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macOS 14+ · Apple silicon and Intel

Reclaim the
gigabytes your
Mac forgot about.

Handbyte brings Smart Clean, Storage, Apps and History into one native Mac app. Review what takes space, clean regenerable files, and restore items that are still in the Trash.

Download for Mac

v0.2.0 · Signed and notarized DMG · macOS 14+

  • Native macOS app
  • Review before cleanup
  • safe / review / hold tags
  • Built-in updates

One place to manage your storage

Overview
Space and recent activity
Smart Clean
Caches and build output
Storage
Large files and folders
Apps
Apps and related files
History
Actions and Restore

Features

Built for devs who actually use their disk.

Smart Clean

Review caches, logs and build output by area, then clean the selected items.

Trash and Restore

Regenerable files are removed directly. Other items use the Trash. Enable Always use the Trash to use it for every cleanup.

Safety levels

Review each item before acting. Protected data and files used by running apps are held back.

Storage explorer

Explore folders in a treemap or list, find large files, and review selected items before moving them to the Trash.

App removal

Inspect an app and its related files together. Remove selected files, uninstall an app, or review leftovers.

History

See previous cleanup actions and restore items that are still in the Trash without replacing existing files.

What it scans

The usual suspects, automatically.

Xcode

  • DerivedData
  • iOS / watchOS / tvOS DeviceSupport
  • Archives, dSYMs
  • CoreSimulator caches

Language toolchains

  • go-build, Cargo, SwiftPM
  • npm, pnpm, yarn
  • Gradle, Maven
  • pip, pyenv, venvs

App & tool caches

  • Playwright, Cypress
  • JetBrains IDE caches
  • Homebrew, Codex
  • Per-app ~/Library/Caches/*

VMs & containers

  • OrbStack, Docker
  • Apple Container
  • Claude vm_bundles
  • Trash, Downloads

Project artifacts

  • node_modules, dist, .next, .turbo
  • target, build, .gradle
  • __pycache__, .venv, .mypy_cache
  • DerivedData, Pods, .dart_tool

System hygiene

  • ~/Library/Logs/*
  • ~/Library/Containers/*
  • ~/.cache/*
  • Trash

Safety

Three signals,
one decision.

Every scanned path is graded so you can power through obvious wins and pause on the rest.

safe

Regenerable cache.

Smart Clean selects eligible caches and build output for review.

review

Project artifacts & large stores.

Review the rebuild cost and keep files that your work still needs.

hold

User data or live state.

Review valuable files separately. Items used by running apps are held back.

Get started

Make room for your next project.

or read the source on GitHub →