Nora 1.0.0

The first public release of Nora, a native macOS app for the Mole command-line tool.

Highlights

• Smart Care: one scan for junk, maintenance, build folders and installers. Run does every ticked task in turn.
• Every Mole module in one window: Cleanup, Applications, Performance, Space Map, System Status, Projects, Installers, History, Protection and Tools.
• Security: launch items and their signatures, Apple's XProtect rules and a ClamAV antivirus scan, with quarantine and one click back.
• Review before anything is deleted. Unticked items are really kept, and Nora checks Mole's own confirmation against your choice before it agrees.
• Menu bar quick menu (⌥⌘N) with live stats and quick jumps.
• Installs and updates Mole for you. Nora updates itself with Sparkle.
• Multilingual: the interface follows your Mac's language.

Requirements

• macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon or Intel. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple.
• Mole 1.55 or later. Nora installs it if it is missing.

Install

Download Nora-1.0.0.dmg below, open it and drag Nora to Applications.

Known limits

• Mole removes build folders by rescanning rather than from a list, so a folder created in the seconds before removal is not protected.
• Installers are matched by name, folder and size, because Mole's menu shows no full path.
• Not included yet: a read-only MCP server for AI agents and a ⌘K command palette.

Nora is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Mole. ClamAV is developed by Cisco Talos and is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc.; Nora does not bundle it and runs the copy you install with Homebrew. YARA by VirusTotal runs Apple's XProtect rules. Updates are delivered by Sparkle.