Cocktail

cocktail · v20.2.1

7.0

Cleans, repairs and optimises computer systems

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brew install --cask cocktail

Compare with: vs. OnyX vs. Maintenance vs. Mac Sai vs. CleanMyMac

30-day installs

165

90-day installs

719

365-day installs

Install trend

Trust Score 2/10

✗ Open source +0

✗ Active development +0

✗ Licensed +0

✗ No auto-updates +0

✓ Not deprecated +1

✓ Established (>1yr) +1

✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v20.2.1

18d ago20.1→20.2.1

1mo ago20.0.2→20.1

1mo ago19.10→20.0.2

1mo ago19.9.3→19.10

1mo ago19.9.2→19.9.3

2mo ago19.9.1→19.9.2

2mo ago19.9→19.9.1

2mo ago19.8.4→19.9

2mo ago19.8.3→19.8.4

3mo ago19.8.2→19.8.3

+ 9 older versions

Review

Mar 10, 2026

Cocktail is a comprehensive macOS system maintenance tool that cleans, repairs, and optimizes your computer. It offers a range of features for users looking to keep their Mac running smoothly and efficiently.

Cocktail is a system maintenance tool that helps clean, repair, and optimize your Mac.

Maturity: The project appears to be stable with some activity, though development has slowed in recent years.

Community: Hacker News discussions from earlier years suggest some interest in Cocktail, particularly for its utility in system maintenance.

Pros

+ Comprehensive system maintenance features
+ Helps optimize and repair Mac performance
+ User-friendly interface for system cleaning tasks

Cons

- No auto-update feature
- GitHub repository license information is unclear

GitHub

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License

JavaScriptLast commit: Feb 9, 2022

Community Mentions

hackernews

Jul 2025 I drank every cocktail

hackernews

May 2023 Experiments in Making Cocktail Ice

hackernews

Aug 2021 A cocktail of pesticides, parasites and hunger leaves bees down and out

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Feb 2019 Cocktail Similarity

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Sep 2013 Cocktails for programmers

Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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