Core cleanup · Pro lost-file recovery · by 5x5 Labs

Unclutter Cleans Your Mac. Unclutter Pro Finds Lost Files.

Unclutter Core is the $25 one-time Mac cleaner for hidden junk, caches, and app leftovers. Unclutter Pro is the $45 one-time version that adds Recover Files for photos, videos, documents, and attachments you thought were lost. Existing customers can upgrade for $20.

Core $25 · Pro $45 · Existing customer upgrade $20

Direct from unclutter.sh · signed & notarized by Apple

Real result · founder's own Mac

Went from 50 GB free to 200 GB free on a 499 GB Mac. One scan, 150 GB reclaimed — mostly browser caches and leftovers from apps we'd already uninstalled.

Everything you need to keep your Mac clean

Focused tools that handle the biggest sources of wasted storage and the files that are hardest to locate manually.

Disk Cleanup

Unclutter scans your entire startup disk for the file types macOS treats as removable — old logs in /private/var/log, .DS_Store litter, leftover Xcode derived data, Homebrew caches, and unused language files — and shows you exactly what it found before anything is deleted.

Cache Management

Browser caches (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Arc, Brave), system caches in ~/Library/Caches, app caches, font caches, and DNS caches are cleared in one click. No more 40 GB of forgotten Safari data eating your SSD.

App Leftover Cleanup

When you delete an app by dragging it to the Trash, macOS leaves behind support files, preferences, saved states, and launch agents scattered across ~/Library. Unclutter finds these orphaned files and offers to remove them.

Smart Scan

A one-click scan that walks the directories most likely to contain reclaimable space, ranks findings by size, and surfaces the biggest wins first. Most users see 20–50 GB recovered on the first run.

Recover Files

Find videos, photos, documents, and attachments you thought were lost. Search by date, source, file type, and keyword across Photo Booth, Messages, Photos, Trash, personal folders, and mounted drives.

Mac cleanup guides

Start with the storage problem you actually have

Mac cleaner

Unclutter by 5x5 Labs is a one-time-purchase Mac cleaner for reclaiming storage from caches, logs, Xcode data, and app leftovers.

CleanMyMac alternative

Compare Unclutter by 5x5 Labs with CleanMyMac if you want focused Mac cleanup, local storage recovery, and one-time pricing.

Mac cache cleaner

Clear Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Arc, Brave, app, and system caches on macOS with review-before-delete cleanup from Unclutter.

App leftover cleanup

Find leftover Application Support, Preferences, Containers, and LaunchAgents files from Mac apps you already removed.

Lost file finder for Mac

Unclutter Pro helps find photos, videos, documents, and attachments still present in Photo Booth, Messages, Photos, Trash, folders, and drives.

Free up Mac storage

Free up Mac storage by cleaning hidden caches, logs, Xcode data, and app leftovers while avoiding Documents, Photos, Mail, and iCloud Drive.

Clear System Data on Mac

Understand what macOS System Data contains and use Unclutter to find cache, log, app leftover, and developer files that can be reviewed for cleanup.

Startup disk full

Fix a Mac startup disk full warning by finding hidden browser caches, app caches, logs, Xcode data, and leftovers with Unclutter.

Xcode cleanup

Unclutter helps developers reclaim Mac storage from Xcode DerivedData, device support files, caches, and simulator data.

One-time purchase Mac cleaner

Unclutter by 5x5 Labs is a one-time purchase Mac cleaner: $25 for Core cleanup, $45 for Pro with lost-file search.

Recover Photo Booth videos

Use Unclutter Pro Recover Files to search for Photo Booth movies and pictures by date, file type, and keyword, then copy selected results safely.

Recover Messages attachments

Find hard-to-locate Messages attachments, temporary media, documents, videos, and photos on Mac with Unclutter Pro Recover Files.

New in Unclutter Pro

Find files you thought were lost

When a video, photo, document, or attachment goes missing, Finder search is often not enough. Unclutter Pro performs a read-only search across the places macOS and Apple apps keep files, then copies selected results into a clean recovery folder.

Photo Booth movies and pictures

Messages attachments and temporary media

Photos Library originals, Trash, and mounted volumes

Optional hashes, search summary, and video contact sheets

How Unclutter works

Three steps. Nothing is deleted without your review.

1. Scan

Unclutter walks the directories macOS uses for caches, logs, and temporary files. The scan is read-only — nothing is deleted yet.

2. Review

Findings are grouped by category and sorted by size. Expand any group to see exactly which files will be removed. You stay in control.

3. Reclaim

Click clean. Files are moved to the Trash (or removed directly, your choice). A typical first run frees 20–100 GB in under two minutes.

Why your Mac is full even though you didn't fill it

macOS quietly accumulates several gigabytes of data per week in places most users never see. The four biggest offenders are:

  • Browser caches. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Arc, and Brave each maintain a separate cache. A heavily used Mac can hold 30–50 GB of browser cache alone.
  • System & app caches. Every app you open writes to ~/Library/Caches. This directory rarely self-cleans.
  • Old logs. /private/var/log and ~/Library/Logs accumulate diagnostic files for years.
  • App leftovers. When you drag an app to the Trash, macOS does not remove its support files, preferences, saved states, or launch agents. These survive uninstalls indefinitely.

macOS's built-in storage manager (Apple menu → About This Mac → More Info → Storage Settings) shows a high-level breakdown but offers limited control. Unclutter is the layer between that built-in view and manually digging through ~/Library in Terminal.

What early users say

5.0 from 3 beta users
I had 87 GB of Xcode caches and old simulator data I didn't know existed. Unclutter found it in 30 seconds.
Beta user · Software developer
I'm not technical and CleanMyMac always felt like it was about to break something. Unclutter just shows me what's safe to remove and asks before doing anything.
Beta user · High-school teacher
I work with huge Photoshop files all day. Reclaiming 60+ GB of caches and leftovers meant I could keep working without buying a bigger SSD.
Beta user · Graphic designer

Unclutter

$25

one-time

Cleanup, cache management, app leftovers, and AI suggestions.

  • All cleanup modules included
  • AI storage suggestions with your own API key
  • Lifetime updates
  • Use on up to 3 of your Macs
  • No subscription, ever
  • 14-day money-back guarantee

Unclutter Pro

New

$45

one-time

Adds Recover Files for lost or hard-to-locate media, documents, and attachments.

  • Everything in Unclutter
  • Recover lost or hard-to-find files
  • Photo Booth, Messages, Photos, Trash, and mounted volumes
  • Search by date, source, file type, and keyword
  • Recovery exports with optional hashes and manifests
  • Video contact sheets for quick review

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Unclutter by 5x5 Labs.

Unclutter by 5x5 Labs is a native macOS app that scans your Mac for hidden junk files, system and browser caches, and leftover data from uninstalled apps, then safely removes them. Unclutter Pro adds Recover Files, a read-only search tool for videos, photos, attachments, and documents you thought were lost or could not locate in places like Photo Booth, Messages, Photos, Trash, personal folders, and mounted volumes. Cleanup typically reclaims between 20 and 100 GB of storage on a Mac that has been in use for a year or more.

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