SymbolSweep

Reclaim your dev disk space.

Finds the build caches, node_modules, and system junk eating your Mac—and shows you exactly what’s safe to delete.

Get SymbolSweep — $9

One-time purchase, not a subscription.

SymbolSweep
16.2 GB12.8 GB9.4 GB 5.1 GB2.3 GB0.4 GB
to clean
Caches clean
HEAVY
32.4 GB free of 228.3 GB 48.6 GB free of 228.3 GB
Last cleaned 3 days ago
Clean Now Cleaning… Freed 16.2 GB
16.2 GB dev artifacts 2 MB dev artifacts
Dev Artifacts
Total reclaimable16.2 GB
SAFE1.8 GB
REBUILD14.3 GB
REINSTALL87 MB
REVIEW2 MB
Clean Safe (1.8 GB)
Clean Rebuild (14.3 GB)
REBUILD Rust target 13.3 GB
Safe to delete — rebuilds on next cargo build
REVIEW dist output 2 MB
Keep unless you're sure — may contain shipped output

Why SymbolSweep

Safe

Deletes go to Trash. Confirms before anything permanent.

The cache Apple forgets

macOS’s symbolication cache can grow past 80 GB unnoticed and fill your disk. SymbolSweep clears it automatically, in the background.

Dev-native

Knows Rust targets, DerivedData, Homebrew caches. What’s safe, what costs a rebuild, what needs your call.

Accurate

Real disk numbers, always. Measured, not estimated.

How it works

  1. Watches the caches that balloon—quietly, from your menu bar.
  2. Reclaim safe caches with one click, or review artifacts tier by tier.
  3. Clears the macOS symbolication cache automatically—the one that grows while you’re not looking.

Why I built this

Built after a runaway macOS cache filled my disk and bricked my Mac. SymbolSweep keeps that from happening to you.

Runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no telemetry, no tracking. The only network call checks GitHub for updates.

Get SymbolSweep — $9