Hey Product Hunt,

I'm Ojas, the maker of SpaceWise.

Like many software engineers, I was constantly fighting macOS "System Data" bloat on a 512GB MacBook. When I investigated where the gigabytes were actually going, it wasn't photos or 4K videos—it was developer toolchains:

• 30+ GB of stale Xcode DerivedData and legacy iOS Simulator runtimes
• 25+ GB of orphaned Docker buildx layers and stopped container volumes
• Tens of gigabytes of dormant node_modules and .next caches in tutorial repos untouched for months
• 40+ GB of abandoned Ollama, Hugging Face, and ComfyUI model checkpoints
• Bloated package caches across Homebrew, Cargo, Bun, and pip

Existing Mac cleaners are either consumer bloatware charging $40/year subscriptions (and completely blind to dev environments), or raw terminal scripts where a single typo in rm -rf can destroy active git branches.

I built SpaceWise to give software engineers a purpose-built, privacy-first desktop cleaner with deterministic safety.

Here is what SpaceWise includes:

Docker Engine Deep Cleaner
Directly connects to the native Docker daemon API to inspect and purge dangling build layers, untagged images, and inactive volumes without killing active dev containers.
Xcode & Simulator Purger
Reclaim 20–60 GB in one click by flushing DerivedData, unavailable simulator runtimes (simctl), and stale device symbols.
Workspace Health & Dormant Dependencies
Deep-scans your local repositories to surface node_modules, .next, and .turbo caches untouched for over 90 days. It protects active branches and uncommitted work.
Local AI Model Graveyard
Audits multi-gigabyte GGUF and safetensors weights across Ollama, Hugging Face Hub, LM Studio, and ComfyUI, identifying models you haven't loaded in months.
Toolchain & IDE Cache Flusher
Cleans global stores for Homebrew, Cargo, Bun, pnpm, pip, and indexing stores for AI editors like Cursor and VS Code.
Agent MCP Server (Model Context Protocol)
Integrate directly with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLI. Agents can run read-only disk preflight checks and stage cleanup plans, but cannot delete files on their own—every cleanup requires a 1-click human approval in the desktop app.
Menu Bar Auto-Clean Companion
Sits quietly in your macOS menu bar, monitoring disk thresholds and running silent background sweeps for safe, regenerable caches with zero CPU overhead.
AI Folder Explainer
Inspect mystery folders in ~/Library/Caches to get a plain-English explanation of what owns them, what happens if deleted, and the risk level.
Deterministic Safety & Instant Rollback
Zero telemetry and 100% on-device execution. Cleaned files are quarantined to the SpaceWise Recovery Bin and native OS Trash, allowing 1-click restoration from your Activity Log.
Apple Signed & Notarized
Native DMG verified directly by Apple Gatekeeper with zero terminal hurdles. Also available for Windows.

Hey Product Hunt,

I'm Ojas, the maker of SpaceWise.

I built SpaceWise to give software engineers a purpose-built, privacy-first desktop cleaner with deterministic safety.

Here is what SpaceWise includes:

Docker Engine Deep Cleaner
Directly connects to the native Docker daemon API to inspect and purge dangling build layers, untagged images, and inactive volumes without killing active dev containers.
Xcode & Simulator Purger
Reclaim 20–60 GB in one click by flushing DerivedData, unavailable simulator runtimes (simctl), and stale device symbols.
Workspace Health & Dormant Dependencies
Deep-scans your local repositories to surface node_modules, .next, and .turbo caches untouched for over 90 days. It protects active branches and uncommitted work.
Local AI Model Graveyard
Audits multi-gigabyte GGUF and safetensors weights across Ollama, Hugging Face Hub, LM Studio, and ComfyUI, identifying models you haven't loaded in months.
Toolchain & IDE Cache Flusher
Cleans global stores for Homebrew, Cargo, Bun, pnpm, pip, and indexing stores for AI editors like Cursor and VS Code.
Agent MCP Server (Model Context Protocol)
Integrate directly with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex CLI. Agents can run read-only disk preflight checks and stage cleanup plans, but cannot delete files on their own—every cleanup requires a 1-click human approval in the desktop app.
Menu Bar Auto-Clean Companion
Sits quietly in your macOS menu bar, monitoring disk thresholds and running silent background sweeps for safe, regenerable caches with zero CPU overhead.
AI Folder Explainer
Inspect mystery folders in ~/Library/Caches to get a plain-English explanation of what owns them, what happens if deleted, and the risk level.
Deterministic Safety & Instant Rollback
Zero telemetry and 100% on-device execution. Cleaned files are quarantined to the SpaceWise Recovery Bin and native OS Trash, allowing 1-click restoration from your Activity Log.
Apple Signed & Notarized
Native DMG verified directly by Apple Gatekeeper with zero terminal hurdles. Also available for Windows.

SpaceWise

Storage Cleaner for macOS & Windows Developers

Storage Cleaner for macOS & Windows Developers