Installing Mac Cleaner Pro
Mac Cleaner Pro v1.0 ships without notarization while we bootstrap. macOS Gatekeeper will warn you on first launch. This is a one-time workaround — every subsequent launch opens normally.
Step 1 — Drag to Applications
- Open the downloaded
MacCleanerPro-1.0.0.dmg. - Drag Mac Cleaner Pro onto the Applications folder shortcut.
- Eject the DMG.
Step 2 — First launch (the Gatekeeper bypass)
If you double-click the app, macOS will say:
"Mac Cleaner Pro" cannot be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
Don't worry — that just means we haven't paid Apple's $99/yr developer fee yet. Bypass it once:
- Open the Applications folder in Finder.
- Right-click (or Control-click) Mac Cleaner Pro.
- Choose Open from the context menu.
- Click Open in the confirmation dialog.
After this once, double-clicking will always work.
Step 3 — Grant Full Disk Access
The first-run wizard will guide you through this. You'll need to:
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access.
- Toggle Mac Cleaner Pro on.
Without Full Disk Access, scans will only find a fraction of what's reclaimable.
What's currently disabled in v1.0
A few features require a privileged helper daemon, which itself requires the paid Developer ID:
- System cache cleanup (
/Library/Caches/*) - App leftovers in
/Library/LaunchDaemons/,/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/
These appear in the UI with a Requires helper badge so you know what's there. They'll light up automatically in a future release.
Uninstalling Mac Cleaner Pro
The cleanest way: open Mac Cleaner Pro, go to App Uninstaller, search for "Mac Cleaner Pro", and use it to uninstall itself. Otherwise, drag Applications/Mac Cleaner Pro.app to the Trash and (optionally) remove ~/Library/Application Support/MacCleanerPro/ for a complete cleanup.