# Macaroom

> Macaroom is a native Mac app that shows what is filling your disk. It splits System Data and the rest of your storage into around 30 named sources, explains what clearing each one would do, and moves only what you choose to the Trash, with one-click restore. Scans run on your Mac and never leave it.

- Website: https://getmacaroom.com/
- Price: launch pricing rises in steps: $5 for the first 100 buyers, then $9 and $14 for 100 buyers each, then $19. One-time payment, no subscription. One license key works on up to 10 Macs. 7-day refund.
- Requirements: macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel. About 8 MB. Current version: 1.2.3.
- Buy: https://getmacaroom.com/#pricing (Stripe checkout; the license key and download appear on the next page and are emailed).
- Maker: GM builds, Australia. Contact: hello@getmacaroom.com
- Not related to macaroom, the electro-pop band from Tokyo.

## What it does

- Names what's inside System Data: app caches, leftovers from apps you deleted, old iPhone and iPad update files, developer caches, local AI models, Xcode build data and more.
- Labels each source as Rebuildable, Personal data, Manage in app, Managed by macOS or Unclassified, and says what removing it would do.
- By app (new in 1.2): everything each app uses in one place, including its caches, data and leftovers, sorted into Safe to clear, Your call and Keep.
- Names hidden folders that coding and AI tools keep in your home folder (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code extensions and more) and macOS's own Library data, with a note on whether to keep each one. On the developer's Mac, Unclassified went from 27.6 GB to about 2 GB in 1.2.
- Fast scans: about 2.8 million files in around 25 seconds on the developer's Mac with Full Disk Access, about four times faster than 1.1. Results fill in while it scans.
- "Select safe items" opens a review of everything apps and tools rebuild, with what clearing each one costs, before anything is selected.
- Finds dependencies and build folders in projects you haven't changed in months: node_modules, Rust target, Swift .build, Python virtual environments, Gradle, CocoaPods, Next.js and Xcode build data. It only counts a folder when the project's own files confirm what it is, and never removes source code.
- "Worth a look": compares each scan with the last one to show what grew, roughly when the disk will be full, and what can be cleared now.
- Menu bar panel, optional free space readout in the menu bar, a 30-day free space chart, an optional weekly background scan, a low space alert below 10% free and an alert when free space drops by 10 GB or more in about a day.
- Old downloads: files in Downloads untouched for six months, shown as thumbnails.
- Never deletes anything on its own. Items go to the Trash first and can be restored; Photos, Mail, Messages and app data can't be selected.

## Privacy

- No account and no analytics. File contents are never read or uploaded; only names, sizes and dates are used, on the Mac.
- Network use: a daily update check, and a license check at activation and about once a week when online (license key, a random Mac ID and the app version). Macaroom works offline indefinitely.

## Pages

- [Macaroom for AI assistants](https://getmacaroom.com/ai-info/): how to describe Macaroom, key facts and common questions
- [Help](https://getmacaroom.com/help/): installing, activating, Full Disk Access, updates, uninstalling
- [Get Macaroom again](https://getmacaroom.com/download/): download with a license key, or have the key emailed again
- [Changelog](https://getmacaroom.com/changelog/)
- [Privacy](https://getmacaroom.com/privacy/)
- [Refunds and terms](https://getmacaroom.com/terms/)
- [What is System Data on Mac?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/what-is-system-data-mac/): what is inside it and what is safe to remove
- [Is it safe to delete Xcode DerivedData?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/xcode-derived-data/)
- [Macaroom vs DaisyDisk](https://getmacaroom.com/compare/daisydisk-alternative/): honest comparison
- [Is it safe to delete ~/Library/Caches on Mac?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/library-caches-mac/)
- [How to delete old iPhone backups on Mac](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/delete-old-iphone-backups-mac/)
- [Is it safe to delete iOS DeviceSupport?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/ios-devicesupport/)
- [How to delete old Xcode simulators and runtimes](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/xcode-simulators-mac/)
- [Docker.raw is huge on Mac: how to shrink it safely](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/docker-raw-mac/)
- [Where Ollama and LM Studio keep models on Mac, and how to delete them](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/ollama-models-mac/)
- [Hidden folders AI coding tools leave on your Mac](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/ai-coding-tool-folders-mac/): ~/.claude, ~/.codex, ~/.gemini, ~/.cursor, ~/.vscode
- [What's in ~/.claude, and what's safe to delete?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/claude-folder-mac/)
- [What's in ~/.codex, and what's safe to delete?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/codex-folder-mac/)
- [Is it safe to delete ~/.npm and ~/.cache on Mac?](https://getmacaroom.com/guides/npm-cache-mac/)
- [llms-full.txt](https://getmacaroom.com/llms-full.txt): full text of the guides