Erases the digital footprints Windows leaves behind. Removes temp files, MRUs, clipboard history, browser caches, app recents, dev caches, and network traces — scan first, deselect what you want to keep, then delete. Undo snapshots included.
zsync.eu/zcleanslate — MSI and NSIS installers available.
| Category | What it targets |
|---|---|
| System Temp | %TEMP%, C:\Windows\Temp, Prefetch (*.pf), thumbcache, iconcache |
| Recent Activity | Quick Access, Jump Lists, Run MRU, Explorer typed paths, WordWheelQuery |
| Clipboard | Live clipboard + Windows 10/11 clipboard history |
| Browsers | Chrome, Chrome Beta/Dev/Canary, Edge, Edge Beta/Dev, Brave, Brave Beta, Vivaldi, Yandex Browser, Arc, Opera, Opera GX, Opera Neon, Firefox — cache, GPU cache, shader cache, code cache, service worker cache, network cache |
| App Recents | VS Code, Discord, Slack, Spotify, Teams, Zoom, and more |
| Dev Caches | npm, pip, Yarn, pnpm, Cargo registry, Gradle, Maven |
| Network Traces | RDP MRU (registry), saved Wi-Fi profiles |
- Dry-run preview — scan first, see exactly what will be removed, deselect individual items
- Undo snapshots — optional backup before deletion; restore or delete snapshots from Settings
- Admin elevation — UAC relaunch on demand; items requiring elevation show a shield badge
- Profiles — Quick / Standard / Deep / Paranoid presets, applied instantly from Settings
- Run log — full operation log with per-line severity; viewable after every clean
- History — past runs with bytes reclaimed, duration, cleaners used
- Command palette —
Ctrl+Kto jump anywhere or trigger any action - Exclusions — pin files/folders that should never be touched
- Frameless window — custom titlebar, collapsible sidebar, keyboard-driven UX
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Shell | Tauri 2 (WebView2, frameless) |
| Backend | Rust stable + rayon |
| Frontend | React 19 + TypeScript strict |
| Animation | Framer Motion 11 |
| State | Zustand 5 |
| Virtualisation | TanStack Virtual 3 |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 + CSS variables |
| Build | Vite 7 + pnpm 9 |
Prerequisites: Rust stable, Node 20+, pnpm 9+, MSVC build tools, WebView2 runtime.
git clone https://github.com/TheHolyOneZ/ZCleanSlate.git
cd ZCleanSlate
pnpm install
pnpm tauri:dev # dev mode with hot-reload
pnpm tauri:build # MSI + NSIS in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/- Toggle cleaners on the Dashboard (or select a preset profile in Settings).
- Click Scan & Preview — parallel scan, live results per cleaner.
- Preview drawer slides in — expand groups, click any item to deselect it.
- Click Confirm & Execute — animated progress ring with live operation log.
- Result screen shows bytes freed, traces erased, duration, and any errors.
- Undo anytime from Settings → Snapshots if a snapshot was enabled.
Shortcuts:Ctrl+K command palette · Escape close panel
| Creator / Designer | TheHolyOneZ |
| Repository | github.com/TheHolyOneZ/ZCleanSlate |
| Website | zsync.eu/zcleanslate |
| More tools | zsync.eu |
GPL-3.0 License