release updates for the app.
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> Because of that, issue responses, feature work, PR reviews, and new releases are effectively on hold indefinitely for now.
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> The project is not abandoned entirely, and I’d still like to return to it someday if circumstances change. For now though, I want to be transparent that active development is no longer possible on my end.
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> Thank you to everyone who has used the app, reported issues, submitted ideas, or contributed. I genuinely appreciate all of the support the project has received.


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   <strong>Status: </strong>On Hold
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   <strong>Version: </strong>5.4.3
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A free, source-available and fair-code licensed Mac app cleaner inspired by [Freemacsoft's AppCleaner](https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/) and [Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides](https://github.com/sunknudsen/guides/tree/main/archive/how-to-clean-uninstall-macos-apps-using-appcleaner-open-source-alternative) post on his app-cleaner script.
This project was born out of wanting to learn more on how macOS deals with app installation/uninstallation and getting more Swift experience. If you have suggestions I'm open to hearing them, submit a feature request!


### Table of Contents:
[Features](#features) | [Screenshots](#screenshots) | [Issues](#issues) | [Requirements](#requirements) | [Download](#getting-pearcleaner) | [Translations](#translations) | [License](#license) | [Thanks](#thanks) | [Other Apps](#other-apps)

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## Features
### Core
- **App Uninstall • Orphaned File Search • Development Environment Manager • File Search • H