A fast, cross-platform disk cleanup utility built with Zig and raylib.

• Smart Detection: Automatically finds dev artifacts (node_modules, target/, build/), caches, and temporary files
• Confidence Scores: Each item shows a safety rating (70-98%) based on category and age
• Stale Detection: Projects not modified in 90+ days are highlighted for safe cleanup
• Safe Cleanup: Preview everything before deletion - moves to trash by default for easy undo
• Undo Support: Press Z to restore the last deleted item from trash
• Cross-Platform: Native support for macOS, Linux, and Windows
• Beautiful UI: Modern dark theme with donut charts and intuitive navigation
• Fast Scanning: Uses optimized system commands (find/PowerShell) for rapid discovery
• Comprehensive Coverage: Scans package manager caches, IDE extensions, browser data, and more

Requires Zig 0.15+

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/augani/sweeper.git
cd sweeper

# Build GUI version
zig build

# Run
./zig-out/bin/sweeper-gui

Download from the Releases page.

macOS may block the app because it's not from the App Store. To run Sweeper:

Option 1: Right-click to Open

1. Right-click (or Control-click) on sweeper-gui
2. Select "Open" from the menu
3. Click "Open" in the dialog

Option 2: Remove quarantine attribute

# After extracting, run:
xattr -cr sweeper-macos-arm64/

Option 3: System Settings

1. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security
2. Scroll down to find "sweeper-gui was blocked"
3. Click "Open Anyway"

./sweeper-gui

1. Click Rescan to scan your system
2. Use sidebar filters (All, Largest, Cache, Dev Artifacts, Temp)
3. Select items to delete using checkboxes
4. Click Delete to remove selected items

./sweeper [options]

Sweeper uses sensible defaults but can be configured:

• Stale threshold: Projects not modified in 90+ days are flagged
• Scan depth: Up to 12 levels deep to find nested dependencies
• Result limit: First 200 items for fast initial scan

Sweeper is designed with safety in mind:

• Preview First: All items shown before deletion with size and category
• No System Files: Never touches OS-critical directories
• Confidence Scores: Each item shows 70-98% safety rating based on:
  • Category (caches/temp = 95%+, dev artifacts = 70-90%)
  • Age (stale projects 90+ days = higher confidence)
• Trash by Default: Moves to system trash instead of permanent deletion
• Undo Support: Press Z to restore last deleted item

# Build optimized release
zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast

# Cross-compile for Windows
zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu -Doptimize=ReleaseFast

# Cross-compile for Linux
zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-linux-gnu -Doptimize=ReleaseFast

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

• Built with Zig
• GUI powered by raylib
• Font: Inter