Mole vs Pearcleaner

Comparing two open source alternatives to CleanMyMac X and CCleaner. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Mole

MIT

Deep clean and optimize your Mac with this all-in-one CLI toolkit.

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Pearcleaner

Apache-2.0

A free, source-available macOS app cleaner with privacy in mind.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Mole	Pearcleaner
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	No	No
GitHub Stars	64,795	14,413
Forks	2,273	369
Open Issues	5	80
Last Commit	Aug 24, 2026	Jun 22, 2026
First Released	Sep 23, 2025	Nov 13, 2023
Categories	Productivity & Utilities	Productivity & Utilities
Tags	#cli #Swift	#Swift #docker

GitHub stars over time

Mole

Pearcleaner14,413

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