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Install memory-cleaner with Homebrew Cask
Free up RAM manually and automatically. Version 5.5.4,276 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Free up RAM manually and automatically
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
Memory Cleaner is a macOS menu-bar utility from Nektony for observing RAM use, identifying memory-heavy applications, and releasing inactive memory manually or automatically.
Project history
Nektony released Memory Cleaner in August 2013 as a utility for clearing RAM on Macs. A 2015 announcement described Memory Cleaner X as a freeware application for tracking memory use and clearing inactive memory manually or automatically.
Adoption history
Memory Cleaner became part of Nektony's suite of macOS maintenance utilities. Nektony's official company history places its release in 2013 and later records broader distribution of its applications outside the Mac App Store and adoption of universal binaries for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.
How it is used
Users monitor current RAM consumption from the menu bar, trigger one-click cleanup, inspect applications using large amounts of memory, and optionally configure cleanup when memory is low or at scheduled intervals.
Why package nerds care
Memory Cleaner represents the long-running class of menu-bar Mac utilities that expose memory pressure and offer manual or policy-driven RAM cleanup. Its Homebrew cask is useful to administrators who want reproducible installation of an otherwise graphical, vendor-distributed utility.
Timeline
- 2013: Nektony released Memory Cleaner.
- 2015: Memory Cleaner X was presented as a free real-time RAM monitor and cleanup utility.
- 2020: Nektony added native Apple-silicon support across its Mac applications.
Related projects
- Memory Cleaner belongs to Nektony's family of macOS maintenance tools, alongside MacCleaner Pro, App Cleaner & Uninstaller, Disk Space Analyzer, Duplicate File Finder, and Funter.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for memory-cleaner. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.5.4,276
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://nektony.com/memory-cleaner
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://nektony.com/memory-cleanernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:memory-cleaner |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.5.4,276 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/memory-cleaner |
| Homepage | https://nektony.com/memory-cleaner |
| Upstream docs | https://nektony.com/memory-cleaner |
| Source archive | https://download.nektony.com/download/memory-cleaner/dmg/memory-cleaner.dmg?build=276 |
| SHA-256 | 7115196e0a529dca67b401247a69416666fa54ccc423dc107237c445b8124957 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | memory-cleaner |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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