BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy

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BleachBit

  -  15.66 MB  -  Open Source
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Security Status

  • Latest Version

    BleachBit 5.0.0 LATEST

  • Review by

    Michael Reynolds

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Andrew Ziem / External Link

  • Filename

    BleachBit-5.0.0-setup.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    fc1a434d060fb8d15486dc7f77a6c008

BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn't know was there.

Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean a thousand applications including Firefox, Edge, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, and more.

Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster. Better than free, BleachBit is open-source.

It includes a growing list of cleaners. Typically each cleaner represents an application such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. Within each cleaner, the app gives options covering components that can be cleaned such as cache, cookies, and log files. Each option is given a description to help you make good decisions.

Bleach Bit has many useful features designed to help you easily clean your computer to free space and maintain privacy.
  • Simple operation: read the descriptions, check the boxes you want, click preview, and click delete.
  • Multi-platform: Linux and Windows
  • Free of charge and no money trail
  • Free to share, learn, and modify (open source)
  • No adware, spyware, malware, browser toolbars, or "value-added software"
  • Translated to 64 languages besides American English
  • Shred files to hide their contents and prevent data recovery
  • Shred any file (such as a spreadsheet on your desktop)
  • Overwrite free disk space to hide previously deleted files
  • Portable app for Windows: run without installation
  • Command-line interface for scripting and automation
  • CleanerML allows anyone to write a new cleaner using XML
  • Automatically import and update winapp2.ini cleaner files (a separate download) giving Windows users access to 2500+ additional cleaners
  • Frequent software updates with new features
How to Use
  • Install the software by following setup instructions
  • Launch BleachBit as Administrator for full access
  • Select system areas or apps to clean from the list
  • Click "Preview" to see what will be deleted
  • Review the results and uncheck items if needed
  • Click "Clean" to delete selected files and data
  • Use "Shred Files" to securely erase sensitive files
  • Use "Wipe Free Space" to remove leftover data traces
  • Check for updates regularly to stay current
System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11

Processor: 1 GHz or faster

RAM: 512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)

Storage: 100 MB of free disk space

Permissions: Admin rights for full functionality

PROS
  • Cleans junk files and frees up space
  • Simple and user-friendly interface
  • Supports many popular apps
  • Open-source and free to use
  • Shreds files for secure deletion
CONS
  • No built-in backup or restore feature
  • Not beginner-friendly for advanced tools
  • Limited visual feedback after cleaning
  • Can remove needed files if careless
  • No automatic or scheduled cleaning


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What's new in this version:

- Add a display-language option in preferences (demo video)
- Enable closing the application via CTRL+Q or CTRL+W
- Make updates notifications less intrusive
- Fix the --debug command line switch
- Clean variants of Discord such as beta and snap
- Fix loading of personal cleaners in portable mode
- Improve experience on multi-user systems by ignoring other users' running processes
- Prevent invalid entries in the custom and whitelist tabs
- Improve stability significantly
- Patch DLL-related vulnerabilities
- Protect MMC snap-ins (e.g., Device Manager, Computer Management)
- Upgrade to Python 3.11.10 and GTK 3.24.43
- Update NSIS installer to 3.11
- Add metadata such as company name to bleachbit.exe
- Drop support for starting on Windows XP and 7
- Update the Windows 10 theme by Christian Medel
- Fix SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED error on update checks

Developers:
- Switch Linux CI from Travis CI to GitHub Actions
- Clean up the codebase extensively
- Overhaul RPM and DEB build scripts
- Closed issues

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