CrunchyCleaner is a lightweight cache cleanup tool for Linux and Windows.
It provides a simple terminal user interface for removing temporary files and software caches from common system locations and applications, giving users an interactive alternative to manual cleanup scripts.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides a minimalist TUI for selecting cache locations to clean.
- Supports system logs, temporary folders, thumbnail cache, and shader cache.
- Cleans browser caches for Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera.
- Supports development tool caches including Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Go, Pip, NPM, Yarn, Cargo, NuGet, and Gradle.
- Offers automation, dry-run simulation, version display, and terminal initialization options.
Website: github.com/knuspii/crunchycleaner
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Developer: Knuspii
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
CrunchyCleaner is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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