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Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

Mac App

Mole

A free command-line toolkit that cleans, uninstalls and monitors your Mac.

Visit Mole4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Offline

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What is Mole?

Mole is a free, open-source command-line tool that rolls Mac cleaning, app uninstalling, disk analysis and system monitoring into one command. It clears caches and leftover files, removes apps along with their hidden extras, shows what is eating your disk and lets you preview cleanups first, so freeing up space takes minutes instead of an afternoon.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros: what Mole does well

  • Cleanup, uninstall and disk analysis in one tool
  • Dry-run option to preview changes
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Command line only
  • Deletes files, so review what it removes

Who Mole is for

Mac users who keep running out of disk space.

Who can skip it

People who prefer a point-and-click cleaner.

Mole alternatives

Not sold on Mole? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All File Management resources

Czkawka

Focus: duplicate finder, disk cleanup and similar images. Shares open source and github with Mole. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Ice

Focus: menu bar, bartender alternative and macos. Shares open source and github with Mole. Same 4.6 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

Hidden Bar

Focus: menu bar, declutter and mac utility. Shares open source and github with Mole. Rated 4.5 (Mole: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.5Visit

Immich

Focus: photo backup, photo library and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Mole. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.8 (Mole: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.8Visit

fd

Focus: file search, command line and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Mole. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Mole: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Mole

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares open source and github with Mole. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Mole: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Paperless-ngx

Focus: documents, ocr and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Mole. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Mole: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Yazi

Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Mole. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Mole: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Files

Focus: file manager, file explorer alternative and tabs. Shares open source and github with Mole. A Windows app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows. Same 4.6 rating.

Windows AppFreeWindows
4.6Visit

superfile

Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Mole. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Homebox

Focus: home inventory, organisation and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Mole. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Mole: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit
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