{"slug": "pearcleaner", "name": "Pearcleaner", "category": "other", "category_name": "Other software", "description": "", "recommenders": 4, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 3.584, "rising": 0.02, "first": "2026-01-07", "latest": "2026-08-07", "why": "PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 4, "neutral": 0, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "kind": "", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": "github.com/alienator88/pearcleaner", "official_url": "https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Pearcleaner", "PearCleaner"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 787508384, "item_id": 49219274, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219274", "by": "Barbing", "date": "2026-08-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner", "excerpt": ">free tool https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner >if you've lost the license info Or used up your free trial, you get a reminder it\u2019s time to buy!", "context": "", "use_case": "macOS app uninstaller", "switched_from": "", "story": "As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program"}, {"id": 782279217, "item_id": 48892451, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892451", "by": "mft_", "date": "2026-07-13", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Pearcleaner is multi-functional", "excerpt": "A tangent, but for full clean removals of apps in MacOS (because I'm old-school and despite having plenty of GBs of storage, I hate the idea of dregs lying around) I've had success with AppCleaner[0] and Pearcleaner[1]. Pearcleaner is multi-functional; AppCleaner just sits in the background looking for app bundles to appear in the recycle bin. [0] https://appcleaner.macupdate.com/ [1] https://github.com/alienator88/P", "context": "macOS user", "use_case": "removing macOS apps cleanly", "switched_from": "", "story": "An Infuriating Goodbye to Photoshop"}, {"id": 762095440, "item_id": 47630965, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47630965", "by": "sunnybeetroot", "date": "2026-04-03", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Pear cleaner is the successor, you\u2019re welcome :)", "excerpt": "Pear cleaner is the successor, you\u2019re welcome :) https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner", "context": "", "use_case": "Mac app uninstaller", "switched_from": "", "story": "Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall"}, {"id": 744398434, "item_id": 46524902, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46524902", "by": "redrove", "date": "2026-01-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "excerpt": "I was only using the app for remapping a few buttons and scroll/DPI changes. I replaced it with BetterMouse https://better-mouse.com/ When uninstalling the logitech app PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "context": "", "use_case": "uninstalling apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Logitech Options+ not working on macOS due to expired cert"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "mft_", "context": "macOS user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892451", "date": "2026-07-13"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["macos app uninstaller", "removing macos apps cleanly", "mac app uninstaller", "uninstalling apps"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49164184", "title": "As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891200", "title": "An Infuriating Goodbye to Photoshop", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47567222", "title": "Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46522498", "title": "Logitech Options+ not working on macOS due to expired cert", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 787508384, "item_id": 49219274, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49219274", "by": "Barbing", "date": "2026-08-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner", "excerpt": ">free tool https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner >if you've lost the license info Or used up your free trial, you get a reminder it\u2019s time to buy!", "context": "", "use_case": "macOS app uninstaller", "switched_from": "", "story": "As a Windows user, it's a surreal way to install a program"}, {"id": 782279217, "item_id": 48892451, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892451", "by": "mft_", "date": "2026-07-13", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Pearcleaner is multi-functional", "excerpt": "A tangent, but for full clean removals of apps in MacOS (because I'm old-school and despite having plenty of GBs of storage, I hate the idea of dregs lying around) I've had success with AppCleaner[0] and Pearcleaner[1]. Pearcleaner is multi-functional; AppCleaner just sits in the background looking for app bundles to appear in the recycle bin. [0] https://appcleaner.macupdate.com/ [1] https://github.com/alienator88/P", "context": "macOS user", "use_case": "removing macOS apps cleanly", "switched_from": "", "story": "An Infuriating Goodbye to Photoshop"}, {"id": 762095440, "item_id": 47630965, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47630965", "by": "sunnybeetroot", "date": "2026-04-03", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Pear cleaner is the successor, you\u2019re welcome :)", "excerpt": "Pear cleaner is the successor, you\u2019re welcome :) https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner", "context": "", "use_case": "Mac app uninstaller", "switched_from": "", "story": "Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and two reboots to uninstall"}, {"id": 744398434, "item_id": 46524902, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46524902", "by": "redrove", "date": "2026-01-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "excerpt": "I was only using the app for remapping a few buttons and scroll/DPI changes. I replaced it with BetterMouse https://better-mouse.com/ When uninstalling the logitech app PearCleaner removed 4GB of content. Breath of fresh air.", "context": "", "use_case": "uninstalling apps", "switched_from": "", "story": "Logitech Options+ not working on macOS due to expired cert"}]}