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CrunchyCleaner

A lightweight, software cache cleanup tool for Windows & Linux. [![Open-Source Software][oss]](https://github.com/Knuspii/CrunchyCleaner)

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🧹 A lightweight, software cache cleanup tool for Windows & Linux.

Made by: Knuspii, (M)

  • Cross-Platform: Works on both Windows and Linux
  • Lightweight: Single binary, no dependencies (just download and run it)
  • TUI (Text-UI): Simple, minimalist interface, no confusing menus

Supported Software List:

Category Software / Path
System System Logs, System Temp Folders, Thumbnail Cache, Shader Cache
Browsers Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera
Development Visual Studio Code, Go Cache, Pip Cache, NPM Cache, Yarn Cache, Cargo Cache
Server coming soon*
Gaming Steam, Epic Games(Heroic)
Apps Discord, Spotify, Thunderbird, Telegram

Flatpak is supported
Snap is not supported

📥 How to Install & Download Download

Paste this into your terminal.
Linux (using sudo):

curl -L https://github.com/Knuspii/CrunchyCleaner/releases/latest/download/crunchycleaner -o cc && sudo install -m 755 cc /usr/local/bin/crunchycleaner && rm cc

Windows (using Powershell as Admin):

iwr https://github.com/Knuspii/CrunchyCleaner/releases/latest/download/crunchycleaner.exe -OutFile cc.exe; mv -Force cc.exe $env:SystemRoot\System32\crunchycleaner.exe

Download binary: [Download here]

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Options:

  -a    Automate cleaning (select all and start immediately)
  -d    Simulation mode without deleting files (for testing)
  -t    Skip terminal resizing and environment initialization
  -v    Display version information

If you use a terminal emulator (kitty, konsole) you might wann use the -t flag.


[!WARNING] You use this tool at your own risk!

[!NOTE] AI was used for this project in some parts.

Q&A

Q: Will this break my system?
A: No.

Q: What does it actually delete?
A: Only cache files and temp files.

Q: Why another cleaner?
A: Because this one is easy, simple, small and lightweight.

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External Dependencies

This project uses the following external dependencies:

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