🧹 Kudu cleans your PC and shows you the code

Kudu is a free, open-source system cleaner + maintenance suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux (MIT license, by Advent Development Inc). The usual catch with free cleaners — closed source, ads, “Pro” paywalls — doesn’t apply. The full code is public, so you can read exactly what every scan and delete does before running it. :broom:

It’s an Electron app (desktop tool built with web tech, same on all 3 OSes):

  • :window: Windows → NSIS .exe installer
  • :red_apple: macOS → .dmg (Intel + Apple Silicon)
  • :penguin: Linux → .deb + AppImage (one portable file, no install)
  • :desktop_computer: Servers → headless Linux Agent (runs as a systemd daemon)
  • :laptop: Plus a CLI mode and a portable build on PortableApps.com

:high_voltage: Install on Windows (10 build 1809+ / 11) via winget (built-in Windows installer):

winget install --id AdventDevelopmentInc.Kudu --exact

:gear: Silent / scripted (push to many machines, no clicking):

winget install --id AdventDevelopmentInc.Kudu --exact --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

:package: Direct NSIS silent install (skip winget):

Kudu-Setup-X.Y.Z.exe /S

:wastebasket: Uninstall:

winget uninstall --id AdventDevelopmentInc.Kudu --exact --silent

The good part: every junk target it can wipe — app caches, browser files, temp folders — lives as plain JSON (readable text) in the public cleaner-rules directory. Read it to see what gets touched, or edit it to add your own. That’s the bit closed cleaners hide.

:link: Source + releases + full rules directory → github.com/AdventDevInc/kudu
:link: Project site → usekudu.com

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