Pretty Clean For Mac

Disk cleaning utilities can be very helpful, but they commonly offer little in addition to the operating system’s built-in tools, and they’re usually not free.

Pretty Clean is another such utility, but it’s quite an interesting prospect. It comes with some fairly basic but intuitive junk cleaning features, while also including an extra function for developers — the ability to clean compilation cache generated by development tools, something you don’t often get from disk cleaners.

To begin with, you just need to start a scan and give the app the necessary permissions. Once that’s done, it will list all junk files that have been discovered on your storage drive, split into categories for easier management.

You can open up each category to see more details and specify which items should be removed or kept. To help identify such files, you have the option to navigate to their location on your drive, should you need to analyze them before making a decision.

Developers will be able to get the most out of Pretty Clean by going to the app’s settings and inputting the directory where their project’s source code is stored. Several development tools are supported at present, including Node.js, Rust, SBT, Maven, and Gradle.

It’s worth mentioning that the main scanner automatically checks and allows you to delete the Xcode DerivedData folder. While this can be done directly from Xcode as well, having it bundled here can be helpful.

If you’re a regular user looking for a simple way to free up some disk space, or a developer trying to reduce your projects’ disk usage, Pretty Clean is a good option. It presents you with a straightforward interface and does the job almost instantly, while providing some advanced features for developers as well.