Application Uninstaller

The Application Uninstaller removes apps and their residual files — preferences, caches, containers, and support data.

App Discovery

Scans /Applications, ~/Applications, Homebrew Cellar, and Application Support directories. Each app's icon, name, version, and bundle ID are displayed.

Deep Scan

After initial discovery, each app is deep-scanned in the background. The scan uses 30 evidence types across 7 categories:

• Identity — bundle ID, Team ID, executable name
• Code Signing — signing identity, team identifier
• System Integration — Launch Services, file extensions, UTIs
• Metadata — Spotlight metadata, plist contents
• Content Analysis — file name patterns, known residual paths
• Graph Relationships — parent-child connections between files
• Launch Services — registration database

Scan Modes

Mode	Depth	Spotlight	Confidence
Safe	3 levels	No	Exact matches only
Balanced	5 levels	Yes	Includes fuzzy matching

Balanced is the default. Change in Settings.

Confidence Tiers

Each related file is assigned a tier:

Tier	Meaning
Guaranteed	Critical evidence, certain match
Very Likely	Strong evidence
Possible	Weak or indirect evidence
Ignore	Not selected by default

Developer Components

The uninstaller detects developer artifacts such as Android SDK, Gradle/Maven, Xcode DerivedData, iOS Simulators, Flutter pub-cache, Docker containers, and Homebrew artifacts.

Post-Uninstall

After uninstall, a verification scan confirms cleanup. Snapshots are stored for rollback (not yet exposed in UI).

Apple Intelligence

Each app and related file shows a sparkle icon when AI is enabled. Click it for an explanation of why the file is associated with the app and whether it is safe to delete.