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Fussel 1.0: Less fluff, more Mac.

Fussel is no longer a beta. After eighteen test versions, 1.0 is the first version meant for everyone: a calm, honest Mac cleaner that tells you what each file is, moves only what you choose to the Trash, and lets you take it back with one click.

Fussel scanning, showing what it found, its biggest folders and recent clean-ups, and cleaning up

What Fussel does

  • Overview: used and free space at a glance, a row per tool, your biggest folders, and your last clean-ups with Undo
  • System Junk: app caches, logs and Xcode build data
  • Trash & Downloads: empty the Trash and sweep out old downloads
  • Large Files: big files and things you haven't opened in ages
  • Uninstaller: remove apps together with their support files, caches and preferences
  • App Updates: updates for your apps from the App Store and the web

Every item comes with a plain-language explanation and a Safe to Remove or Review First label.

Safety first

Everything Fussel cleans goes to the Trash first, and Undo puts it right back. Only items that are already in the Trash are deleted for good, and Fussel asks before doing that. System files, Apple apps and your main folders are never touched, and nothing marked Review First is ever picked for you. 20 automatic tests guard these rules on every build.

Made to feel like yours

  • Fussel himself: a little fluff ball in your menu bar. He looks around while he scans, hops when he's done, spins after a big clean-up, and dozes at night
  • Your name: Fussel greets you by your first name, if you like
  • Five looks: Match Mac, Light, Dark, Glass (your desktop shines through, softly blurred) and Oreo
  • A weekly nudge when fluff piles up, and memory, CPU, battery and network at a glance
  • One-click updates: Update Now installs a new Fussel with one password prompt. Every update is signed and checked before it installs, and Full Disk Access stays in place

Privacy

No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Scan results, file lists and your clean-up history never leave your Mac. Fussel only goes online to check for its own updates, for your apps' updates when you ask, and for the speed test when you start it.

Install

Recommended: the installer

  1. Download Fussel-Installer.zip below. Your Mac unpacks it to Fussel-Installer.pkg; open that.
  2. Fussel isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, so macOS blocks it at first. Open System Settings › Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the Fussel installer.
  3. Click through the installer. Fussel lands in your Applications folder and appears in the menu bar, next to the clock.
  4. Recommended: allow Full Disk Access in System Settings › Privacy & Security, so Fussel can reach the Trash and every hidden cache.

Already using Fussel? On 0.9.8 or later, just click Update Now. Older versions: install this one by hand once with the installer.

Or: drag and drop

Open Fussel.dmg and drag Fussel onto the Applications folder. Before the first launch, run this once in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Fussel.app

Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel. The Glass cards need macOS 26; earlier versions get frosted glass.

Good to know

  • Undo works as long as the items are still in the Trash.
  • Found something odd? Send Feedback in Fussel's menu opens a GitHub issue, already filled in with your Fussel and macOS version. Screenshots help a lot.

Made by Dshamil Meziane, built with Claude. Free and open source under the MIT license.

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