Jharu
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
What it is
Jharu is a free desktop disk cleaner and storage analyzer for software developers and machine learning engineers. Available for macOS and Windows, it scans more than 25 known developer and machine-learning cache locations, with safety ratings and staleness detection for individual items. Its model view covers models from Hugging Face, Ollama, Whisper, PyTorch, and Keras, distinguishing those that have been loaded from downloads that were never opened. A disk view presents folders as a treemap or list, while virtualenv and conda tools show package sizes and duplication between environments. Jharu can uninstall apps and remove leftover support files, caches, and preferences; on Windows it runs each program’s own uninstaller. Cleanup moves items to Trash or Recycle Bin with a safety rating and confirmation. Operating system locations are protected, and unreadable locations are reported. The maker describes Jharu as open source under Apache 2.0 with no telemetry. macOS users need Full Disk Access for complete scan coverage, and first launch may show a security warning because the app is not yet signed with a paid developer certificate.
For and against
For
- Free plan with no paid tier or ads
- Scans more than 25 developer and machine-learning cache locations
- Shows Python environment package sizes and duplication
- Cleanup sends items to Trash or Recycle Bin
- Operating system locations are protected
Against
- macOS needs Full Disk Access for complete scans
- First launch may show a security warning
- Support is directed through GitHub issues and pull requests
The verdict
Jharu focuses on developer and machine-learning storage, with cache inspection, environment analysis, and cleanup safeguards. macOS users need to grant Full Disk Access for complete coverage, and either platform may show a first-launch warning.
Who it suits
Jharu suits developers and machine learning engineers who want to inspect caches, model downloads, or Python environments and clean up disk space. It is available on macOS and Windows.
Plans and prices
Jharu
No subscription · no paid tier · no ads · no telemetry
Read 4 Oct 2026 · jharu.matily.org
On the record
- App removal
- Its uninstaller removes apps and sweeps leftover support files, caches and preferences; on Windows it runs each program’s own uninstaller.jharu.matily.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Current signing status
- The maker says the app is not yet signed with a paid developer certificate, so macOS and Windows may show a first-launch security warning.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Developer caches
- It scans more than 25 known developer and machine learning cache locations, with per-item safety ratings and staleness detection.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Disk map
- Its Deep clean view analyzes the disk as a treemap or list and classifies folders by type.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Matily identifies itself as a non-profit software studio established in 2026 in Salt Lake City; its creator and maintainer is Ripon Chandra Malo.matily.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Model caches
- It lists individual models from Hugging Face, Ollama, Whisper, PyTorch and Keras, and distinguishes models that were loaded from those downloaded but never opened.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Platform requirement
- The maker says macOS users need to grant Full Disk Access for complete scan coverage.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker describes Jharu as having no telemetry; it is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.jharu.matily.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Protected locations
- Operating system locations are protected from cleaning, and unreadable locations are reported rather than hidden.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Jharu is a desktop disk cleaner and storage analyzer built for software developers and machine learning engineers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Python environments
- It finds virtualenv and conda environments, sizes their packages and shows duplication across environments.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Safe cleanup
- Clean actions move data to the Trash or Recycle Bin, with a safety rating and confirmation explaining the consequences.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to GitHub issues and pull requests for support and contributions.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Jharu checks GitHub releases for updates and installs signed, verified updates in-app.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
