Open source alternatives to AppCleaner

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what AppCleaner does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What AppCleaner does

Uninstall Mac apps completelycore
Remove leftover support filescore
Drag and drop uninstall
Find files from removed apps
Remove widgets and plugins
Protect system apps

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
PeelMac app uninstaller that removes leftover files and finds duplicate files	Replaces it88%	607+158	2,566	10 days ago	100%	Install like an app	GPL-3.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Remove widgets and plugins; Protect system apps.See the evidence Uninstall Mac apps completelycoreYesUninstall Mac apps completely Remove leftover support filescoreYesCaches, settings, containers, launch agents, and support files Drag and drop uninstallYesdrop one on Peel’s Dock icon Find files from removed appsYesFiles left behind by apps you already removed Remove widgets and pluginsPartlybackground items, extensions, plug-ins Protect system appsPartlySome places are off limits.

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