6 alternativesDaisyDisk: $9.99 once
The best DaisyDisk alternatives
For most people the best alternative to DaisyDisk is CleanMyMac, and the best free one is AppCleaner.
CleanMyMacPick this if you'd rather run 1 scan for junk, malware and old files than hunt through folders yourself.From $9.95Compare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 DaisyDisk | $9.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
| CleanMyMac | From $9.95 | Subscription | Too few ratings | ||||
 AppCleaner | Free | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
 Peel | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
 GrandPerspective | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
 Smol | $29 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | ||||
 App Cleaner & Uninstaller | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick this if you'd rather run 1 scan for junk, malware and old files than hunt through folders yourself.
One scan that clears junk, malware and forgotten files from your Mac and your cloud drives, for people who'd rather not dig.
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Pick it if you try lots of apps and want each one gone with its caches and settings files.
Drop an app on it and it deletes the app plus every cache and settings file it left behind, free.
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Pick it if you install and remove a lot of Mac apps and want the leftover files gone too, with a way to undo it.
A free, open-source uninstaller that removes leftover files and explains why each one belongs to the app.
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Pick this if you want the same answer as DaisyDisk for free and don't mind a plainer block map.
A free, open source map of your disk where the biggest files show up as the biggest blocks.
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Pick it if you often hit email or upload size limits and want photos, PDFs and videos made smaller in one place.
A Mac compressor for images, PDFs and video, $29 once.
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Pick it if you install and delete apps often and want each one gone together with its leftovers.
Uninstalls Mac apps with their caches and support files, and manages startup items and extensions.
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When DaisyDisk is still the right pick
You keep seeing the disk almost full warning and can't tell what is eating the space.
DaisyDisk prices and verdict$9.99 once