Tidlark Changelog: Release Notes for the Mac App

1.0.0 — 14 November 2026

First release. Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. Signed with a Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple.

Checkup: one read-only pass over 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.
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. Each category explains what removing it means.
Developer files: Xcode DerivedData, Archives, simulators and device support files, compiler module caches, and package caches (SwiftPM, CocoaPods, Gradle, npm and others).
AI Models & Files: local models from Ollama, Hugging Face, LM Studio, ComfyUI and others, with size, format, quantization, files shared between models, and leftover caches.
Large files, duplicates and similar photos: filter by size, kind and age; duplicates are confirmed by comparing full file contents. Similar Photos looks at images in your folders and never touches your Photos library.
Storage Map: a proportional map of any drive or folder, with an accessible list view beside it.
iCloud Drive and sync folders: “Remove Download” frees the local copy and keeps the file in the cloud.

Uninstaller: removes an app with the files shown to belong to it by bundle ID, developer team, installer receipts and launch entries. Name-only matches are marked “unverified” and left unselected. Also finds leftovers of apps you already deleted, and old installers. How matching works.
App Updates: checks your apps against their own update feeds, Homebrew and the App Store. An update installs only after its signature and developer match the installed app. App Store and macOS updates are handed to Apple’s own tools.
Login Items: login items, launch agents, daemons and background items in one list, with who installed them. Turn them off or remove them, with a way to undo.

Maintenance: flush the DNS cache, rebuild the Spotlight index and Launch Services, reclaim purgeable space, thin local snapshots, run the periodic scripts (macOS 14, where they still exist). Tasks that don’t apply to your macOS version are hidden with the reason.
Threat Check: quick, standard or full scans with 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.
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; an overview of app permissions.
Email Cleanup: connect an IMAP 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.
Toolbox: Screen Cleaning mode, plain-language explanations of files and startup entries, an activity History with exportable logs, and scheduled Checkups.
Holding Area and History: system items are kept for 30 days so you can restore them; the History lists every removed item and where it went.
Support bundle: a redacted report you preview before saving. Nothing is sent unless you attach it to an email yourself.

One-time purchase of USD 56; one license works on 2 Macs. Activate with the license file, the “Open in Tidlark” button or the key. No account needed.
Deactivate a Mac or restore a lost license from Settings › License.