The gentle, privacy-first
Mac optimizer & monitor.
Say goodbye to paid subscriptions and bloated cleaner apps. Olive safely cleans build artifacts, inspects disk space with radial maps, and monitors Mach telemetry in real time. Zero tracking, zero telemetry.
brew install --cask voltster/tap/olive
Everything you need. Zero subscriptions.
Olive brings deep cleaning, developer artifact management, and Mach telemetry together into a native Swift app.
Deep System Cleanup
Safely clears gigabytes from user caches, system logs, browser assets, and app leftovers. Every deletion routes through the macOS Trash for instant undoability.
Developer Clean Hub
Indexes nested project folders to purge hidden
.next build caches, old node_modules,
Python venv, and Rust target. Inactive
projects (>7d) are filtered automatically.
Radial Sunburst Disk Map
DaisyDisk-style interactive Canvas visualizer. Hover over concentric sectors to see exact size shares, drill down with breadcrumb trails, and find hidden large files.
Startup & LaunchAgents
Inspect and toggle persistent background daemons in
~/Library/LaunchAgents and
/Library/LaunchDaemons to speed up your Mac's boot
time.
Calibrated Mach Telemetry
Measures RAM using Apple's official Activity Monitor formula and Disk using APFS Important Capacity. Accurate byte-for-byte with native macOS tools.
100% Privacy & Zero Telemetry
No network calls, no analytics SDKs, no ads, and no background tracking. Olive runs completely offline on your Mac under the GNU GPL-3.0 license.
What we've built & implemented
Every capability in Olive is built natively with Swift 6 and macOS APIs. Here is the complete feature breakdown across all 7 modules:
🧹 Deep System Cleanup
- ✓ User Caches: Scans & cleans
~/Library/Caches - ✓ Developer Artifacts: Purges DerivedData, NPM temp, & Gradle
- ✓ System & App Logs: Cleans
~/Library/Logsand crash reports - ✓ Browser Caches: Chrome, Safari, and Arc cached assets
- ✓ App Leftovers: Residual files from previously deleted apps
- ✓ System Trash: Integrated Trash bin analyzer & cleaner
- ✓ Item Inspector: Inspect sub-items with Finder reveal before cleaning
- ✓ Safety Guarantee: 100% Trash API (
FileManager.trashItem, zerorm)
🛠️ Developer Clean Hub
- ✓ Next.js Caches: Hidden
.nextbuild folders - ✓ Node.js Modules:
node_modulesin JS/TS projects - ✓ Python Virtualenvs:
venv,.venv,env - ✓ Rust Cargo Targets:
target/build outputs - ✓ Xcode Caches: DerivedData & Simulator caches
- ✓ Swift Package Manager:
.build& SPM caches - ✓ Global Tool Caches: NPM, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, Cargo, CocoaPods, Homebrew
- ✓ Active Project Protection: Flags active (<7d) vs inactive (>7d)
💽 Radial Disk Visualizer
- ✓ DaisyDisk-Style Chart: Radial Canvas Sunburst visualizer
- ✓ Concentric Ring Tracks: Level 1 & Level 2 hierarchies
- ✓ Small-Item Aggregation: Consolidates micro-slivers into "Other"
- ✓ Dynamic Center Hub: Real-time folder size & % of parent on hover
- ✓ Breadcrumb Navigation: Click-to-drill-down and jump back
- ✓ Hidden Folder Inspection: Detects hidden build directories
- ✓ Large Files Finder: Dedicated view for files >100 MB & >1 GB
📊 Telemetry & Process Monitor
- ✓ 3D Solar Health Sphere: Composite system health score
- ✓ Per-Core CPU Histogram: Real-time core utilization
- ✓ Metal GPU Load: Apple Silicon GPU activity tracking
- ✓ Calibrated Memory: Activity Monitor matching formula
- ✓ Calibrated APFS Disk: Finder matching available capacity
- ✓ Battery Intelligence: Health %, cycle count, temp, & wattage
- ✓ Live Process Table: Top 50 processes with icons, CPU, and RAM
- ✓ Fan Control Presets: Auto / Cool / Max manual modes
📱 Smart App Uninstaller
- ✓ High-Res Native Icons: Uses system
NSWorkspaceicon provider - ✓ Deep Residual Search: Finds Application Support & Caches
- ✓ Preferences & Plists: Locates
~/Library/Preferences - ✓ Saved App States: Cleans
Saved Application State - ✓ Bulk Uninstallation: Select multiple apps for removal
- ✓ Safe Undo: All uninstalled app bundles go to Trash
⚡ Maintenance & Architecture
- ✓ DNS Cache Flush: Clears mDNSResponder caches
- ✓ QuickLook Repair: Resets generator thumbnail cache
- ✓ Spotlight Re-Index: Triggers
mdutilre-index - ✓ Startup Manager: Inspect & toggle
LaunchAgents - ✓ Light & Dark Mode: Dynamic theme tokens with switcher
- ✓ Zero Sidebar UI: Floating pill navigation & glass cards
- ✓ Distribution: Standalone DMG, Homebrew Cask, & GPL-3.0
- ✓ Zero Telemetry: 100% offline, private, and telemetry-free
How Olive compares
No subscriptions, no shady background upselling, no closed-source binaries.
| Feature | Olive 🫒 | CleanMyMac | DaisyDisk | iStat Menus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 100% Free | $39.95 / year | $9.99 one-time | $14.99 one-time |
| Open Source License | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Privacy & Zero Telemetry | 100% Offline | Analytics Enabled | Telemetry | Telemetry |
| Developer Clean (.next, node_modules) | Included | Partial | No | No |
| Radial Sunburst Disk Analyzer | Included | Separate module | Core Feature | No |
| Live Top Process Activity Manager | Included | Basic | No | Included |
| Safe macOS Trash Deletion | Enforced | Permanent rm | Permanent rm | N/A |
Credits & Open-Source Attribution
Olive is crafted with respect for the open-source developer ecosystem. Special acknowledgment and attribution to:
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Released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). Contributions, issue reports, and pull requests are welcomed on GitHub.
Ready to optimize your Mac?
Download the free, standalone app bundle or install via Homebrew.