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Widget & URL schemes

Glance at reclaimable space from your desktop, trigger Quick Clean without opening the app, and deep-link into DevCleaner from Shortcuts or shell scripts.

Desktop widget

Add the DevCleaner widget from the widget gallery (desktop or Notification Center). Data comes from an App Group snapshot written after each scan.

Small widget

Shows the total selected to clean reclaimable size. Tap to open the main window.

Medium widget

Reclaimable total plus a 30-day cleanup history bar chart and a Quick Clean button.

Until you run at least one scan, the widget shows a “run a scan” placeholder. Enable Launch at login so scans stay fresh.

URL schemes

DevCleaner registers the devcleaner:// scheme. Supported hosts:

URLAction
devcleaner://openOpen (or focus) the main DevCleaner window
devcleaner://quickcleanRun Quick Clean on all selected SAFE categories

From Terminal or a Shortcut:

open "devcleaner://open"
open "devcleaner://quickclean"

.devcleaner archive files

Separate from URL schemes: double-clicking a *.devcleaner breadcrumb file opens the restore confirmation window. DevCleaner owns this file type — it is not a generic URL but works the same way from Finder, email attachments or cloud sync.