CCleaner Pro 1.18.30 for macOS

Every Mac collects leftovers. Apps you haven't opened in months leave temporary files behind, and recent-file lists pile up. CCleaner is the tool you reach for when you want that drawer cleaned out properly.

1. Scan what's sitting around. CCleaner looks at temporary files from the system and other apps, plus recent-file lists, and shows you what it found.
2. Check before anything goes. The app uses several levels of verification before deleting a single file, so you're not surprised later.
3. Wipe files for good. The file-wiping function overwrites data multiple times, which is different from just dragging something to the Trash.

It works alongside the tools you already have rather than replacing them. Your Mac's own storage management handles big files; CCleaner handles the small, forgotten crumbs that build up over weeks of normal use.

The first time you run CCleaner, it will probably find more than you expected. Don’t let that rattle you. Much of what it flags lives in caches and log folders — stuff macOS rebuilds as needed. A one-time deep clean can free several gigabytes, especially if you haven't poked around in a while.

• Uncheck browser passwords. The default scan includes saved credentials. If you've got logins stored in Chrome or Safari, uncheck that box on the first pass. Re-entering thirty passwords teaches a lesson nobody needs.
• Run it after uninstalling apps. Dragging an app to the Trash leaves behind preference files and caches. Running a quick scan right after cleans up what the uninstall missed.
• Schedule a Friday clean. Open it at the end of the week, scan, and wipe. It takes two minutes and keeps the temporary-file pile small enough that you never think about it.

File wiping hides under Tools

A few things in the interface are easy to walk past. The file-wiping tool, for instance, lives under the Tools section rather than the main Cleaner tab. If you're passing along an old Mac or an external drive, that's where you shred things properly. It overwrites with multiple passes, so the data isn't coming back.

The app also respects your language. It switches cleanly between Russian, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, French, Czech, and Japanese — settings carry over from your system preferences without extra fiddling. If you share a Mac with someone who prefers a different language, they won't stumble through menus.

Keyboard shortcuts are sparse, but the scan-then-clean flow is built for a trackpad. Click scan, glance at the list, click clean. That's the whole loop. No confirmation dialogs stacked three deep, no wizard screens asking you to commit to decisions you don't understand yet.

Full scan under twenty seconds

On Intel Macs running everything from High Sierra to Ventura, the app stays light. A full scan finishes in under twenty seconds on most machines, and the background footprint is nearly invisible when it's not actively cleaning. I've left it open in the background while editing video, and Activity Monitor barely registered it.

Crashes are rare. Version 1.18.30 has been stable across several macOS releases, and the verification steps before deletion mean the app hesitates rather than rushing through and making a mistake. That conservative approach costs a few seconds of scan time, but it's the right trade-off.

Some folks look for a ccleaner mac torrent to try the Pro features before committing, and while I won't tell you where to find one, I understand the impulse. The extra tools — scheduled cleaning, automatic browser cleanup, multi-user support — are the real reason to keep it around beyond the first satisfying purge.

• macOS 10.10 or later
• Intel 64-bit