Software · Maintenance & cleanup

BleachBit

Free space and maintain privacy.

Completely free
Windows and Linux
Open source
No account

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Excerpt from bleachbit.org, read on 6 November 2026
security. runs where you do windows modern and legacy versions supported linux desktop, server, embedded 100% free forever open source under gplv3. no ads. no upsells. trusted by millions. recommended by experts. "a solid, no-nonsense utility" - erez zukerman, pcworld "does not try to sneak Open the page
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Excerpt from bleachbit.org, read on 6 November 2026
of your data. clear tracking in multiple browsers and applications in one step. all features work offline and without registration or license activation. system administrators automate cleanup across entire fleets with powerful cli and scripting support. power users create custom cleanerml rules to Open the page
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source, Wikidata · Windows: Unspecified source, Wikidata, Winget
Publisher: Andrew Ziem and contributors
Latest version: v6.0.6 (18 October 2026)
Latest activity: 28 October 2026

At a glance

All of BleachBit is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

BleachBit frees disk space and maintains privacy by quickly removing unnecessary files such as cache, cookies, browser history, temporary files, and system logs. It can also shred files and clean free disk space to prevent data recovery.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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