A fast, cute and clean Rust-based macOS maintenance CLI tool.
Think of it as CleanMyMac, but open-source, modular, and no BS. 🦀
- 🧹 Clean system & user caches
- 🗑️ Empty trash bins
- 🧨 Remove LaunchAgents & Login Items
- 📦 List or remove background processes
- 🔁 Flush DNS cache
- 🔍 Reindex Spotlight
- 🧠 Free up purgeable space
- 🛠️ Repair disk permissions
git clone https://github.com/youruser/detox-mac.git
cd detox-mac
cargo build --release
cp target/release/detox-mac /usr/local/bin/detox-macYou’ll find the binary at target/release/detox-mac
detox-mac <command>
Available commands:
Command Description
clean-cache Clean macOS system and user caches
clean-trash Empty user trash
remove-launch-items Delete background launch agents/daemons
list-login-items List login items and background services
remove-login-item <str> Remove login/background item by name
flush-dns Flush DNS cache
free-space Free purgeable storage (local snapshots)
reindex-spotlight Reset Spotlight index
repair-permissions Reset disk permissions (user scope)
Some operations require elevated privileges (like DNS flush or LaunchDaemons removal). Run with sudo when needed:
sudo detox-mac flush-dns
Because we love our Macs, but we don’t love bloated cleanup apps.