An app cleaner CLI for macOS

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Features

• Homebrew-aware uninstall — pass a cask name and soap runs brew uninstall --zap for a clean removal
• Deep file scan — discovers leftover preferences, caches, app support folders, containers, launch agents, logs, crash reports, and DMG files by bundle identifier
• Interactive selection — presents a checkbox list of found files so you pick exactly what goes to Trash
• Non-interactive mode — --yes flag skips all prompts for scripting and automation; --yes-dangerously also auto-confirms sudo rm for root-owned files
• Path mode — pass /Applications/Slack.app directly to clean by path without a Homebrew step
• Zap strategy — merges Homebrew's own zap file list with the bundle-id scan for thorough coverage

Install

npm install -g @kud/soap-cli

Usage

$ soap --help

  soap 🧼  the app cleaner

  Usage:
    soap <cask-name> | <path-to-app>

  Examples:
    soap spotify               Uninstall Spotify (cask) + all its leftover files
    soap android-studio        Uninstall Android Studio (cask)
    soap /Applications/Slack.app
                               Uninstall Slack by path (no brew step)
    soap spotify --yes         Non-interactive: move all files + run brew uninstall

  What it removes:
    · The .app bundle (via brew uninstall --zap or manual selection)
    · Preferences  ~/Library/Preferences/com.<vendor>.<app>.plist
    · Caches       ~/Library/Caches/com.<vendor>.<app>
    · App support  ~/Library/Application Support/<App>
    · Containers   ~/Library/Containers/com.<vendor>.<app>
    · Launch agents, logs, crash reports, DMG files, and more

  Flags:
    --yes, -y                  Skip all prompts (auto-select all files, auto-confirm brew uninstall)
    --yes-dangerously           Like --yes, but also auto-confirms sudo rm for root-owned files

  Environment:
    SOAP_DEBUG=1               Enable verbose shell output

Development

git clone https://github.com/kud/soap-cli.git
cd soap-cli
npm install
npm run dev        # run from source via tsx
npm run build      # compile to dist/
npm run typecheck  # type-check without emitting
npm test           # vitest unit tests

📚 Full documentation → soap-cli/docs