v2.2.0

What's Changed

Everything else

• Add a security policy by @yakupbulbul in #20
• Let the confirmation step list every risky and review item by @yakupbulbul in #21
• Add Japanese and Korean, and translate the cleanup reasons by @yakupbulbul in #23
• Prepare version 2.2.0 by @yakupbulbul in #24

Full Changelog: v2.1.0...v2.2.0

v2.1.0

What's Changed

Everything else

• Add a script that reports download counts by @yakupbulbul in #5
• Add stats history, stale-issue and release-notes automation by @yakupbulbul in #6
• Describe Vervain on its own terms in the README intro by @yakupbulbul in #7
• Tighten the README and compare Vervain with Mole by @yakupbulbul in #8
• Show a short walkthrough GIF at the top of the README by @yakupbulbul in #9
• Make the README GIF a tour of the whole app by @yakupbulbul in #10
• Put the Vervain name in the corner of the README GIF by @yakupbulbul in #11
• Redraw review rows when their selection changes by @yakupbulbul in #12
• Count git activity when judging whether a project is idle by @yakupbulbul in #13
• Add an optional daily check for new versions by @yakupbulbul in #14
• Revert the optional update check until its tests compile on CI by @yakupbulbul in #16
• Add an optional daily check for new versions (again, with fixed tests) by @yakupbulbul in #17
• Prepare version 2.1.0 by @yakupbulbul in #18

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.1.0

Vervain 2.0.0

Vervain 2.0 is mostly about reaching places other cleaners skip, with the same rules as before: you review everything, and everything goes to the Trash.

New for developers. Project Artifacts finds node_modules, target, .build, Pods, virtual environments and other build folders and groups them by project. Only folders that git ignores, in projects you haven't touched for a week, start out selected. AI Models lists what Hugging Face, LM Studio, Ollama, PyTorch, Whisper, Keras and GPT4All have downloaded, and leaves all of it unselected.

New screens. System Status shows CPU, memory, disk, network, battery and thermal state live, plus the busiest processes. It only samples while the screen is open. Maintenance resets Quick Look previews and restarts Finder, the Dock or the menu bar. Anything that needs administrator rights shows up as a Terminal command you can copy; Vervain doesn't run those itself.

A Smart Scan score that is easier to trust. Junk now costs points on a smooth scale instead of in steps, a full disk is judged by free space as well as percentage, and the Trash is scored on its own. Smart Scan also tells you what the score would be after you clean the safe items, and it scans Project Artifacts now.

Easier to undo. Every cleanup is recorded, so you can put items back from the done screen or from History. The review list has search, sorting, file type filters, an "only safe items" switch, Quick Look, Reveal in Finder and export to CSV or Markdown.

There is a lot more (Large & Old Files, Duplicates, Privacy, Login Items, Leftovers, a smarter uninstaller, a menu bar monitor, Shortcuts actions). The full list is in the changelog.

Install

brew install yakupbulbul/vervain/vervain

Already installed with Homebrew? brew upgrade --cask vervain.

Or download Vervain-2.0.0.dmg below. The app is signed and notarized by Apple. Needs macOS 15 or later.

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v2.0.0

Vervain 1.1.0

🌿 Vervain 1.1.0 — Multi-Language Support

New: 5 Languages

Vervain now speaks French, German, Turkish, Spanish, and Chinese (Simplified). The app automatically uses your Mac's system language.

New: In-App Language Switcher

Open Settings (⌘,) to switch languages without changing your system settings. Requires a quick restart to apply.

Languages

• 🇫🇷 Français
• 🇩🇪 Deutsch
• 🇹🇷 Türkçe
• 🇪🇸 Español
• 🇨🇳 中文(简体)

Install

Download: Vervain-1.1.0.dmg

Homebrew:

brew install yakupbulbul/vervain/vervain

SHA-256

1842080728a52531ca4cc3b518004fe996b840b6fbcfca841a39a9c2637f3f29

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

Vervain 1.0.0

🌿 Vervain 1.0.0

A free, open-source macOS cleaner that respects your files and your privacy.

Features

• Smart Scan — health score with transparent recommendations
• System Junk — clean caches, logs, language files, and more
• App Uninstaller — remove apps and all their leftover files
• Disk Analyzer — interactive pie chart showing what fills your storage

Install

Download: Vervain-1.0.0.dmg

Homebrew:

brew install yakupbulbul/vervain/vervain

SHA-256

c7fd130ffc4089da8db2ae702e3752a8126c248ece191b26d0a6002b244ef9fc

Full Changelog: https://github.com/yakupbulbul/Vervain/commits/v1.0.0