macOS disk cleanup tool for developers. Knows what caches are safe, what's not, and what's silently eating your disk.
General disk cleaners show you a treemap but can't tell the difference between:
~/.npm(4 GB, safe to delete) vs~/.ssh(never touch)- Chrome cache vs Chrome profile data (bookmarks, passwords)
- A Claude sandbox VM vs your actual project files
Orbital knows. It was built from a real audit of a developer MacBook and understands every stack.
orbital scan # Full audit — finds everything reclaimable
orbital size # Quick disk space check
orbital hogs # Top 20 space consumers in ~
orbital git-trap # Check for accidental .git in home
orbital clean # Interactive cleanup (coming soon)
orbital serve # Web dashboard (coming soon)# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/srmdn/orbital.git
cd orbital
go build -o /usr/local/bin/orbital ./cmd/orbital
# Homebrew (coming soon)
brew install srmdn/tap/orbital| Tier | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Safe | Auto-regenerates | npm, bun, pip, go, Homebrew caches |
| 2 — Reinstall | Manual recovery | nvm, rustup, Android SDK |
| 3 — App cleanup | Clear in-app | Chrome, Telegram, Docker |
| 4 — Manual review | Your files | Downloads, DMGs, old projects |
| ∞ — Never | Permanent data | .ssh, .gitconfig, Keychains, iCloud |
| Layer | Tech |
|---|---|
| Engine | Go stdlib only — single binary, no deps |
| Dashboard | Astro (planned) |
| Dist | Homebrew tap |
Full cleanup guide — every cache, what it is, and how to handle it.
MIT