The developer disk cleaner for Mac.
Find developer caches, build artifacts, and unused dependencies across your Mac. Review every selection before moving files to Trash.
DerivedData 14.2 GB
Low risk, selected for you
node_modules 7.1 GB
Review first, never auto-selected
Nothing moves
until you confirm
Moved to Trash
not erased by Cachelift
Watch the demo
Scan, review and move to Trash, start to finish. Captions are on, so it works without sound too.
How it works
Three steps. You are in control of every one of them.
Step 1 · Free
Press Scan My Mac and Cachelift looks through your Mac for build output, package caches and unused dependencies. Nothing is changed while it scans.
Step 2 · Free
Every item says what it is, where it lives, how big it is and what happens if you remove it. Low-risk items that regenerate are already ticked. Anything that needs a reinstall is left for you.
Step 3 · License
Press the button and your selection moves to the Trash, not erased by Cachelift. Disk space is only freed once you empty the Trash, so you still have time to change your mind.
Steps 1 and 2 are free and change nothing on your Mac.
Start with the free scanCachelift sorts everything it finds into groups, so you can see at a glance what is harmless to remove and what needs a second look.
Your tools rebuild these on their own.
You can get these back, but it takes time or internet.
Cachelift does not go looking for these.
How Cachelift keeps you in control
Before anything moves
You see every item and what it is. Nothing moves until you confirm, and the button says exactly what will happen and how much.
When it moves
Selected items go to the Trash, not into thin air. While they are there you can put them back. Disk space comes back when you empty it.
The whole time
Scans run on your Mac. Your file names and paths are never sent anywhere. Only your license and update checks go online.
Docker is the one exception to the Trash: Cachelift asks Docker to remove unused images, and Docker deletes them directly. Running containers and volumes are not touched.
Pricing
No subscription, no renewals, no countdown timers.
Free
$0forever
See exactly what is taking the space.
Download freeLaunch sale: 50% off
Lifetime
Regular price$19.99$9.99once
Clean it up. Pay once, no subscription.
Download and scanYou unlock Lifetime inside the app, after the free scan. Charged in USD; buyers in India pay in rupees. macOS 13 Ventura or later.
FAQ
Still unsure? Ask support before you buy.
Yes. DerivedData is build output, so Xcode recreates it on the next build. That first build is slower. Cachelift marks it low risk and selects it for you, and you can still review it before anything moves.
No. Selected items are moved to the Trash, and Cachelift never erases them for you. Disk space is only freed once you empty the Trash. Docker is the one exception: it removes unused images directly, and running containers and volumes are not touched.
While items are still in the Trash you can put them back, in Finder or from the Trash page in Cachelift. Once the Trash is emptied, or if macOS handles an item differently, they cannot be recovered, so keep backups of anything important.
Reinstalling restores it, but that takes time and needs internet. So Cachelift lists node_modules and similar folders for you to confirm, and never selects them for you.
No. Scans run on your Mac. The license check sends your license key and basic details about your Mac so a license can be limited to one Mac, and nothing about your files.
Full Disk Access lets Cachelift scan protected folders such as Downloads. Without it, Cachelift still scans everything else and tells you the scan was limited and how to turn access on.
macOS 13 Ventura or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.
The scan shows what Cachelift can find and how much space it would free, at no cost. Cleaning needs a license. One license covers one Mac, and you can move it to another Mac by deactivating it first.
All sales are final, so run the free scan first to see what Cachelift finds on your Mac. If you were charged by mistake, contact support and we will fix it.
