# Mole

> Open-source macOS command-line toolkit for disk cleanup, uninstallation, and system monitoring

Mole is a terminal-based utility designed to clean and optimize macOS systems. It identifies and removes system caches, app leftovers, developer build artifacts, and stray installers across dozens of categories. It also provides an interactive TUI disk analyzer, an app uninstaller, and a live hardware monitoring dashboard.

Website: https://github.com/tw93/Mole

## What it is for

- Reclaim tens of gigabytes of disk space from macOS caches, logs, and uninstalled app leftovers
- Completely uninstall Mac applications along with their preferences and LaunchAgents
- Find and purge large developer project build artifacts like node\_modules or target folders
- Identify and remove leftover installer files like DMGs, PKGs, and ZIPs
- Monitor real-time Mac performance, thermal state, battery health, and running processes

## Features

- Deep cleanup across tens of categories with dry-run support and path whitelisting
- Smart app uninstaller that targets associated preferences, helpers, and leftovers
- Interactive terminal disk analyzer with Vim navigation and size sorting
- Developer artifact purger targeting build folders like node\_modules, target, and dist
- Installer cleaner for DMGs, PKGs, ISOs, and XIPs across Downloads and Desktop
- Live system dashboard reporting CPU, memory, disk I/O, network stats, and zombie processes
- System maintenance tasks to verify Spotlight indexes, flush DNS, and rebuild caches

## Pricing

Open source. Free and open source (GPL-3.0); separate native Mac app available at mole.fit

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [Development](https://xiry.app/topics/development.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: macOS, Command line
- For: Mac power users, developers, and system administrators who prefer terminal tools
- Alternative to: CleanMyMac, AppCleaner, DaisyDisk, iStat Menus
- Tags: macos, cli, disk cleaner, system monitor, terminal, open source

## Why it was saved

- [@ryanvogel, 25 December 2025](https://x.com/ryanvogel/status/2004188565392314785): Real tool for reclaiming disk space on macOS with a clear terminal summary output.
- [@ryanvogel, 13 January 2026](https://x.com/ryanvogel/status/2011098892994285731): Author reports it freed 45.75GB (19,111 items) on his desktop, leaving 77Gi free; run as a single command.

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Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/mole

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