https://github.com/tw93/mole
🧹 Like a mole, dig deep to clean your mac.
https://github.com/tw93/mole
clean cleaner cleaner-script macos
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🧹 Like a mole, dig deep to clean your mac.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tw93/mole
- Owner: tw93
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-09-23T06:38:40.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-09-25T14:10:35.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-25T14:39:26.250Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: clean, cleaner, cleaner-script, macos
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 82 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Mole
Deep clean and optimize your Mac.
## Features
- **All-in-one toolkit**: CleanMyMac, AppCleaner, DaisyDisk, and iStat Menus combined into a **single binary**
- **Deep cleaning**: Scans and removes caches, logs, and browser leftovers to **reclaim gigabytes of space**
- **Smart uninstaller**: Thoroughly removes apps along with launch agents, preferences, and **hidden remnants**
- **Disk insights**: Visualizes usage, manages large files, **rebuilds caches**, and refreshes system services
- **Live monitoring**: Real-time stats for CPU, GPU, memory, disk, and network to **diagnose performance issues**
## Quick Start
**Install via Homebrew — recommended:**
```bash
brew install mole
```
**Or via script:**
```bash
# Optional args: -s latest for main branch code, -s 1.17.0 for specific version
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tw93/mole/main/install.sh | bash
```
**Run:**
```bash
mo # Interactive menu
mo clean # Deep cleanup
mo uninstall # Remove apps + leftovers
mo optimize # Refresh caches & services
mo analyze # Visual disk explorer
mo status # Live system health dashboard
mo purge # Clean project build artifacts
mo installer # Find and remove installer files
mo touchid # Configure Touch ID for sudo
mo completion # Set up shell tab completion
mo update # Update Mole
mo remove # Remove Mole from system
mo --help # Show help
mo --version # Show installed version
mo clean --dry-run # Preview the cleanup plan
mo clean --whitelist # Manage protected caches
mo clean --dry-run --debug # Detailed preview with risk levels and file info
mo optimize --dry-run # Preview optimization actions
mo optimize --debug # Run with detailed operation logs
mo optimize --whitelist # Manage protected optimization rules
mo purge --paths # Configure project scan directories
```
## Tips
- **Terminal**: iTerm2 has known compatibility issues; we recommend Alacritty, kitty, WezTerm, Ghostty, or Warp.
- **Safety**: Built with strict protections. See [Security Audit](SECURITY_AUDIT.md). Preview changes with `mo clean --dry-run`.
- **Debug Mode**: Use `--debug` for detailed logs (e.g., `mo clean --debug`). Combine with `--dry-run` for comprehensive preview including risk levels and file details.
- **Navigation**: Supports arrow keys and Vim bindings (`h/j/k/l`).
- **Status Shortcuts**: In `mo status`, press `k` to toggle cat visibility and save preference, `q` to quit.
- **Configuration**: Run `mo touchid` for Touch ID sudo, `mo completion` for shell tab completion, `mo clean --whitelist` to manage protected paths.
## Features in Detail
### Deep System Cleanup
```bash
$ mo clean
Scanning cache directories...
✓ User app cache 45.2GB
✓ Browser cache (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) 10.5GB
✓ Developer tools (Xcode, Node.js, npm) 23.3GB
✓ System logs and temp files 3.8GB
✓ App-specific cache (Spotify, Dropbox, Slack) 8.4GB
✓ Trash 12.3GB
====================================================================
Space freed: 95.5GB | Free space now: 223.5GB
====================================================================
```
### Smart App Uninstaller
```bash
$ mo uninstall
Select Apps to Remove
═══════════════════════════
▶ ☑ Photoshop 2024 (4.2G) | Old
☐ IntelliJ IDEA (2.8G) | Recent
☐ Premiere Pro (3.4G) | Recent
Uninstalling: Photoshop 2024
✓ Removed application
✓ Cleaned 52 related files across 12 locations
- Application Support, Caches, Preferences
- Logs, WebKit storage, Cookies
- Extensions, Plugins, Launch daemons
====================================================================
Space freed: 12.8GB
====================================================================
```
### System Optimization
```bash
$ mo optimize
System: 5/32 GB RAM | 333/460 GB Disk (72%) | Uptime 6d
✓ Rebuild system databases and clear caches
✓ Reset network services
✓ Refresh Finder and Dock
✓ Clean diagnostic and crash logs
✓ Remove swap files and restart dynamic pager
✓ Rebuild launch services and spotlight index
====================================================================
System optimization completed
====================================================================
Use `mo optimize --whitelist` to exclude specific optimizations.
```
### Disk Space Analyzer
```bash
$ mo analyze
Analyze Disk ~/Documents | Total: 156.8GB
▶ 1. ███████████████████ 48.2% | 📁 Library 75.4GB >6mo
2. ██████████░░░░░░░░░ 22.1% | 📁 Downloads 34.6GB
3. ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 14.3% | 📁 Movies 22.4GB
4. ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 10.8% | 📁 Documents 16.9GB
5. ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 5.2% | 📄 backup_2023.zip 8.2GB
↑↓←→ Navigate | O Open | F Show | ⌫ Delete | L Large files | Q Quit
```
### Live System Status
Real-time dashboard with system health score, hardware info, and performance metrics.
```bash
$ mo status
Mole Status Health ● 92 MacBook Pro · M4 Pro · 32GB · macOS 14.5
⚙ CPU ▦ Memory
Total ████████████░░░░░░░ 45.2% Used ███████████░░░░░░░ 58.4%
Load 0.82 / 1.05 / 1.23 (8 cores) Total 14.2 / 24.0 GB
Core 1 ███████████████░░░░ 78.3% Free ████████░░░░░░░░░░ 41.6%
Core 2 ████████████░░░░░░░ 62.1% Avail 9.8 GB
▤ Disk ⚡ Power
Used █████████████░░░░░░ 67.2% Level ██████████████████ 100%
Free 156.3 GB Status Charged
Read ▮▯▯▯▯ 2.1 MB/s Health Normal · 423 cycles
Write ▮▮▮▯▯ 18.3 MB/s Temp 58°C · 1200 RPM
⇅ Network ▶ Processes
Down ▮▮▯▯▯ 3.2 MB/s Code ▮▮▮▮▯ 42.1%
Up ▮▯▯▯▯ 0.8 MB/s Chrome ▮▮▮▯▯ 28.3%
Proxy HTTP · 192.168.1.100 Terminal ▮▯▯▯▯ 12.5%
```
Health score based on CPU, memory, disk, temperature, and I/O load. Color-coded by range.
### Project Artifact Purge
Clean old build artifacts (`node_modules`, `target`, `build`, `dist`, etc.) from your projects to free up disk space.
```bash
mo purge
Select Categories to Clean - 18.5GB (8 selected)
➤ ● my-react-app 3.2GB | node_modules
● old-project 2.8GB | node_modules
● rust-app 4.1GB | target
● next-blog 1.9GB | node_modules
○ current-work 856MB | node_modules | Recent
● django-api 2.3GB | venv
● vue-dashboard 1.7GB | node_modules
● backend-service 2.5GB | node_modules
```
> **Use with caution:** This will permanently delete selected artifacts. Review carefully before confirming. Recent projects — less than 7 days old — are marked and unselected by default.
Custom Scan Paths
Run `mo purge --paths` to configure which directories to scan, or edit `~/.config/mole/purge_paths` directly:
```shell
~/Documents/MyProjects
~/Work/ClientA
~/Work/ClientB
```
When custom paths are configured, only those directories are scanned. Otherwise, it defaults to `~/Projects`, `~/GitHub`, `~/dev`, etc.
### Installer Cleanup
Find and remove large installer files scattered across Downloads, Desktop, Homebrew caches, iCloud, and Mail. Each file is labeled by source to help you know where the space is hiding.
```bash
mo installer
Select Installers to Remove - 3.8GB (5 selected)
➤ ● Photoshop_2024.dmg 1.2GB | Downloads
● IntelliJ_IDEA.dmg 850.6MB | Downloads
● Illustrator_Setup.pkg 920.4MB | Downloads
● PyCharm_Pro.dmg 640.5MB | Homebrew
● Acrobat_Reader.dmg 220.4MB | Downloads
○ AppCode_Legacy.zip 410.6MB | Downloads
```
## Quick Launchers
Launch Mole commands instantly from Raycast or Alfred:
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tw93/Mole/main/scripts/setup-quick-launchers.sh | bash
```
Adds 5 commands: `clean`, `uninstall`, `optimize`, `analyze`, `status`.
Mole automatically detects your terminal, or set `MO_LAUNCHER_APP=` to override. For Raycast users: if this is your first script directory, add it via Raycast Extensions → Add Script Directory, then run "Reload Script Directories".
## Community Love
Mole wouldn't be possible without these amazing contributors. They've built countless features that make Mole what it is today. Go follow them! ❤️
Join thousands of users worldwide who trust Mole to keep their Macs clean and optimized.
## Support
- If Mole saved you disk space, consider starring the repo or [sharing it](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://github.com/tw93/Mole&text=Mole%20-%20Deep%20clean%20and%20optimize%20your%20Mac.) with friends.
- Have ideas or fixes? Check our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md), then open an issue or PR to help shape Mole's future.
- Love Mole? Buy Tw93 an ice-cold Coke to keep the project alive and kicking! 🥤
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## License
MIT License — feel free to enjoy and participate in open source.