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Changelog

Latest updates, new features, and improvements to BuildSweeper.

v1.6.0
Build 605140 (2026-05-14)

v1.6.0+605140

This update expands BuildSweeper’s global cache coverage, improves custom tool-path handling, and reduces memory usage during large cleanup operations.

  • Added cleanup support for old Homebrew portable Ruby versions while keeping the active current version safe.
  • Expanded Gradle cache coverage with worker state, notification cache, and temporary file locations.
  • Improved Gradle handling for custom GRADLE_USER_HOME paths.
  • Improved custom cache root handling for CARGO_HOME, RUSTUP_HOME, XDG_CACHE_HOME, and HOMEBREW_PREFIX.
  • Reduced memory usage during deletion by reusing scan-provided item sizes.
  • Improved deletion byte reporting, cancellation behavior, process-awareness warnings, and localization.
v1.5.0
Build 605010 (2026-05-01)

v1.5.0+605010

This update makes BuildSweeper easier to launch from Finder, expands cache coverage, and adds safer cleanup handling for items that need permission changes.

  • Added a Finder Quick Action so you can scan a folder directly from Finder with Quick Actions > Scan with BuildSweeper.
  • Added setup guidance in Settings for enabling and troubleshooting the Finder Quick Action.
  • Added cleanup support for Emdash, agentic development caches, logs and web storage.
  • Added VITE+ Node.js runtime cleanup for unused managed runtimes while keeping active, default, project-used, and fallback LTS versions safe.
  • Added permission checks before deletion, with options to force removal, skip read-only items, or cancel before cleanup continues.
  • Improved result organization by sorting category summaries more usefully and focusing on the largest available category first.
  • Improved cleanup reliability, folder access handling, hidden Dock icon behavior, and deletion progress accuracy.
v1.4.0
Build 604060 (2026-04-07)

v1.4.0+604060

This update expands BuildSweeper’s cache coverage across more developer tools and makes cleanup review much easier before you delete anything.

  • Added support for Android Studio, SwiftPM, Qoder, Prisma, Expo / React Native, RubyGems / Bundler global caches, and additional Python tooling such as PyTorch Hub and Weights & Biases.
  • Reworked the results experience with a new cache-category sidebar, severity filters, and better bulk actions for selecting and expanding items.
  • Added a dedicated deletion progress flow so cleanup feels clearer from review to completion.
  • Added a new disk occupancy card on the welcome screen so you can see available disk space at a glance.
  • Added reset-to-defaults controls in Rules for faster recovery when you want to start fresh.
  • Improved handling when app access changes while BuildSweeper is open, along with a range of cleanup-flow and counting improvements.
v1.3.0
Build 603290 (2026-03-30)

v1.3.0+603290

This release expands cleanup coverage for more developer tools and improves how BuildSweeper detects active apps, scan targets, and cleanup candidates before you remove anything.

  • Added cleanup support for Firebase CLI, AWS CLI, and Vercel CLI caches.
  • Added Ruby on Rails project support with Rails-specific cleanup targets.
  • Added cleanup support for Chrome service worker caches, including service worker script cache data.
  • Improved JetBrains Toolbox support, including better handling for older installation layouts.
  • Improved running-process detection so BuildSweeper can warn more reliably before cleaning files used by supported apps and CLI tools.
  • Improved scanning of hidden tool folders used by modern web workflows, including Vercel output and cache directories.
  • Refined cache descriptions and warning messages for browser, editor, and tool-specific storage.
  • Improved results-screen behavior when starting over or switching between scan flows.
  • Improved selection handling so cleanup actions better reflect what is actually selected.
  • Improved Trash behavior during global cache scans.
v1.2.0
Build 603250 (2026-03-27)

v1.2.0+603250

BuildSweeper 1.2.0 is a major cache-coverage update. This release expands cleanup support beyond traditional build artifacts to include:

  • browser caches for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari;
  • JetBrains IDE caches and logs;
  • modern AI and coding tools such as Claude, Antigravity, T3 Code, and OpenCode;
  • and additional developer ecosystems including Python, Rust, Java/JVM, plus Playwright browser downloads used by Node.js and Go workflows.

We also improved process-awareness warnings so BuildSweeper does a better job flagging files that may still be in use, refined the recent-folders experience, and consolidated editor cache settings into a simpler Code Editors category while migrating existing preferences automatically.

v1.1.0
Build 603210 (2026-03-21)

v1.1.0+603210

Initial public release.

Highlights:

☑️ Fast scanning with project-aware detection

Supported ecosystems: Flutter, Laravel, Node.js/JS/Deno, iOS/Swift, Android, Rust, Go, Python, Java/Maven/Gradle, Zig, Scala, Elixir, Ruby, .NET, Haskell, CMake, Bazel and Unreal Engine.

☑️ Global cache scanning

Global cache scans cover a growing list of developer tooling caches: Xcode, Visual Studio Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Dart/Flutter, Node.js, Go, CocoaPods, Gradle and Android tooling.

☑️ Menu Bar Integration

Real-time disk space indicator in the menu bar showing available space in bytes or percentage with configurable refresh intervals and decimal precision.

☑️ Process Awareness

Detects running processes and warns before deleting folders they may be using.

☑️ Safe Deletion

Optional confirmation dialog, choice between Trash and permanent deletion, partial failure handling.

☑️ Recent Folders & Statistics

Bookmark-based quick access and lifetime bytes-saved info.