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// 57d agoOPENSOURCE RELEASE
Ditch turns MacBook notch into app cleaner
Ditch is a lightweight, open-source macOS app cleaner that uses the MacBook notch as its drop zone. You drag an app into the notch, preview the related files it found, and then remove the app along with leftover caches, preferences, containers, logs, and other residue. The repo says it is written in Swift, supports macOS 13 and later, sends everything to Trash for recovery, and can run at login.
// ANALYSIS
Nice concept, and the execution angle is the real hook: it makes a mundane uninstall flow feel native to the hardware instead of another utility window.
- –Notch-first UX is memorable and immediately differentiates it from standard Mac uninstallers.
- –The cleanup scope is broad, covering common app leftovers like caches, prefs, logs, containers, cookies, and WebKit data.
- –Safety is a strong selling point: preview before deletion and Trash-based removal reduce the risk of overzealous cleanup.
- –It is open source, MIT-licensed, and positioned as a very small Swift app rather than a heavier Electron-style utility.
// TAGS
macosapp-cleanernotchopen-sourceswiftproductivityutility
DISCOVERED
57d ago
2026-04-01
PUBLISHED
57d ago
2026-04-01
RELEVANCE
8/ 10
AUTHOR
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