MacSweep 0.3.0-beta.1

Third public beta: MacSweep now targets macOS 13 Ventura and later on Intel and Apple silicon. The
design, scanning, safety rules, selection and Trash-only removal are unchanged from 0.2.0-beta.1.

Changed

• Minimum system requirement lowered from macOS 15 to macOS 13 Ventura. Support for macOS 13
  and 14 is experimental: the app is built for them, but has not yet been run on them. macOS 15
  and 26 are tested.
• View models use ObservableObject instead of the macOS 14 Observation framework. APIs that are
  newer than macOS 13 (ContentUnavailableView, NSApplication.activate(),
  toolbar(removing: .title)) go through small adapters that use the system API where available.
• MacSweepCore uses OSAllocatedUnfairLock instead of Synchronization.Mutex (macOS 15).

Fixed

• Stop Scan now stops the scan. Previously cancellation did not reach the background scan:
  Cleanup kept scanning and stayed in the “Scanning” state. Stopping now returns to the previous
  state immediately, and a stopped scan can no longer overwrite a newer one.

Added

• App-level tests for the view models (state publication, async updates, Stop Scan, cancellation,
  selection safety) and concurrency tests for the core locks.
• CI checks that the built app requires macOS 13.0, and launches it on macOS 15 and macOS 26 with
  window snapshots.
• Updated roadmap (README) with milestones through 1.0.

Known limitations

• macOS 13 and 14 have not been tested on real systems yet (GitHub no longer offers hosted
  runners for them). Please report problems on these versions.
• Not notarized; macOS asks you to confirm the first launch.

Installation

1. Download MacSweep-0.3.0-beta.1.zip, unzip it and move MacSweep.app to /Applications.
2. MacSweep is not notarized yet. On first launch macOS will block it: open
   System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the MacSweep message.
3. Optional: verify the download with shasum -a 256 -c MacSweep-0.3.0-beta.1.zip.sha256.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later on Apple silicon or Intel.

MacSweep 0.2.0-beta.1

Second public beta: a new look, the same conservative engine. Scanning, safety rules, selection
and Trash-only removal are unchanged from 0.1.0-beta.1.

Added

• Brand identity: app icon, brand mark and Glacier Teal accent (brand kit v1.0 in
  Design/Brand/), with accessible Light, Dark and Increased Contrast variants.
• About section with the app icon, slogan (“Clean by design.”), version, license and source link.
• Keyboard shortcuts: ⌘1–⌘3 switch sections, ⌘, opens Settings, ⌘R reloads applications,
  ⌘⌫ starts an uninstall or Trash move (always confirmed).
• Filter for the application list: All Apps, Mac App Store, Other Sources.
• macOS compatibility assessment and migration plan for macOS 14 and 13 (docs/COMPATIBILITY.md).

Changed

• Minimal topbar interface. The sidebar is replaced by a toolbar with the brand mark and a
  segmented Applications / Cleanup / Settings control. Each screen starts with a large title and a
  one-line subtitle.
• Applications is a two-pane view: a compact table (App Size, Total with associated files) and a
  details pane with a Reclaimable figure, Files to Remove, a Safety & Confidence summary and an
  “Uninstall …” button.
• File rows are single compact lines. Badges, explanations, paths and dates moved to an info
  popover.
• Cleanup starts from a centered Start Scan state and groups results into Safe to Clean and
  Needs Review, with a one-line reclaimable summary.
• Settings use a grouped native layout with inline descriptions.
• Status labels pair colored symbols with neutral text for contrast; destructive actions are red
  and always confirmed.
• Version-adaptive bars and primary buttons: Liquid Glass APIs on macOS 26 and later, system
  materials on macOS 15. Not yet visually verified on macOS 26.
• The app is built from MacSweep.xcodeproj (Xcode 26+), with core logic in the local Swift
  package MacSweepCore/. CI and release packaging use xcodebuild.

Known limitations

• Not notarized; macOS asks you to confirm the first launch.
• Requires macOS 15 or later.
• See the README for the full list.

Installation

1. Download MacSweep-0.2.0-beta.1.zip, unzip it and move MacSweep.app to /Applications.
2. MacSweep is not notarized yet. On first launch macOS will block it: open
   System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the MacSweep message.
3. Optional: verify the download with shasum -a 256 -c MacSweep-0.2.0-beta.1.zip.sha256.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later on Apple silicon or Intel.

MacSweep 0.1.0-beta.1

First public beta. Please report problems — especially anything MacSweep selected that it should
not have — through GitHub issues, or privately as described in SECURITY.md.

Added

• Application uninstaller: lists apps in /Applications and ~/Applications with version,
  developer, bundle identifier and sizes; finds associated files in ~/Library and classifies them
  as verified, probable or uncertain; pre-selects only verified items; detects running apps,
  official uninstallers and system-level components it will not remove.
• Cleanup scanner (read-only): leftovers of removed apps, caches, temporary files older than
  7 days, logs and crash reports older than 30 days, and a Needs Review group that is never
  pre-selected.
• Safety engine: protected-location rules, path validation, symlink, hard-link and mount-point
  handling, running-app and open-file checks, sensitive-content detection, and revalidation of
  every item immediately before it is moved.
• Trash-only removal with confirmation, per-item report and a local operation log.
• Settings: appearance, advanced details, selection policy, confirmation, scan exclusions.

Known limitations

• Not notarized; macOS asks you to confirm the first launch.
• No app icon yet.
• Moving apps to the Trash may require the App Management permission.
• See the README for the full list.

Installation

1. Download MacSweep-0.1.0-beta.1.zip, unzip it and move MacSweep.app to /Applications.
2. MacSweep is not notarized yet. On first launch macOS will block it: open
   System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to the MacSweep message.
3. Optional: verify the download with shasum -a 256 -c MacSweep-0.1.0-beta.1.zip.sha256.

Requires macOS 15 Sequoia or later on Apple silicon or Intel.