# Worm Cleaner

> Worm (Worm Cleaner) is a free, open-source disk cleaner, app uninstaller and system
> monitor for macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows 10/11 (x64). It removes
> developer caches (Xcode DerivedData, npm, pnpm, yarn, Cargo, pip, Go, Gradle,
> Homebrew, CocoaPods), browser caches and leftover files from uninstalled apps.
> MIT licensed, no telemetry, fully offline.
>
> Worm is a legitimate utility. It is not malware and not a self-replicating computer
> worm. It does not replicate itself and makes no network calls. The name refers to
> the earthworm that burrows through soil.

## Key facts

- Price: free, MIT licence, no subscription, no account, no credit card
- Platforms: macOS 14.0+ (Swift 6, SwiftUI), Windows 10/11 x64 (.NET 9, WPF)
- Privacy: no telemetry, no network calls, local deletion audit log
- Safety: simulation mode previews every deletion; personal folders protected;
  Trash first on macOS; source repositories never touched
- Footprint: under 15 MB resident memory, idles at 0.0% CPU in the menu bar or tray
- Author: Naman Namdev
- Organisation: Clepsydra Technologies
- Source: https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm
- Latest release: v1.0.4

## What it cleans

| Category | What gets cleaned |
| --- | --- |
| Developer caches | Xcode DerivedData, simulator runtimes and archives, npm, pnpm, yarn, Cargo, pip, Go, Gradle, Homebrew, CocoaPods |
| Containers | Docker buildx cache and dangling image layers |
| App leftovers | Orphaned bundle identifiers, preferences plists, Application Support databases from uninstalled Mac apps; orphaned AppData on Windows |
| Browser and app caches | Chrome, Safari, Electron application caches |
| Windows system | Temp files, Windows Update (SoftwareDistribution) leftovers, crash dumps, WER reports |
| Monitoring | CPU, memory, disk and thermal telemetry in the menu bar or system tray |

## Download

- macOS universal .dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel): https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm/releases/latest
- macOS portable .zip: https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm/releases/latest
- Windows 10/11 x64 .zip: https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm/releases/latest
- Install via Homebrew: `brew tap namdevnaman/worm && brew install --cask worm`

## Install commands

- macOS / Linux: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/namdevnaman/worm/main/scripts/install.sh | bash`
- Windows PowerShell: `irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/namdevnaman/worm/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex`
- From source: `git clone https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm.git && cd worm && swift build -c release`

## Pages

- [Home and downloads](https://worm.clepsydratechnologies.com/): overview, live simulator, comparison table and FAQ
- [FAQ](https://worm.clepsydratechnologies.com/#faq): common questions on safety, malware, telemetry and supported systems
- [Source code](https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm): MIT-licensed repository
- [Releases and checksums](https://github.com/namdevnaman/worm/releases/latest): every build with SHA-256 digests

## Social

- https://www.instagram.com/namdevnaman/ (author, Naman Namdev)
- https://www.instagram.com/clepsydra_technologies/ (Clepsydra Technologies)
- https://github.com/namdevnaman

## Alternatives

Worm is commonly compared with CleanMyMac, CCleaner and AppCleaner. It covers similar
ground — cache cleanup, uninstall leftovers and system monitoring — as a free,
open-source tool with no subscription. It is a younger project with a narrower feature
set, so it is best evaluated against what you actually need.