CrunchyCleaner

🧹 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

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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

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.

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[!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.

Other Downloads

CrunchyCleaner is also available on SourceForge

External Dependencies

This project uses the following external dependencies:

• github.com/eiannone/keyboard – used for cross-platform keyboard input (MIT License)