Pearcleaner
Ranked 3 of 3 Mac cleaners by recommenders
Free, open-source Mac cleaner that people recommend as a multi-functional successor to an earlier cleaner app.
Free, open-source Mac cleaner that people recommend as a multi-functional successor to an earlier cleaner app.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Open source and well regarded
“it's open source and one of the better options imo”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall” Successor to an earlier cleaner
“Pear cleaner is the successor, you’re welcome”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall” Multi-functional
“Pearcleaner is multi-functional”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “An Infuriating Goodbye to Photoshop”
Other Mac cleaners people recommend
The two most recommended other Mac cleaners, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole for Mac | 11 | 1 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
| AppCleaner | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| PearcleanerThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Pearcleaner is multi-functional”
“Pear cleaner is the successor, you’re welcome”
“it's open source and one of the better options imo”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.