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Tool to uninstall unwanted applications and their support files. Version 1.0.1,32 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Tool to uninstall unwanted applications and their support files
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Project history and usage
AppZapper 3000 is a commercial macOS uninstaller that locates an application and associated caches, preferences, and support files, then removes them together.
Project history
Austin Sarner and Brian Ball first released AppZapper in 2006. The official site credits Sarner, Ball, and Clemens Knieper for the current product.
For its twentieth anniversary, the application was rebuilt and presented as AppZapper 3000, retaining the original drag-and-drop uninstall concept while introducing a new 3D-themed interface.
Adoption history
AppZapper became a long-running third-party answer to the support files left behind when macOS applications are moved to the Trash. The developer's twentieth-anniversary page presents it as a utility retained by users across multiple Mac generations.
AppZapper 3000 continues the commercial desktop application with a trial model and distribution suitable for installation through Homebrew Cask.
How it is used
A user drags an unwanted application into AppZapper, reviews the related files it discovers, and triggers removal with the application's zap control.
The current product also provides a Zap All action for removing all selected targets and offers a limited trial before purchase.
Why package nerds care
AppZapper represents the established macOS utility category devoted to removing application bundles together with related caches, preferences, and support files—artifacts that package uninstall operations do not always cover.
For package-manager users, the cask provides a reproducible installation route for a traditionally downloaded commercial Mac utility.
Timeline
- 2006: The original AppZapper was released.
- 2026: The developers marked twenty years of AppZapper and introduced AppZapper 3000.
Related projects
- macOS Finder
- Homebrew Cask
Sources
- https://appzapper.com/
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for appzapper. 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
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 version1.0.1,32
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://appzapper.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:appzapper |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1,32 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/appzapper |
| Homepage | https://appzapper.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://appzapper.com/ |
| Source archive | https://appzapper.com/3000-updates/AppZapper-3000-1.0.1-32.zip |
| SHA-256 | 46d46777c25fadb536dde14f6b15439a0f4a6c054cf065e488916cf7efe0925a |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | appzapper |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment