Know your Mac. Then clean it.

Only what you pick goes to the Trash.

Not released yet. Screens show sample data.

TinySift's Overview: CPU at 38% over the last minute, 15.4 GB of 24 GB memory in use, three listening ports, and eleven apps sorted by CPU.
TinySift's Clean screen: 8.67 GB selected to move across 13 items, with Safe categories ticked and Review categories unticked.
The review sheet over the Clean screen: every selected path with its size, 13 items and 8.67 GB, and a button to move them to the Trash.
TinySift's Overview: CPU at 38% over the last minute, 15.4 GB of 24 GB memory in use, three listening ports, and eleven apps sorted by CPU.
TinySift's Clean screen: 8.67 GB selected to move across 13 items, with Safe categories ticked and Review categories unticked.
The review sheet over the Clean screen: every selected path with its size, 13 items and 8.67 GB, and a button to move them to the Trash.

Macintosh HD

61.4 GB free

of 494.4 GB

CPU

38%

Last minute

Ports

3 listening

  • :3000node
  • :5173node
  • :5432postgres

Memory in use

15.4 GB

of 24 GB · Pressure: Normal

Found to clean

15.2 GB

  • 4.7 GB Safe
  • 10.5 GB Review

Moved to Trash

8.25 GB

Put Back works until you empty the Trash.

See what uses your CPU and memory, and what is listening.

See it, pick it, check it.

Three screens from the app, in the order you use them.

  1. See what is running

    Overview lists your apps with the CPU and memory each one uses right now, and the processes behind it.

    TinySift's app list: eleven apps sorted by CPU, Google Chrome at 48% first, each with its memory.

  2. Pick what to clear

    Clean groups caches and leftovers by trust level. Safe categories start ticked, Review categories start unticked, and the total follows your picks.

    TinySift's Clean rows: Xcode DerivedData, iOS Simulator caches and node_modules ticked, Browser caches, User caches and npm cache unticked.

  3. Check the list, then move it to the Trash

    Every path is listed with its size before anything moves. The Trash is the only destination, so Put Back works.

    The review sheet: thirteen paths with their sizes, 8.67 GB in total, and a button to move them to the Trash.

What TinySift cleans, and what it leaves alone.

Three groups by trust level, with every category named below.

Planned for the app · Sample data

Rebuilt automatically

23 categories

  • 4 Safe
  • 19 Review

Caches and build output that apps or tools create again; some need a rebuild or a reinstall. 4 Safe start ticked, 19 Review start unticked.

Safe, ticked to start: Xcode DerivedData, Crash reports, User logs, Font and Quick Look caches.

Review, unticked to start: node_modules idle 30+ days, Browser caches, iOS Simulator caches, User caches, npm cache, pnpm store, Yarn cache, Cargo cache, Python caches and venvs, Rust target folders, Go build caches, Gradle and Maven caches, Android SDK caches, JetBrains caches, VS Code caches, Xcode DeviceSupport, Chat app caches, Streaming app caches, Gatekeeper history.

Your files

4 categories

Only the Trash can bring these back, so each one starts unticked.

All Review: Old downloads, Old screenshots, Mail attachments, Xcode Archives.

Report only

6 categories

The app never moves these.

Never moved: Docker images and build cache, Docker volumes, Unavailable Simulator devices, Time Machine local snapshots, Trash, App leftovers.

Built to be undone.

The report after a Clean says exactly what happened, number by number.

  • Nothing moves unseen

    Every path and its size is listed before you confirm. Review items wait for your tick, and files that look private are never ticked for you.

  • The Trash, not a delete

    Move to Trash is the only action, so Put Back in Finder brings anything back until you empty the Trash yourself.

  • Every outcome counted

    Moved, Failed and Skipped are separate numbers. A folder that changed since the scan is skipped, never moved on the old measurement.

TinySift's report after a Clean: 8.25 GB moved to the Trash, 12 items moved, 0 failed, 1 skipped, and the moved paths listed below.

Free and Pro

Both plans are drafts until the app is released.

Free

Draft

The Mac app at no cost. What the free tier includes is not decided.

Price to be announced

  • Processes and Clean in the Mac app, with a preview before any changeDraft
  • Move to Trash by default, so Put Back worksDraft
  • Free tier limitsDraft
Get early access

Pro

Draft

More from the app, on a subscription.

Price to be announced

  • Everything in FreeDraft
  • Additional app capabilities: the list is not decided yetDraft
  • Billed as a subscriptionDraft
Get early access

Both plans are drafts. Plans, features, limits and prices are not final, and the app is not released yet.

Get started

Three steps, from install to your first Clean.

  1. Install the app

    Planned for the app

    TinySift for Mac is not released yet, and early access is not open.

    Get early access ›

  2. Grant Full Disk Access

    Planned for the app

    Some folders, such as Mail and Safari data, are protected by macOS. In System Settings, open Privacy & Security, then Full Disk Access, and switch TinySift on. The app is designed to say plainly which locations it could not read.

  3. Run your first Clean

    Planned for the app

    Pick categories and read the preview: the paths in each category with their sizes. Safe items start ticked, Review items start unticked, and nothing changes until you confirm. Move to the Trash is the default, so Put Back works.

Read the full docs ›