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What are the best software tools to fully delete apps from your Mac?
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Best software tools to fully delete apps from your Mac
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AppCleaner
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Jan 11, 2024
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AppTrap
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Oct 6, 2021
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AppDelete
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Oct 3, 2023
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CleanApp
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Mar 10, 2021
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AppZapper
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Aug 17, 2021
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AppCleaner
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Easily and properly uninstall apps without leaving bits and pieces behind
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CreativeObrigwabibikwa's Experience
I've been using AppCleaner for over 10 years. It's the simplest and most straight forward of all the removal apps I've tried on the Mac platform. I recommend supporting the developer with a donation.
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Simple and efficient
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Uninstalls widgets and plug-ins as well
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Simple, drag'n'drop app deletion
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Saves a lot of room and cleans up your hard drive
AppCleaner does a much more thorough job removing unwanted applicated compared to the default method. This saves space and potentially speeds up your Mac.
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AppTrap
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Simple
AppTrap isn't really an app itself. It doesn't sit in the dock or the menu bar, and it only does one thing. It's a lightweight background process that runs silently until it detects an app deletion. Once an app is deleted, AppTrap automatically rounds up any related files and presents them in a dialog where a user can select which files to keep and which to discard. Unlike many similar tools there is no need to drag an app onto the tool for it to work. Simply trash the application as usual and the AppTrap will respond.
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FunBulucChabtan's Experience
Ultra simple and unostrusive. Install and forget, you'll only remember you have it when you uninstall something.
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Unobtrusive
AppTrap is a set-it-and-forget-it style tool. There is an option to have the process start automatically on login, and once running it stays out of sight until an app deletion is detected.
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Free and open source
AppTrap is, and always has been, completely free. The source code is publicly available on GitHub.
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Once you install, give the app permissions, it sits in your system preferences at the bottom
Make sure to have it "start automatically at login."
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Trial available
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Not free 
Unlike other alternatives AppDelete is not free.
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Thorough in removing apps 
AppDelete plain and simple performs very well in the way it thoroughly cleans out the files that are part of the app that exist in other sections of the filesystem.
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Clean user interface 
User interface is easy to understand and use.
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AppZapper
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$34.95 on sale from $39.99
This doesn't do all that much more than free, open source apps. If you want ease and have a lot of money to burn you may like it.
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Easy to use
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Cost is way too high.
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