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DevCleaner Pro features

Manual scanning, Quick Clean, Ghost Projects visibility and restore are free forever. Pro unlocks the automation and archive workflows that run while you are not looking.

Free forever

  • Full scan across every supported toolchain and AI tool
  • Quick Clean for all SAFE categories
  • Ghost Projects — per-project DerivedData breakdown for deleted or stale Xcode projects
  • Project Artifacts — find stale node_modules, Pods, build folders under your project roots
  • Restore hibernated projects — always free, even without a license
  • Desktop widget (view + Quick Clean)

Pro unlocks

Auto Clean

When safe caches exceed a size threshold you set, DevCleaner cleans them automatically — with an optional minimum age so fresh work is never touched. Configure in Settings → Scanning.

Smart Triggers

When you quit a dev app (Xcode, Cursor, Android Studio…), DevCleaner cleans that app's safe caches in the background and shows a notification with how much was freed. Opt-in, off by default.

Project Hibernation

Archive whole inactive projects off your local disk into a zip or tar archive, move them to an external drive or iCloud, and delete the original — with a full safety chain (verify, checksum, breadcrumb). Includes:

  • Light archive — strips heavy artifacts, keeps source and lockfiles
  • Full archive — keeps everything
  • Docker runtime capture — compose volumes, image strategy on restore
  • Batch archive — archive all unused projects at once (Pro)

See Project Hibernation for the full restore flow and dependency reinstall.

Trial & pricing

Every install includes a 14-day Pro trial. After that, buy a yearly or lifetime license — activate on up to 3 of your Macs. Details in License, trial & pricing and on the homepage.

Pro features never bypass the safety model. Automation only touches SAFE caches. Hibernation is a deliberate, confirmed action — never part of Quick Clean or Smart Triggers.