Clean IDE cache effortlessly on macOS
CacheDrop is a simple macOS utility that helps you identify and remove cached IDE data and build artifacts and lives in your status bar — saving disk space and improving performance.
It’s designed as a local utility tool with a straightforward UI and zero server dependencies.
Xcode View:
Android Studio View:
- Detects IDE cache directories (Xcode, Android Studio)
- Provides a one-click clean option
- Shows cache size before deletion
- Keeps your disk clean without manual search & delete
- Automations for Xcode
Development environments accumulate large caches over time.
CacheDrop helps you:
- Reclaim space quickly
- Prevent project build slowdowns
- Reduce unnecessary storage usage
- Launch CacheDrop
- Open CacheDrop from status bar.
- View total cache size
- Click “Clean” to remove selected caches
No complex configuration. No need to open Finder manually.
Built with:
- SwiftUI for UI
- Combine for reactive state
- Modern macOS APIs for file operations
- Scalable to more IDEs as per your need
No network. No background daemons.
Just a simple app to clean caches.
- macOS 13+
- Xcode 15+
- Swift 5.9+
CacheDrop may request:
- Full disk access (optional, if you target system IDE caches)
- User-selected folder access (via open panel)
It does not:
- Send any data externally
- Include analytics
Report bugs or feature requests on the Issues tab.