Mole

Dig deep like a mole to optimize your Mac.

Features

1. All-in-one toolkit equal to CleanMyMac + AppCleaner + DaisyDisk + Sensei + iStat in one trusted binary.
2. Deep cleanup finds and removes caches, temp files, browser leftovers, and junk to free up tens of gigabytes.
3. Smart uninstall finds app bundles plus launch agents, settings, caches, logs, and leftover files.
4. Disk insight + optimization show large files, display folders, rebuild caches, clean swap, refresh services.
5. Live status shows CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery, and proxy data so you can find problems.

Quick Start

Install:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tw93/mole/main/install.sh | bash

Or via Homebrew:

brew install tw93/tap/mole

Run:

mo                      # Interactive menu
mo clean                # Deep cleanup
mo clean --dry-run      # Preview cleanup plan
mo clean --whitelist    # Adjust protected caches
mo uninstall            # Remove apps + leftovers
mo optimize             # Refresh caches & services
mo analyze              # Visual disk explorer
mo status               # Live system health dashboard

mo touchid              # Configure Touch ID for sudo
mo update               # Update Mole
mo remove               # Remove Mole from system
mo --help               # Show help
mo --version            # Show installed version

Tips

• Safety first, if your Mac is very important, wait for Mole to become stable before full cleanups.
• Preview the cleanup by running mo clean --dry-run and reviewing the list.
• Use mo clean --whitelist to manage protected caches.
• Use mo touchid to approve sudo with Touch ID instead of typing your password.
• Prefer Vim-style navigation? All menus understand h/j/k/l in addition to the arrow keys.

Features in Detail

Deep System Cleanup

$ 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

$ mo uninstall

Select Apps to Remove
═══════════════════════════
▶ ☑ Adobe Creative Cloud      (12.4G) | Old
  ☐ WeChat                    (2.1G) | Recent
  ☐ Final Cut Pro             (3.8G) | Recent

Uninstalling: Adobe Creative Cloud

  ✓ 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

$ 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
====================================================================

Disk Space Analyzer

$ 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(24)  |  Q Quit

Live System Status

Real-time dashboard with system health score, hardware info, and performance metrics.

$ 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 calculated from CPU, memory, disk, temperature, and I/O load. Color-coded by range.

Quick Launchers

Launch Mole commands instantly from Raycast or Alfred:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tw93/Mole/main/scripts/setup-quick-launchers.sh | bash

Adds 5 commands: clean, uninstall, optimize, analyze, status. Finds your terminal automatically or set MO_LAUNCHER_APP=<name> to override.

Reload Raycast by running Reload Script Directories, or simply restarting Raycast.

Support

• If Mole freed storage for you, consider starring the repo or sharing it with friends needing a cleaner Mac.
• Have ideas or fixes? Open an issue or PR and help shape Mole's future together with the community.
• Love cats? Treat Tangyuan and Cola to canned food via this link and keep the mascots purring.

License

MIT License - feel free to enjoy and participate in open source.