Mole

🦡 Dig deep like a mole to clean your Mac.

Highlights

• 🐦 Deep System Cleanup - Remove hidden caches, logs, and temp files in one sweep
• 📦 Thorough Uninstall - Removes more app leftovers than CleanMyMac/Lemon, completely free
• ⚡️ Fast & Lightweight - Terminal-based, zero bloat, arrow-key navigation with pagination
• 🧹 Massive Space Recovery - Reclaim 100GB+ of wasted disk space

Installation

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

Or via Homebrew:

brew install tw93/tap/mole

Pick one method to avoid conflicts, new users check 小白使用指南

Usage

mole                      # Interactive main menu
mole clean                # Deep system cleanup
mole clean --dry-run      # Preview cleanup (no deletions)
mole uninstall            # Interactive app uninstaller
mole update               # Update to latest version
mole --help               # Show help

Installed via Homebrew? Use brew upgrade mole to update

Examples

Deep System Cleanup

$ mole clean

Starting user-level cleanup...

▶ System essentials
  ✓ User app cache (28 items) (45.2GB)
  ✓ User app logs (15 items) (2.1GB)
  ✓ Trash (12.3GB)

▶ Browser cleanup
  ✓ Chrome cache (8 items) (8.4GB)
  ✓ Safari cache (2.1GB)
  ✓ Arc cache (3.2GB)

▶ Extended developer caches
  ✓ Xcode derived data (9.1GB)
  ✓ Node.js cache (4 items) (14.2GB)
  ✓ VS Code cache (1.4GB)

▶ Applications
  ✓ JetBrains cache (3.8GB)
  ✓ Slack cache (2.2GB)
  ✓ Discord cache (1.8GB)

====================================================================
🎉 CLEANUP COMPLETE!
💾 Space freed: 95.50GB | Free space now: 223.5GB
📊 Files cleaned: 6420 | Categories processed: 6
====================================================================

Smart App Uninstaller

$ mole 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 45 related files

====================================================================
🎉 UNINSTALLATION COMPLETE!
🗑️ Apps uninstalled: 1 | Space freed: 12.4GB
====================================================================

What Mole Cleans

Category	Targets	Typical Recovery
System	App caches, logs, trash, crash reports	20-50GB
Browsers	Safari, Chrome, Edge, Arc, Firefox cache	5-15GB
Developer	npm, pip, Docker, Homebrew, Xcode	15-40GB
Apps	Slack, Discord, Teams, Notion cache	3-10GB

Protect Important Files: Create ~/.config/mole/whitelist to preserve critical caches:

# View current whitelist
mole clean --whitelist

# Example: Protect Playwright browsers and build tools
echo '~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright*' >> ~/.config/mole/whitelist

What Mole Uninstalls

Component	Files Removed	Examples
App Bundle	Main .app executable	/Applications/App.app
Support Data	App-specific user data	~/Library/Application Support/AppName
Cache Files	Temporary & cache data	~/Library/Caches/com.company.app
Preferences	Settings & config files	~/Library/Preferences/com.app.plist
Logs & Reports	Crash reports & logs	~/Library/Logs/AppName
Containers	Sandboxed app data	~/Library/Containers/com.app.id

FAQ

1. Will Mole delete important files? - No. Mole has built-in protection and skips system-critical files.
2. Can I undo cleanup operations? - Cache files are safe to delete and will regenerate automatically.
3. How often should I run cleanup? - Once a month is sufficient. Run when disk space is low.
4. Is it safe to use? - Yes. The tool previews what will be deleted before any action (--dry-run).

Support

• ⭐️ Star this repo if Mole helped you recover disk space
• 🐛 Report issues via GitHub Issues
• 💬 Share with friends who need to clean their Macs
• 🐱 I have two cats, feed them canned food if you'd like

License

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