AppCleaner (for Mac)

You download an app. You dislike the app. You uninstall said app. Ideally, that should be the end of the cycle, but, unfortunately, there's a good chance that bits and pieces of the app remain on the hard drive. Freemacsoft's AppCleaner (free) is designed to remedy that problem by letting you remove applications and all their digital residue.

The Problem, The Solution
The problem with uninstalling software is that applications distribute several app files across your hard drive, and elements are often left behind when you remove the main program. You can prevent this problem by launching AppCleaner, and simply dragging an app into the AppCleaner window.

AppCleaner finds apps and their related files?even those that are tucked away and out of sight. You can also click the "Applications," "Widgets," or "Others" (such as browser plugins) icons to search for the respective programs on the hard disk. AppCleaner displays them (and the folders in which they reside), so you can check off the files you want to trash, click "Search" to find all related files, and then delete them in their entirety. Unfortunately, you can't search for individual files to delete. Still, AppCleaner performed well in my tests. I quickly uninstalled unwanted programs (Vuze), widgets (ESPN), and browser plugins (Flip4Mac) in a matter of seconds. It's that simple.

AppCleaner is far more efficient in its ability to remove programs than CCleaner, an OS X tune up utility. AppCleaner displayed files that CCleaner didn't, including all of Apple's first-party apps. CCleaner also doesn't remove widgets or browser plugins.

AppCleaner Makes Uninstalling Programs a Breeze
AppCleaner may not let you search for individual apps to remove from your Mac?you can only pull up a full list of installed programs?but it's a free and effective utility for uninstalling apps.?If you want to be certain that an uninstall is a true clean removal, give this very thorough app a chance.

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