What is CCleaner

CCleaner is a popular cleaning app for Windows and Mac computers. Initially a simple cleaning app, CCleaner now offers a whole suite of optimization tools and even makes its own browser. The app comes in two versions: a free and a professional edition.

Highlights

System junk

Browser cleanup

Duplicate file finder

Uninstallation

CCleaner and its alternatives

CCleaner is often compared with CleanMyMac, the native macOS solution for performing similar cleaning tasks. Here we’ve run both apps against each other so you can see their differences.

Which app finds more junk*

CCleaner

5.08 GB selected

Some files require admistrator rights to remove

CleanMyMac

8.1 GB

Review Details...

*Test performed on the same MacBook Pro M3 with 512 GB of storage

Comparing the extra features

Let’s compare CCleaner with its most famous alternative, CleanMyMac.

Browser cleanup

Duplicates remover

Photo analyzer

Uninstaller

Health monitors

Recommendations

Malware remover

Document Versions

App leftovers

Similar images cleanup

Mac speedup

Storage visualization

Free version available

Fully-featured Demo

👉 In short, CCleaner offers more possibilities for cleaning photos, like analyzing your duplicate and similar images. CleanMyMac cleans more types of junk and removes macOS malware. It also packs more tools overall.

CleanMyMac

The complete set of Mac optimization tools developed by MacPaw. The app identifies 29 types of junk commonly found on Macs and has a proprietary antivirus that detects macOS-specific threats.

Notarized by Apple

“Best-designed Mac app 2021”
Red Dot Award

Product Hunt 
”App of the month”

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Notarized by Apple

And what do Mac users say?

“That said, once you get used to it, CleanMyMac can feel just as intuitive as CCleaner. Both tools list results in a clean yet explained format that makes them easy to deal with. CleanMyMac even goes a step further with the categorized result with individual explanations.”

Source: Hiblogging.com

“I've always used Ccleaner for Windows and it's one of the best in my opinion.”

Source: Reddit

“CCleaner doesn't find all the cached data like cleanmymac does.”

Source: Alternativeto.net

“Cleanmymac is the best in class for years. never had a need for anything else.”

Source: Reddit

*The comments above are provided as examples only. We do not necessarily agree with their authors.

Both apps offer free trial

CCleaner has a fully functional free version that covers the basic cleaning needs. There is also a Professional edition for more nuanced cleanup, like automated junk removal from browser.

Users can download a free 7-day trial with all features unlocked. It includes junk and malware removal, as well as Mac optimization. The cleaning tool has been downloaded more than 29 million times.