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Pearcleaner vs RyTuneX
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars, 377 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. RyTuneX has 5,502 stars, 184 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 167% (14,669 vs 5,502 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; RyTuneX is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, RyTuneX 3%. RyTuneX was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Pearcleaner | RyTuneX | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 5.5K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C# |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 377 | ⑂ 184 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Pearcleaner if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick RyTuneX if
- You want the RyTuneX feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and RyTuneX fits your workflow better
About Pearcleaner
Pearcleaner is a free, source available, fair code licensed macOS application written in Swift and listed under Productivity & Utilities / System Cleanup & Optimization. It is described as a Mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner and by Sun Knudsen's Privacy Guides post about an app cleaner script. The project's homepage is hosted at itsalin.com, and the repository states that this is the only legitimate website owned by the author.
read the full Pearcleaner overview →
About RyTuneX
RyTuneX is an open source Windows performance and privacy optimizer, built with WinUI 3 and .NET 10, for gamers and advanced users who want to debloat, tune, and harden their own Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines.
read the full RyTuneX overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or RyTuneX more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,669 GitHub stars and RyTuneX has 5,502. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and RyTuneX free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and RyTuneX is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and RyTuneX?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and RyTuneX in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Pearcleaner or RyTuneX?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (14,669 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose RyTuneX if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.