Plads
Exact duplicates
Plads compares what's inside the files (SHA-256), not just their names, so only true copies match. One copy in each group is always left unticked.
For Mac · Disk space
Plads
See what fills your Mac. Clean up without guessing.
Plads draws your disk as a map, tells you in plain words what each big folder is and whether it can go, and moves what you pick to the Trash. No subscription, no account, and nothing leaves your Mac.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store
Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Explains
Every big folder, explained.
What is Application Support, and why is MobileSync 109 GB? Plads has its own guide to about 50 folders that usually fill a Mac, and tells you what each one is with a clear verdict:
- Safe to delete
Rebuilt or downloaded again by itself when it's needed, like caches and DerivedData.
- Think first
It can go, but you lose something: an old iPhone backup, a download you may still want.
- Keep
Your own files, or something macOS needs.
For a folder the guide doesn't know, Apple Intelligence on your Mac can explain it (macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on). It runs on the Mac, and Plads marks those answers so you know where they came from.
Clean up
Sweep away what comes back by itself.
One list of what's usually safe to clear, each group with its size. Open a group to see every item before anything moves.
- Caches and logs from your apps
- Xcode: DerivedData, device support files and simulator caches
- Developer caches from npm, Gradle, cargo and Go
- Leftovers from apps you've already removed
- Installers (.dmg, .pkg, .zip) still sitting in Downloads
Uninstall
Remove an app, and everything it left behind.
Dragging an app to the Trash leaves its caches, settings and support files in your Library folder. Plads finds them by the app's bundle ID and name, shows each one with its size, and removes the lot together.
- Sort apps by size or by when you last used them
- Untick anything you'd rather keep
- Leftovers from apps removed long ago turn up under Clean up
Find
Duplicates and forgotten giants.
Large and old files
Every file over a size you choose, biggest first, or only the ones you haven't opened in a year.
Privacy
Nothing leaves your Mac.
Plads has no network access at all: macOS doesn't let it go online. It only looks in the folders you grant, and what you remove goes to the Trash, so you can put it back until you empty it.
Read the privacy policy →- No network access, no account, no analytics
- No ads and no tracking
- Everything goes to the Trash, nothing is deleted
- App Sandbox: only the folders you grant
A tidy Mac, without paying every year.
Plads costs $4.99, once. No account, no ads, no tracking, and nothing leaves your Mac.
That's all it ever costs. Every feature and every future update is included. No subscription, nothing to unlock later, and if something's wrong, you write straight to Peter, who made it.
Questions and answers
What does Plads cost?
$4.99, once. Every feature and every update is included, with no subscription, in-app purchases or ads.
How do I clear storage on my Mac?
Start with the biggest blocks on the map. Caches, Xcode data and old installers in Downloads are usually safe to clear, and Plads gathers them under Clean up. Then look through large files and duplicates, and empty the Trash when you're sure.
What is “System Data” in Storage settings?
macOS lumps caches, logs, app support files, iPhone backups and developer data together as System Data. Much of it lives in the Library folder inside your home folder. Plads opens that folder up as a map and tells you which parts are safe to delete.
How is it different from a subscription cleaner?
It costs $4.99 once instead of a yearly fee. There's no alarming “junk” total: Plads shows what each folder is and lets you decide, and it never deletes anything itself. Everything goes to the Trash.
Does Plads send anything about me?
No. The app has no network access at all, so it can't send anything anywhere.
What do I need?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Explanations from Apple Intelligence need macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on; Plads' own guide works on every Mac.
Where do I get Plads?
From the Mac App Store, where Plads is coming soon.
More answers are on the Support page.
Make room on your Mac.
One-time purchase · No subscription · Nothing leaves your Mac.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store
Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later