Sweepwise clears out junk, checks that your computer is protected and speeds it up with safe settings you can undo, all in plain English. Free for everyone, kept going by people who chip in.
Windows, Linux and Mac in testing. No account, no ads, no paid version.
Cleaners have a bad name for deleting things people needed. Sweepwise is built the other way round.
After a first look, temporary files and caches are cleared straight away. Everything else waits on the Approve list until you press Approve, and you can untick anything first.
Your own files only move or go to the Recycle Bin, and Sweepwise never empties it. History & Undo puts them back in one click. Uninstalls and app updates are the exceptions; temporary files, caches and Deep Clean's old system files are deleted for good.
No account, no tracking, no analytics, no crash reports. The app has no Sweepwise servers; the optional help chat on this website is the only thing that uses one.
One button for the safe stuff, then clear suggestions you approve. Windows maintenance uses Microsoft's own tools and settings (temporary files are cleared by Sweepwise itself): no registry cleaners, no driver updaters, no tricks.
Clears temporary files and caches, runs a quick virus scan with Windows Security, and gives your computer a health score with the reasons behind it.
Helps a slow computer feel quicker: fewer programs starting by themselves, lighter settings on PCs with little memory, and up-to-date apps.
Connect Gmail, Yahoo or iCloud with an app password, a separate password just for Sweepwise. Outlook and Hotmail are coming.
Add a Claude or OpenAI key for smarter suggestions, the AI Organizer and a chat that answers questions about your computer. A built-in guide shows how to get a key in a few minutes.
Protection, odd startup items, risky Chrome, Edge and Brave extensions, hijacked search or proxy settings and built-in safety switches.
Windows' own Disk Cleanup for system files, plus Optimize Drives and update clean-up, with optional repair checks. Never empties your Recycle Bin.
See what fills your drive, and find exact duplicates and big forgotten files.
Every approved change is written down the moment it happens, so one click puts it back (except uninstalls and app updates).
Each system gets care the way it is done there: Windows Security on Windows, ClamAV on Linux, and XProtect (plus ClamAV if you add it) on a Mac. A few features differ by system. Real people have tested it on Windows only so far.
An installer from GitHub (coming soon).
In testing.deb and AppImage, checked automatically on Ubuntu 22.04 so far.
In testingOne app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, checked automatically on Apple Silicon so far.
In testingYour files stay on your computer, and so do your scans and choices unless you add your own AI key. Sweepwise is open source (GPL-3.0), so anyone can check.
Supporting is optional and unlocks nothing: every feature is already free. One time or every month, at the amounts Ko-fi shows.
This isn't a charity, so support isn't tax-deductible.
Tell me what happened and which version of Windows you have. The page is public, so leave out anything personal.
Report a problemAsk how something works, or suggest what you'd like Sweepwise to do next.
Ask or suggestYes: every feature, for everyone, with no ads and no paid version. It's kept going by people who choose to support it, and supporting unlocks nothing extra.
Safe cleaning only touches temporary files and caches in a fixed list of places. Anything personal waits on the Approve list until you press Approve, your own files only move or go to the Recycle Bin, and History & Undo brings them back.
No. On Windows, Windows Security does the virus protection; Sweepwise checks it is switched on, runs its scans and looks for things that should not be there. On Linux it uses ClamAV, which it can install with one click.
Use "Report a problem" or "Ask or suggest" in the Need a hand? section above. Both open a page on GitHub, which needs a free GitHub account.
No. Your messages go to a Sweepwise server on Cloudflare, which passes them to OpenRouter and an AI model (DeepSeek) to write the answer. Sweepwise does not store them. Please don't share personal details. If you agree to send a problem to the maker, a short summary with personal details removed is posted publicly on GitHub.
No. Cleaning, security, speed, storage and email all work without one. A Claude or OpenAI key adds smarter suggestions, the AI Organizer and chat, and most uses cost a few cents on your own account.
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