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Mole vs Mac Sai

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Mole

7.0
Utilities

Deep clean, analyze, and optimize app

Mac Sai

8.0
Utilities

System cleaner, optimiser, and malware scanner

Metric Mole Mac Sai
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 2.0K 664
90-day Installs 2.9K 2.1K
365-day Installs 3.5K 2.1K
Version 1.13.0 1.18.8
Auto-updates Yes No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 51.7K 947
GitHub Forks 1.6K 59
Open Issues 8 22
License MIT BSD-3-Clause
Language Shell Swift
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen May 18, 2026 Jul 7, 2026

Reviews

Mole

Mole is a macOS utility designed for deep cleaning, analyzing, and optimizing applications, making it ideal for users looking to maintain system performance and efficiency.

Mole helps users deep clean, analyze, and optimize their macOS applications.

Pros

  • + Effective deep cleaning and optimization features
  • + Open-source with an MIT license, encouraging community contributions
  • + Actively maintained with recent updates

Cons

  • - Lacks auto-update functionality
  • - Appeals to a niche user base
  • - Low recent install numbers

Mac Sai

Mac Sai is a free, open-source alternative to paid system cleaners, offering tools for cleaning, optimizing, and malware scanning. Built with modern Swift 6 and SwiftUI, it's Apple-notarized and actively maintained.

Mac Sai is a system cleaner, optimizer, and malware scanner for macOS.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source
  • + Modern Swift 6 and SwiftUI architecture
  • + Apple-notarized for security
  • + Actively maintained with frequent updates

Cons

  • - Low recent installs
  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Appeals to a niche audience