Introduction
Reclaim is a free, open-source Mac app that finds build caches, dependencies, app caches and Docker leftovers, explains what is safe to delete, and frees the space in one click.
Developer Macs fill up quietly: .next and DerivedData folders, node_modules in every old project, Gradle and npm caches, emulator images, Docker build cache. Reclaim scans the whole disk, tells you what each of those is and what happens if you delete it, and removes what you tick in one click.
Install
Download, open it the first time, and give it Full Disk Access.
Scan and clean
Your first scan, the safety levels, and deleting.
What it finds
Every rule, with its safety level.
FAQ
Safety, permissions, sizes and privacy.
What makes it different
- It explains everything. Every suggestion says what it is, why it is listed and what happens after you delete it.
- Three safety levels. Safe items rebuild themselves and are ticked for you. Rebuild and Personal items wait for your decision.
- No nagging. Tick, click, done, with a summary of anything that could not be removed.
- Hard limits. System folders, your home folder and folders like Documents are never deleted as a whole, however the path is written.
- Private. No account, no analytics, no network access. The source is on GitHub.
Requirements
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel.