You review first
Scans only look. Nothing is removed until you’ve seen the list and confirmed it.
For macOS 14 Sonoma and later
Keep your Mac tidy, one reviewed step at a time.
Tidlark finds caches, leftovers, large files, old installers and other clutter, explains what each one is, and removes only what you pick. Everything goes to the Trash or Tidlark’s Holding Area first, so you can change your mind.
One-time purchase · 2 Macs per license · 30-day refund policy · Apple silicon and Intel
Careful by design
Cleanup tools can do real damage. Tidlark is built around a few rules it doesn’t bend.
Recoverable by default
Your files go to the Trash; system items go to the Holding Area for 30 days.
Stays on your Mac
Scanning happens locally. No analytics, no telemetry, no account needed.
Honest results
Every number is measured. If Tidlark couldn’t check something, it tells you instead of guessing.
What’s inside
Everything for Mac upkeep, in one calm app
Start with a Checkup, or go straight to the tool you need.
Checkup
One run looks at storage, a quick security check, maintenance, app updates, personal files and your Mac’s health. Each area says what it checked and which tool goes deeper. Personal files such as duplicates and large files are never selected for you.
System Junk
App and system caches and logs, old temporary files, broken login entries, older document revisions, mobile device backups, unused languages, downloaded Mail attachments and the Trash on every drive. Every category explains what removing it means.
Developer files and AI models
Xcode DerivedData, simulators, device support files and package caches (SwiftPM, CocoaPods, Gradle, npm). Local AI models from Ollama, Hugging Face, LM Studio and others, with size, format, quantization and duplicate copies of the same model.
Large files, duplicates, similar photos
Filter large files by size, kind and age. Duplicates are confirmed by comparing full file contents, not names. Similar Photos looks at images in your folders; Tidlark never scans or changes your Photos library.
Storage Map
See what takes up a drive or folder as a proportional map, with an accessible list view beside it. Totals count each file once.
Uninstaller
Removes an app together with the files that can be shown to belong to it: bundle ID, developer team, installer receipts, launch entries. Matches by name alone are marked “unverified” and left unselected. Also finds leftovers of apps you already deleted, and old installers.
App Updates
Checks your apps against their own update feeds, Homebrew and the App Store. Updates are installed only after the download’s signature and developer match the installed app. App Store and macOS updates are handed to Apple’s own tools.
Maintenance
Flush the DNS cache, rebuild the Spotlight index and Launch Services, reclaim purgeable space, thin local snapshots, run periodic scripts. Each task says what it does; none of them promises a faster Mac.
Login Items
Login items, launch agents, daemons and background items in one list, with who installed them. Turn them off or remove them, with guidance to undo.
Threat Check
On-demand quick, standard or full scans using the YARA-X engine and signed rules for adware, stealers, miners and other Mac threats. Findings go to the Holding Area, where you can restore or remove them. Results say what was checked; no scan can promise a Mac is free of every threat.
Privacy
Clear browser history, cookies and download lists for Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi and Firefox, across profiles. Recent items, saved Wi-Fi networks, and an overview of which apps have which permissions.
iCloud Drive and sync folders
Find files that are downloaded to this Mac from iCloud Drive and other sync folders. “Remove Download” frees the local copy and keeps the file in the cloud.
Email Cleanup
Connect an IMAP mail account to group newsletters and senders, unsubscribe, and bulk-delete to the mailbox’s Trash. Tidlark reads message headers only, unless you open a preview.
Pulse in the menu bar
Storage, memory pressure, CPU, battery health and cycles, network rates and disk health, with alerts you choose. Values macOS doesn’t expose are shown as unavailable, not guessed.
Toolbox
Screen Cleaning mode that pauses the keyboard and trackpad while you wipe them, plain-language explanations of files and startup entries, an activity history with exportable logs, and scheduled Checkups.
How a cleanup works
Scan
Read-only checks. Tidlark looks; it doesn’t touch anything.
Review
Each item shows its size, location and what removing it means. Personal files start unselected.
Confirm
A summary tells you what goes where, and which items, if any, can’t be undone.
Undo if needed
Restore from the Trash or the Holding Area. The History lists every item and its outcome.
A look inside
Light and dark, following your system setting.
Screenshot coming soon
Checkup results grouped by area, with what each area checked
Checkup results grouped by area, with what each area checked
Screenshot coming soon
System Junk with a category explanation open
System Junk with a category explanation open
Screenshot coming soon
Uninstaller showing an app and the evidence for each related file
Uninstaller showing an app and the evidence for each related file
Screenshot coming soon
Storage Map treemap with the list view beside it
Storage Map treemap with the list view beside it
Pricing
Buy once. Use it on 2 Macs.
No subscription. One license covers 2 Macs, and if Tidlark isn’t right for you, you can ask for a refund within 30 days.
Tidlark license
$56USD, one-time
Shown in your local currency at checkout. Taxes may apply.
- Every feature, on up to 2 Macs
- No subscription, no account
- 30-day refund policy
Questions
Will Tidlark make my Mac faster?
We don’t promise that. Tidlark frees disk space, lists what starts with your Mac, and runs maintenance tasks macOS already has, each with a plain explanation. If your Mac is short on space or has a misbehaving login item, that can help. If it isn’t, cleaning won’t change much, and Tidlark says so: for example, the memory “purge” task is labelled “rarely useful” and shows a measured before and after.
What does Tidlark remove on its own?
Nothing, unless you set it up. Scans only look. You review the list, choose what goes, and confirm. Personal files (duplicates, large files, downloads) are never pre-selected. The one automatic option is a schedule you can turn on for regenerable items only: caches, logs and temporary files, moved to the Trash.
Can I undo a cleanup?
Usually, yes. Your own files go to the Trash. System items that need administrator rights go to Tidlark’s Holding Area, where you can restore them for 30 days. A few things can’t be recovered once removed (for example items you choose to delete permanently), and the confirmation sheet tells you which ones before you confirm.
Why does it ask for Full Disk Access?
macOS protects places like Mail, Safari and other apps’ containers. Without Full Disk Access, Tidlark can’t see the caches and logs stored there and will say which locations it couldn’t read. You can use Tidlark without it; scans just cover less. How to grant it.
Does Tidlark send my files or usage data anywhere?
No. Scans run on your Mac and there is no analytics or telemetry. Tidlark connects to the internet for license activation, to check for its own updates, to check your apps for updates, and for features you use that need it (for example an IMAP mail account you connect). The privacy policy lists every connection.
Is Threat Check an antivirus replacement?
It’s an extra check, not a replacement for the protections built into macOS. Threat Check scans files with signed detection rules for known Mac threats and watches a few key places (launch agents, Downloads) for new files. It finds things after they are written to disk; it doesn’t block programs before they run.
Is it a subscription?
No. Tidlark is a one-time purchase of USD 56 for one license that works on 2 Macs. If it isn’t right for you, ask for a refund within 30 days. See pricing.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
Give your Mac a tidy-up
USD 56 once, for 2 Macs. 30-day refund policy. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel.