BleachBit

April, 13th 2025 - 15.68 MB - Open Source

Latest Version

BleachBit 4.9.2 LATEST
Review by

Michael Reynolds
Operating System

Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11
User Rating

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Author / Product

Andrew Ziem / External Link
Filename

BleachBit-4.9.2.2913-setup.exe
MD5 Checksum

101baf732bbe8f77df2b758294df4d63

BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn't know was there.

Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean a thousand applications including Firefox, Edge, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, and more.

Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster. Better than free, BleachBit is open-source.

It includes a growing list of cleaners. Typically each cleaner represents an application such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. Within each cleaner, the app gives options covering components that can be cleaned such as cache, cookies, and log files. Each option is given a description to help you make good decisions.

Bleach Bit has many useful features designed to help you easily clean your computer to free space and maintain privacy.

Simple operation: read the descriptions, check the boxes you want, click preview, and click delete.
Multi-platform: Linux and Windows
Free of charge and no money trail
Free to share, learn, and modify (open source)
No adware, spyware, malware, browser toolbars, or "value-added software"
Translated to 64 languages besides American English
Shred files to hide their contents and prevent data recovery
Shred any file (such as a spreadsheet on your desktop)
Overwrite free disk space to hide previously deleted files
Portable app for Windows: run without installation
Command-line interface for scripting and automation
CleanerML allows anyone to write a new cleaner using XML
Automatically import and update winapp2.ini cleaner files (a separate download) giving Windows users access to 2500+ additional cleaners
Frequent software updates with new features

How to Use

Install the software by following setup instructions
Launch BleachBit as Administrator for full access
Select system areas or apps to clean from the list
Click "Preview" to see what will be deleted
Review the results and uncheck items if needed
Click "Clean" to delete selected files and data
Use "Shred Files" to securely erase sensitive files
Use "Wipe Free Space" to remove leftover data traces
Check for updates regularly to stay current

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11

Processor: 1 GHz or faster

RAM: 512 MB minimum (1 GB recommended)

Storage: 100 MB of free disk space

Permissions: Admin rights for full functionality

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