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Install omnidisksweeper with Homebrew Cask
Finds large, unwanted files and deletes them. Version 1.16 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Finds large, unwanted files and deletes them
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Project history and usage
OmniDiskSweeper is The Omni Group's free macOS utility for finding large files and folders and moving unwanted items to the Trash.
Project history
The Omni Group developed OmniDiskSweeper to scan a drive and display files and folders from largest to smallest. Official archives show a beta in 2002, while the company describes its 2006 release as the first non-beta update since 2003.
Adoption history
OmniDiskSweeper became freeware in 2009 and has remained a small, long-lived macOS utility. The Omni Group has continued updating it for major platform transitions, including Catalina and Apple silicon.
How it is used
Users select a disk, inspect the size-sorted hierarchy, and open or trash items after deciding they are unnecessary. On protected macOS volumes, the application may require system-granted access to enumerate all files.
Why package nerds care
OmniDiskSweeper is a native graphical counterpart to command-line disk-accounting tools. Package users value its narrow purpose, long Mac lineage, and size-sorted view that leaves cleanup decisions to the user.
Timeline
- 2002: The Omni Group archive records an OmniDiskSweeper 1.3 beta.
- 2003: The release lineage referenced by The Omni Group's later history was established.
- 2009: OmniDiskSweeper became freeware.
- 2018: Version 1.10 made moving files to the Trash the default behavior.
- 2020: The Omni Group released a native Universal build for Apple-silicon Macs.
Related projects
- Command-line tools such as du provide related disk-usage information. OmniDiskSweeper is distributed through Omni Labs alongside other smaller Omni applications.
Sources
- Official 2006 history note: https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/entry/New_ish_version_of_OmniDiskSweeper
- Official Apple-silicon announcement: https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/omni-productivity-suite-now-available-for-m1-and-macos-big-sur
- Official product blog archive: https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/category/OmniDiskSweeper
- Official product page: https://www.omnigroup.com/more
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for omnidisksweeper. 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.
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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 version1.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.omnigroup.com/more/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.omnigroup.com/more/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:omnidisksweeper |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/omnidisksweeper |
| Homepage | https://www.omnigroup.com/more/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.omnigroup.com/more/ |
| Source archive | https://downloads.omnigroup.com/software/macOS/11/OmniDiskSweeper-1.16.dmg |
| SHA-256 | cea5153769290a17c11c58696ac9e32423e4128cec6565ef9a9b5f2c73b0df5c |
| 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 | omnidisksweeper |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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