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Free space at a glance, with what grew since yesterday and the updates that are ready (Pro).
Mac cleaner and app updater
See what fills your Mac. Clean up with an undo.
Searoom explains every storage item in one sentence, including what macOS calls System Data. It only ever moves things to the Trash, so you can put everything back. It removes apps with their leftovers and keeps your apps up to date.
14 days with everything, then a free version that stays. Pro is €29 once. No account, no subscription.
macOS 26 or later. English and German. Searoom reads sizes and names, never file contents.
System Data, broken downdemo Mac
- Caches24.1 GBTemporary copies apps keep to load faster. Apps rebuild them when needed.
- iPhone and iPad backups22 GBFull backups made with Finder. Keep the newest one of a device you still use.
- Local Time Machine snapshotsnot disclosedmacOS removes them on its own when space runs low, and does not tell how big they are.
- Simulators38.6 GBUnavailable ones belong to Xcode versions you no longer have.
- macOS and the rest210.2 GBmacOS itself, virtual memory and space macOS does not break down.
Trash, not deleteMoves to the Trash first. You can put everything back from Cleaned Up.
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How it works
Measure, explain, move to the Trash, put back.
1Measure
Searoom measures your disk in the background, by category: apps, your files, caches, logs, developer data, backups and System Data.
2Explain
Every item gets one sentence: what it is, what rebuilds it, and whether it is safe to remove, worth a look, or better kept.
3Move to the Trash
You pick, Searoom shows the plan, then moves the items to the Trash. Nothing is deleted. The space is measured once you empty the Trash.
4Put back
Cleaned Up lists every cleanup. Put Back returns the items to where they were, as long as they are in the Trash.
Features
Storage you understand, apps you control.
One number, one bar, one list
The overview says how much is free and what fills the rest. Below, the items you can safely remove, each with one sentence and a sum. Cleaning up takes one click and a look at the plan.
- Space macOS frees on its own is shown separately
- What grew this week, in one line
- Searoom never cleans up on its own
System Data, item by item
The Storage page breaks System Data down into caches, logs, Mail attachments, iPhone and iPad backups, local snapshots, Xcode, simulators, Docker, package caches and the rest macOS does not disclose. Each item has a table you can sort by size and last use.
- Labels: Safe, Review, Keep
- Snapshots shown as “not disclosed”, never guessed
- Colors that stay apart for color blindness, always with a label
Remove apps with their leftovers
Drag an app onto the window or onto the Searoom icon in the Dock. Searoom lists the app with its leftovers in the Library, exact matches checked, looser ones not. Everything goes to the Trash.
- Asks a running app to quit first
- Apps of macOS are marked and stay
- Leftovers of apps already gone (Pro)
Keep every app up to date
Searoom asks each app's own update feed, Homebrew and the App Store in one pass, and shows a card per app with the release notes. It installs an update only when the identifier, team ID, code signature and Gatekeeper all match.
- Update one app or all of them
- The old version goes to the Trash
- App Store apps are handed to the App Store
A page for developer data
Xcode build products, device support, simulators, the Docker disk image, package caches of Homebrew, npm, pnpm, Yarn, pip, Cargo and Gradle, and old node_modules, .venv or target folders in projects you choose.
- Each item says what rebuilds it
- Remove unavailable simulators with simctl
- Part of Pro
Cleaned Up: every step can be undone
Every cleanup lands in a journal with date, size and count. Put Back returns the items from the Trash to where they were. Once you empty the Trash, the entry says so calmly.
- Searoom never deletes, it moves to the Trash
- Emptying the Trash asks first, through Finder
- The space gained is measured, not estimated
Command palette
Press ⌘K to open any page, start a scan, clean up, or update or remove an app.
Weekly report
Once a week, a notification with what grew on your Mac, like “9 GB of it Xcode” (Pro).
Free and Pro
What stays free, and what Pro adds.
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview with every explanation | Included | Included |
| System Data broken down | Included | Included |
| Clean caches, logs, the Trash and old installers | Included | Included |
| Remove apps with their leftovers | Included | Included |
| Put back from Cleaned Up | Included | Included |
| App updates: Sparkle feeds, Homebrew, App Store | Not included | Included |
| Developer page and developer folders in the cleanup | Not included | Included |
| Leftovers of apps already gone | Not included | Included |
| Free space in the menu bar, weekly report | Not included | Included |
The first 14 days include everything.
Private by design
Sizes and names stay on your Mac.
No file contents or file names sent
Searoom reads sizes and names, never file contents. Scan results and the journal stay on your Mac. No account, no tracking.
Every connection named
Homebrew's cask list, the App Store lookup, each app's own update feed, Dodo Payments for the license (key and Mac name), and this website for Searoom's updates. Details.
System folders stay out
A tested block list keeps /System, /usr, iCloud Drive, the keychains and Mail out of every plan, checked again right before each move.
Pricing
Free version for good. Pro once.
14 days with everything. No account, no card.
Free
€0 for good
- Overview with every explanation
- System Data broken down
- Clean caches, logs, Trash, old installers
- Remove apps with leftovers
- Put back from Cleaned Up
Pro
€29 one-time
- App updates for all your apps
- Developer page
- Leftovers of apps already gone
- Menu bar and weekly report
- 2 Macs, all 1.x updates
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is it safe?
Searoom never deletes files. Everything you clean up goes to the Trash and is listed under Cleaned Up, where Put Back returns it to where it was, until you empty the Trash. Searoom never cleans up on its own and shows you first what goes to the Trash. A fixed block list keeps system folders, iCloud Drive, the keychains and your Mail out of every plan; it is checked when the plan is made and again right before each move. Two actions cannot use the Trash: deleting local Time Machine snapshots and removing unavailable simulators. Searoom says so and asks before either.
What is “System Data”?
It is what macOS does not assign to another category in System Settings › General › Storage: caches, logs, local Time Machine snapshots, iPhone backups, developer data, virtual memory and macOS itself. Searoom breaks it down item by item and says “not disclosed” where macOS does not tell a size. More about System Data.
Do I need it if I have Pearcleaner?
Pearcleaner is a free, open source app for removing apps with their leftovers. If that is all you need, it may well be enough. Searoom covers more ground: it explains every storage item including System Data, cleans caches, logs and old installers with a journal you can undo, keeps your apps updated, and has a page for developer data. Try it for 14 days and decide.
Why does Searoom need Full Disk Access?
macOS protects folders like Mail, Messages, the Trash and parts of the Library. Without Full Disk Access, Searoom cannot measure them or find leftovers there, and says so. With it, Searoom reads sizes and names, never file contents. Full Disk Access takes effect after Searoom restarts; the setup offers that.
What happens after the 14 days?
Searoom stays free for good with the overview, every explanation, cleaning caches, logs, the Trash and old installers, and removing apps with their leftovers. Pro adds app updates, the Developer page, leftovers of apps already gone, free space in the menu bar and the weekly report, for €29 once, on 2 Macs, with all 1.x updates. Putting things back from Cleaned Up always works.
What leaves my Mac?
Only this: Homebrew's public cask list is downloaded, the App Store lookup gets the identifiers of your App Store apps, each app's own update feed is asked at its developer, Dodo Payments checks your license key (key and Mac name), and this website delivers Searoom's own updates. The first three only during the trial and with Pro. No file names, no file contents, no usage data. Details in the privacy policy.
Will it make my Mac faster?
Searoom frees disk space and keeps your apps up to date. It does not promise speed, and it has no “free up RAM” or “optimize” button, because macOS manages memory itself.
How much space will I get back?
That depends on your Mac. Searoom shows what each item takes before you clean up. On APFS, space is usually freed only once the Trash is emptied, so Searoom measures the gain after that and shows the measured number. Space macOS frees on its own (“purgeable”) is shown separately and never counted as Searoom's work.
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