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Description:

BleachBit deletes unnecessary files to free valuable disk space, maintain privacy, and remove junk. It removes cache, Internet history, temporary files, cookies, and broken shortcuts.

It handles cleaning of Adobe Reader, Bash, Beagle, Epiphany, Firefox, Flash, GIMP, Google Earth, Java, KDE, OpenOffice.org, Opera, RealPlayer, rpmbuild, Second Life Viewer, VIM, XChat, and more.

Beyond simply erasing junk files, BleachBit wipes free disk space (to hide previously deleted files for privacy and to improve compression of images), vacuums Firefox databases (to improve performance without deleting data), and securely shreds arbitrary files.

User reviews:

	Score	Comment
dsrini-open 6 months ago	5	Superb! Does the job of cleaning!
gamerperson 7 months ago	5	Worked amazing! I have a small amount of storage, and this app cleared up over a gig of space! Just remember to run it as root.
alarabol 9 months ago	4	muito rápido e interativo ... e cumpre muito bem o que promete ! gostei !
doctor4plague 10 months ago	5	Przydatny program do czyszczenia i utrzymywania porządku w naszych plikach.
Knezev87 1 year ago	5	odličan
pedgouv 1 year ago	5	Já o tinha no ubuntu à muitos anos e continua essencial!
pato 1 year ago	5	Very useful!
imperator 1 year ago	5	Ottimo
Tritonio 1 year ago	5	Basically CCleaner for Linux. :-)
AbhimanyuAryan 1 year ago	5	Much needed software
danstinebaugh 1 year ago	4	Used it for years, and it does a good job of cleaning up a few things when I need some instant space
zID_ru 1 year ago	5	Nice cleaner!
cmoi 1 year ago	4	efficace
max4com 1 year ago	5	Good tools!
hrfabarac 1 year ago	4	Sencillo y potente limpiador de archivos basura del sistema
Rebel450 2 years ago	3	Dangerous ! If you are not any experienced with LinuX - leave it alone and play with something else !!!
Yotsuba 2 years ago	5	Great software. One of the people that I maintain a server for got into some legal trouble and she asked me to delete about 30,000 emails and make them unretrievable. I asked around aabout this on reddit and a lot of people recommended this. I was skeptical but this is the real deal. I even got a bonus. Thanks!
GeorgeCaldwell 2 years ago	1	It does not clean Firefox or Opera. It says it's cleaning them while running, but the history is always still there no matter what. I never select to save cookies and this is a fresh Linux Mint 18 install. So BleachBit is simply not working. BleachBit is also poor at secure delete, I made many files and folders to test, and every file was able to be recovered.
se0D2 2 years ago	5	Useful for privacy, thanks!
allanrdts 2 years ago	4	Very useful
slygentleman 2 years ago	5	It is just like Ccleaner!
JeZxLee 2 years ago	5	A must have for any Linux user - love it and can't live without it, thanks!
Azenis 2 years ago	5	I need it
aks1969nl 2 years ago	4	Simple and easy to use. It's a shame there are no updates.
pvane 2 years ago	2	Programm hat zuviele Teile noch im Betastadium (gefährlich). SystemClean gefällt mir da besser und funktioniert super
gloriousigor 2 years ago	5	Basically similar to ccleaner in Windows. Essential for wiping old drives prior to selling them on Ebay or giving them away.
soygoodpeople 2 years ago	5	Excelente
MasterBoy 2 years ago	5	Simple and easy to use system cleaner.
Frytole 2 years ago	5	useful
denysuhardi 2 years ago	5	layak dipasang
shevans 2 years ago	4	So Far the best application for linux system cleaner.
greggha 2 years ago	5	Best Software Manager Cleaning Program!
ynze 3 years ago	4	After using for a small cleanup, the workingspeed of my EeePC went faster!
iosonoscrive 3 years ago	5	Nice cleaner yes
duljoni 3 years ago	4	nice cleaner
Oskitar1981 3 years ago	4	Muy util para hacer un pequeño mantenimiento en pocos segundos.
charles-o-lease 3 years ago	5	Pretty okay,
ManuelMB 3 years ago	3	Le falta la reparación del Registro de CCleaner y quizás la herramienta de escaneo profundo para desinstalaciones de IObit Unistaller, pero hace bien lo que hace.
lib2know 3 years ago	5	good part of every privacy toolset
shifr 3 years ago	5	Стабильная программа хорошо чистит.
jahid_0903014 3 years ago	2	This is not worth of my time...
Hammer459 3 years ago	2	What is the point? This software addresses a vulnerability in windows that isn't a reality in Unix file systems (including linux)
PabloDiaz 3 years ago	4	Simple, fast, easy to use. Very good program :)
ozz10 3 years ago	4	güzel uygulama
rsd45 3 years ago	4	Best Linux compatible cleanup tool around
Datei 3 years ago	5	great tool like ccleaner for windows
Juan-Guillermo 3 years ago	5	Muy bueno, me ha resultado muy útil; sus funciones son muy parecidas al Mantenimiento con un Clic de TuneUp Utilities en Windows.
CHeckenbach 3 years ago	5	Good!!!
mhverhoeff 3 years ago	5	Good thinking!
rutku 3 years ago	5	Thank nice program. @UmitSahin sakin ol şampiyon :)
UmitSahin 3 years ago	4	İyi ki özgür yazılım Bleachbit var! Yaşasın devrim ve sosyalizm!
lexcher 3 years ago	5	Отличное приложение для чистки системы.
kilham 4 years ago	1	Running Mint 16 (Petra). Ran this, previewed the files carefully. It was to delete 160 Mb. I ran it and it completely filled my filespace with junk files. Rebooted in safe mode and went in to find a number of tmp* (* being 50+ characters) in where ever the safe boot takes you. It also deleted my .bashrc history, which I checked was not included. Very disappointed, won't be trying it again!
newpaul 4 years ago	5	«Clean» is the word. Straightforward, useful tool for the intensive surfers & general users. It works with two separate interfaces: regular & as root, for elevated level sweeping, activated by separate icons. Make sure you check the info on the right side panel when you pick which categories to clean. (If you clean Transmission's Cache, for example, it'll lose record of the torrents and you'll have to right click & verify local data to get them back.) Obviously, in the light mode, the operations that need elevated status are not executed and listed as
tpixley 4 years ago	5	Very good. I think you need to be careful and not click everything
Lenon 4 years ago	5	too clean
matthijsdgroot 4 years ago	5	Was looking for a Ccleaner type tool and this is it!!
rigby 4 years ago	5	A great piece of software.
mdavies5 4 years ago	5	Perfect. Be careful using 'Memory' in root mode but any problems recovered by a reboot.
jymn2005 4 years ago	5	A folder was simply refusing to go....despite using all methods available on the net. This worked wonders!
HerrDierk 4 years ago	4	Never had any problems with this one
juandiego 4 years ago	5	Necesaria.
mahzin 4 years ago	5	Just what I was looking for....! thumbs up
kthanigaivel 4 years ago	4	asdf
fotonix 4 years ago	5	very nice to keep your system clean and running optimally.
leslie777 4 years ago	4	does the job but can hang
chrismots 4 years ago	5	Very fast, reliable, gets rid of a lot of junk. Recommended.
mazinga 4 years ago	5	Awesome for cleaning up the system. Fast and reliable.
bjtamas 4 years ago	4	Az általam eddig kipróbáltak közül a legjobb. CCleaner-szerű felülettel. Beállításokkal óvatosan!
Arepa 4 years ago	4	Excelente herramienta! recomendada 100%
BorisXp 4 years ago	5	Finally the App i was looking.
GravyBoat 4 years ago	3	has worked well over many ubuntu editions but seems to stutter a ittle on mint. usefull for wiping free space..
jarfab 4 years ago	5	Must have
kurp 4 years ago	5	Very useful.
Yure 4 years ago	4	É bom que você saiba o que está fazendo ao executar como superusuário.
koulaxizis 4 years ago	5	A great tool to cleanup your system.
anandrkris 4 years ago	4	Useful utility to clean up unwanted files. Hangs sometimes though when doing its job.
dunstallp 4 years ago	4	version 1.0 OK in maya
Vector-full 4 years ago	4	útil
MLindorff 4 years ago	4	The only reason I am not giving this a 5 rating is because of some odd system behavior after a few uses. Since I was making a number of changes on the system at that time -- hence the actual need for cleanup -- it very well could have been one or more of the other changes I made causing the erratic behaviors. Still, I wouldn't be without it! A "5" is still within reach.
basgus 4 years ago	5	The best i find so far. Always have a clean system !!
ctooth16 4 years ago	2	It didn't clear simple things I said it did. My trash was still full after running it.
pakaphols 5 years ago	4	Great ! My machine is cleaned.
Alejo2011 5 years ago	3	Great tool...should be a deafault app in mint
Alexrd6 5 years ago	4	Хорошая программа! Рекомендую.
sikor 5 years ago	5	pretty damn useful, lots of clicking after installation is the only pain^
bboyhugo 5 years ago	4	:) amazing soft!
amdrhex 5 years ago	5	Excelente utilidad, muy recomendada
anhaedre 5 years ago	5	fait son job. perfect.
cjrpackwood 5 years ago	5	It does a fine job in cleaning out excess cruft in a Linux OS. I have been using LinuxMint for several months, then used BleachBit to see what needed cleaning. 238 MB's of garbage could be removed from: Firefox cache, temp files, temp logs...al sorts of leftover items. I run BleachBit once a month to help keep my LinuxMint 15 running more smoothly.
Geronimo13 5 years ago	5	Excellent logiciel de nettoyage. Aucun soucis.
abgorn 5 years ago	4	One of the best cleaners I've used.
ToraBora 5 years ago	5	O kadar çok paket yüklüyoruz ki, gerekli demek bile az gelir
Maurice045 5 years ago	5	Essentail Cleaner
sentimo 5 years ago	5	love this apps
dreamstate83 5 years ago	5	Running Linux Mint from a USB drive, this software allows me to keep the actual linux partition fairly lightweight and speedy! Awesome development!
hnatyuk 5 years ago	5	треба мати
Baal 5 years ago	4	Does what it says on the Tin !
BeeDung 5 years ago	5	wow, I love it
kazuosb 5 years ago	5	Wow! Dont forget it!
beazongirls 5 years ago	5	must have
krivilli 5 years ago	5	Ahhh...the usefulness is great!
QreAtop_R3BaCk 5 years ago	5	EDuHcTBeHHa9\| B CBOEM PODE nporpamma=+++++
sujitnag 5 years ago	5	best s/w to clean and maintain my os.
hermes333 5 years ago	4	A kind of «CCleaner» for Linux. Works very fine for me!
Ironclad 5 years ago	5	Very helpful software. It also has the option to clean free space, which is a huge bonus for me.
cqdyer 5 years ago	4	Has issues with Google Chrome if you don't know what you are doing. Otherwise it is excellent!
tereza 5 years ago	5	robí to čo má v popise..užitočný program.
disPPlay 5 years ago	5	Best system cleaner for linux mint
mintwalker 5 years ago	5	löscht "unnötige" Dateien vom System. Arbeitet zuverlässig und sollte bei jeder Mint-Installation per default dabei sein. Es ist der beste Cleaner für Linux (ähnlich zu ccleaner für Windows).
rweb 5 years ago	4	Importante! www.rwstudio.net46.net
quake0 5 years ago	5	Should be installed on mint by default.
Pulse 5 years ago	5	Best all around cleaner for Linux, one of my mandatory installs for newly setup systems
d3rchief 5 years ago	3	Works great! thanks
Single 5 years ago	3	this is too much for me
jimwg 5 years ago	5	Ought be called Spring Cleaning! If it could prune Thunderbird/Seamonkey of attachments and ad images it'd be perfect!
AshBaby 5 years ago	5	Must Have... by default.. no option to this great code.
SparkinsonSyndrome 5 years ago	5	Usefull Soft. Work fast and it's a good cleaner
RytronII 5 years ago	5	The CCleaner for GNU/Linux.
JML103 5 years ago	3	Nice Piece of sofware get in handy
jimice 5 years ago	5	excelent!
Lee-Larsson 5 years ago	5	I like it, I use OnyX on Mac's and -bleachbit- on Linux PC's.. you Need this utility
Shin 5 years ago	5	Nice tool ;)
hydranix 5 years ago	5	A must have, which should be included in the Linux Mint installation.
mysoomro 6 years ago	5	It's a Useful software.!!
Nawfal 6 years ago	5	best cleaenr ever
Clicker 6 years ago	5	ဝင်းဒိုးမှာတော့ Ccleanerကသုံးရတာကောင်းတယ်၊ Linux မှာတော့ Bleachbit ကမရှိမဖြစ်ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲလ်တစ်ခု....
Koljan 6 years ago	5	Useful program
mariaraquel87 6 years ago	5	limpia muy bien
William_Berzoff 6 years ago	5	One of the first apps I will install after an upgrade of Mint.
muratcan 6 years ago	5	Must have ! Excelent software.
coldfox 6 years ago	5	It`s good
silicont 6 years ago	5	It is the best tool. Thanks for a great application!
francheu 6 years ago	5	vraiment utile pour nettoyer son pc
kiran_20v 6 years ago	5	Kudos!! works flawlessly, great work guys.
stel 6 years ago	5	The best tool to clean your system, by far.
nexushaxx 6 years ago	4	trés bon utilitaire de netoyage
agusrahadian 6 years ago	5	thank you for helping me
crismblog 6 years ago	5	it`s good
MintUser-Portugal 6 years ago	5	Cleans only unnecessary files (and a lot). Very useful application, recommended for everyone.
ulysses 6 years ago	3	Somehow, not my thing.
Oph5pr1n6 6 years ago	4	Great way to free up some space after hours of web-surfing.
jesusrc 6 years ago	5	Un programa imprescindible para tener limpio tu sistema operativo.
Snoopy77 6 years ago	3	Sicheres löschen von Dateien mit Bleachbit nur eingeschränkt möglich, wenn man ein ext4 System hat. Stichwort: Journaling !
mariusshh 6 years ago	5	The best cleaner
febaac 6 years ago	4	Muy util.
Ermimetal 6 years ago	5	Un programa indispensable, 100% recomendado para limpiar a fondo tu distro Linux
Simeon 6 years ago	5	I use it every day/night.
HeinrichHirsch 6 years ago	4	very good cleaner
cirx 6 years ago	5	Äußerst nützlich. Very useful. Didn't feel it was slow.
wtlhk 7 years ago	4	not bad
r2d2 7 years ago	5	Sehr gut
Anleoje 7 years ago	5	Realmente maravilloso! logró limpiar más de 500MB de basura en mi PC, sólo tienen que prestar atención con las opciones ''memoria'' y ''liberar espacio en el disco'', además recuerden ejecutarlo como administrador si quieren que sea realmente efectivo ;)
Kain 7 years ago	5	GREAT!
Swill 7 years ago	5	Awesome !
blueXrider 7 years ago	4	It's a little slow, but it works
Christian 7 years ago	5	try it out, and you'll know why it gets 5 stars
Labby 7 years ago	5	Nice tool! It works well and frees up a lot of free space.
MintyPep 7 years ago	4	Regroupe toutes les petites opérations habituellement faites en ligne de commande
benchdog 7 years ago	4	Great addition to an amazing OS!!
Hil002 7 years ago	5	echaba de menos un programa parecido desde que migree en Linux!!!
Germmare 7 years ago	5	TOP 1 for me: Bleachbit
RavS 7 years ago	4	Quite good for cleaning up your system. Though not as good as CCleaner for Windows I guess. A must, but handle this one with care!
leiric 7 years ago	4	A little quirky sometimes, but overall a good app. Recommended!
SeventhReign 7 years ago	5	Just make sure to take your time and read what you are doing. Clicking blindly can destroy your system. Used correctly it is awesome.
Soolrak 7 years ago	5	It's like CCleaner :)
mitanshugamer 7 years ago	3	Good , works well...
Kuchum 7 years ago	4	Хороший инструмент
wal_de_mar 7 years ago	5	отличная прога
crival 7 years ago	4	muy buena herramienta
sadiqmint 7 years ago	4	Great temp cleaner - Remeber to use sudo bleachbit command to clear most settings though
magicbus 7 years ago	5	Fast, smart, and attractive temp cleaner. I't's Linux's answer to Ccleaner (although there is a Windows Bleachbit too!) I always install this on Linux boxes.
Uewd 7 years ago	5	The best cleaner for Linux. Reminds me of CCleaner in Windows :)
Tazik 7 years ago	4	Good tool for cleaning PC
maslic 7 years ago	4	cool for cleaning your PC
noztox 7 years ago	4	great tools
Tonya 7 years ago	5	must have
Zer0 7 years ago	4	One of the easier cleaners.
friTTe 7 years ago	5	Good and effective
rick1959 7 years ago	5	I agree, quick and effective!!
Ioseph 7 years ago	5	Quick and VERY effective.
bdmegep 7 years ago	5	Spring cleanup for your PC, like CCleaner. User and root options
amazingagain 7 years ago	5	Ccleaner alternative , or even better! , highly recomended
ChirmiPlay 7 years ago	5	Mientras que en Windows hay que descargar más de cinco herramientas para mantenerlo, GNU/Linux sólo necesita este (si es que no se sabe cómo hacerlo a mano).
tihomir 7 years ago	5	Really happy to have it.Easy to use.Protects privacy.
RobinJ 7 years ago	4	Although the Dutch translations don't make any sense, it's still a great program! It freed up 2,9 GB of disk space on my laptop! :D
pancaran 7 years ago	4	good
LErcek 7 years ago	4	too bad CCleaner wont work on linux
farocker 7 years ago	5	Great shot ! Easy to use and essential in some way !
joefidler 7 years ago	5	works well
Valthar 7 years ago	5	Great Program that more folks should use.
filip987 7 years ago	5	thnx for this, it's great !
grim 7 years ago	3	"It never finishes the cleaning" +1
J-manning 7 years ago	4	easy to use
kip- 7 years ago	4	nice tool
Sol_Badguy 7 years ago	4	excellent tool :)
Elisa 7 years ago	3	Good
romanybob 7 years ago	5	As others have said a ccleaner alternative, a little better. Depending on options selected and how much crud you have on your system it can take a while!
gvhools 7 years ago	3	"It never finishes the cleaning"
riki 7 years ago	3	It never finishes the cleaning!
H4x0r18 7 years ago	5	Best cleaning tool out there for Linux!
hexram 7 years ago	5	The cleaning tool for Linux hands down.
penguinuser 7 years ago	5	Good Linux alternative to Ccleaner, helps free disk space
hellangel 7 years ago	5	cleans for u must have!
wanda 7 years ago	5	Wenn du vorsichtig bist dan ist es ein excellente sauberungs tool
DJCrashdummy 7 years ago	5	Sehr nützliches Säuberungstool! / Very useful Cleaner!
jmlinux 7 years ago	4	5 stars
shaon121 7 years ago	4	good
Deadite81 7 years ago	4	Works well.
dazw2000 8 years ago	4	CCleaner the linux version,great application does not kill your system, as there are no options that dive to deep into your system.
frankeinstein 8 years ago	5	Great little program for tidying your system, clearing caches and old log files, nice feature being able to overwrite free disk space for added security. New Dom storage feature for HTML5 is a nice addition as well as cleaning function for Thunderbird.
shwany 8 years ago	5	love it, its the ccleaner for linux, a must have.
Gal3onn 8 years ago	3	buono, potrebbe migliorare
ozos 8 years ago	5	Must have, Ccleaner for linux
fenerbahce 8 years ago	5	must have
khan 8 years ago	5	Nice! Found so much junk on my system after install :)
arztriper 8 years ago	4	Fácil de usar y eficiente.
tamoghna4 8 years ago	5	One click solution for all the crap!
maxyang 8 years ago	4	pretty good little tool
edde 8 years ago	5	must yave
Jac978 8 years ago	4	Very easy to use it.
thx1138 8 years ago	5	Das beste Programm, um temporäre Dateien und anderen nicht benötigten speicherplatz fressenden Schmu loszuwerden. Der Ccleaner für Linux. Unglaublich, das dieses Proggie nicht zur Standard-Installation von Mint gehört.
mr_mint 8 years ago	5	small program to delete unnecessary files. useful!
patriki 8 years ago	5	Must have. Easy and reliable.
linuxmint 8 years ago	5	Offers a wide-number of options to clean up your system. It's like CCleaner for Linux!
Lopau 8 years ago	5	Very easy and useful. I use it on a regular basis.
Frank 8 years ago	5	Tremendo programa!
thebrix 8 years ago	5	Has improved greatly recently. As good as CCleaner for Windows!
SeanBest 8 years ago	5	Just found out about this recently, ran it once and it freed up tons of space! Awesome app.
crom 8 years ago	5	Good tool for privacy
Teucca 8 years ago	4	easy cleaning
fspilot 8 years ago	5	Great cleaning program.
robertochile87 8 years ago	5	very good!!!!!!!!
huntman 8 years ago	5	Easy to use and very good
7Voo 8 years ago	5	Nice little tool!
afterburner 8 years ago	5	wow
Alexio 8 years ago	4	It is the CCleaner equivalent for Linux. Easy to use and very effecive!

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