KeepNeat

A little care
for your Mac

A macOS app to update your apps, tidy up leftovers, and understand what’s running.

See the features

For Apple silicon Macs.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

KeepNeat’s Updates screen showing available app updates and the Update All control.
Updates. Development screenshot with demonstration data; interface may change. View full size.

KeepNeat is preparing for release. Not yet available to download or purchase. Contact Parker with a question.

Keep apps current

Check the apps on your Mac for updates, then install them with Update All.

For direct app updates, KeepNeat normally keeps the previous copy in the Trash and warns when that recovery option is unavailable. App Store updates and installer packages replace the app themselves; KeepNeat tells you before you start.

Make room, carefully

Remove apps along with their leftover files. Find old installers, duplicates and leftovers from apps you’ve already deleted.

Files go to the Trash. Actions that delete permanently say so and ask first.

KeepNeat’s Recently Removed screen showing example history and available recovery options.
Recently Removed. Development screenshot with demonstration data; interface may change. View full size.
What can I put back?

While an item is still in the Trash, you can try Put Back in Recently Removed or Finder. KeepNeat’s removal history normally covers 90 days. Restoring can be blocked if the original location is occupied.

Moving a synced cloud file to the Trash warns that your cloud drive may remove it across synced devices. Remove Download only frees local space and keeps the file in the cloud.

Permanent actions can’t be undone. These include emptying the Trash, removing an Ollama model while Ollama is open, removing local Time Machine snapshots, and cleaning up old Homebrew downloads.

Know what’s running

Get plain-language explanations of background activity and what starts at login, so you can understand what your Mac is doing.

There’s also Pip, KeepNeat’s small mascot, keeping you company along the way.

KeepNeat’s Background Activity screen explaining processes running on a Mac.
Background Activity. Development screenshot with demonstration data; interface may change. View full size.

Your scans stay
on your Mac

No KeepNeat account. No ads, tracking or app analytics. KeepNeat doesn’t upload your files or scan results to us.

KeepNeat goes online for app updates and downloads, app descriptions, checks you start and license checks. Some versions also fetch process notes daily. The optional Look Up on the Web… feature asks you to approve its query, then separately approve any result pages.

Read the Privacy Policy for details, including the website, payments and support email.

One purchase,
three Macs

Try every feature free for 14 days when KeepNeat is released. The trial is tracked locally on your Mac.

After the trial, scanning and information stay free. Changes, like updating apps or moving files to the Trash, need a license key.

US$29 one-time

Planned release price

  • Up to 3 Macs you own and personally use, activated at once.
  • One year of updates. Versions built within that year keep working with your key.
  • Optional renewal for versions built after your year of updates.
  • A full refund within 30 days of purchase.

Not yet available to download or purchase.

Payments and license keys will be handled by Lemon Squeezy, the merchant of record. Read the Terms of Use, including the refund policy.

A person you can email

KeepNeat is made by Parker Hollingshead, an independent developer in Utah, United States.

For questions about the app, licenses or refunds, email support@keepneat.app.

I aim to reply within 2–3 business days, Monday–Friday, excluding US holidays.

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