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There is no way to Uninstall most apps in Mac. Rather than moving it to trash, macuninstaller finds all the possible folders and files related to that app for you. It's being developed in python

Project Type
Existing open source project
Summary

There is no way to Uninstall most apps in Mac. Rather than moving it to trash, macuninstaller finds all the possible folders and files related to that app for you. It's being developed in python

Description
All the other Uninstaller programs for Mac cost money to do a full scan, so I decided to write an open source alternative. macuninstaller shows all the possible files and files that might be related to the app you want to Uninstall. It won't Uninstall for you because there could be some files that might not belong to that app, so it just outputs the paths. (other apps use the same approach, there is no fool-proof way as far as I know). The cli version of the app is already done, help is needed for the GUI client.
Tech Stack
python, GUI, pyqt, tkinter
Current Team Size
1
URL
http://github.com/hrik2001/macuninstaller
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  • 2
    6y
    Great project. I'm willing to help with the GUI.
  • 1
    6y
    Your commit messages are killing me 😂😂
  • 1
    6y
    @ryanmhoffman hope my code doesn't lol. Thanks for the help ^^
  • 1
    6y
    Willing to help out, but I don't own a mac. Could build a website?
  • 1
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake That means a lot and that is also much needed. If the website idea does happen then I think I would host it on github because I got no money ;_;
  • 1
    6y
    @rik61072 yep, me too buddy :(

    Anyway, this is my latest project if you want to see if I would be a good candidate for building the website: hexx112.github.io/startpage/startpages/slate
  • 0
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake damn bruh it's lit af, *presses buzzer* ur the web guy now lol
  • 2
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake @ryanmhoffman btw my email is at rik61072@gmail.com , just in case u guys need to contact. ^^
  • 1
    6y
    @rik61072 I will be able to work on it over the next few days but won't be able to commit to any external repository as I will not be at home. I'll try to get the files to you but no promises.
  • 1
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake no worries mate, the fact that u helping me out means a lot. Have a good day mate :)
  • 0
    6y
    @rik61072 You too. What time zone yall in?
  • 1
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake +5:30 what about u?
  • 1
    6y
    @rik61072 +0 UTC
  • 1
    6y
    UTC -5:00

    Do you have any ideas or mockups for a GUI? I'm not a designer by any means...
  • 1
    6y
    So like there are two lists which contain the file names and folder names. I was wondering that maybe we could show the user the contents of the lists with dynamic checkboxes ? The user can choose which ones to delete by just checking the checkbox in front of the path of the file/folder. Then after the checking part there will be a delete button and then ta daa.
    What do u say tho?
  • 1
    6y
    @ryanmhoffman just curious, what library do u plan to use tho?
  • 1
    6y
    @rik61072 that idea sounds good to me. I was thinking tkinter but you're the boss on this one so I'll let you make all the decisions on design and frameworks since it's your project.
  • 1
    6y
    @ryanmhoffman lol tkinter then. And thank you for your help. Really, it means a lot.
  • 1
    6y
    Do yall have slack? It's better than commenting here
  • 2
    6y
    @lunarfudgecake just made one here's the link

    Join my Slack workspace! https://join.slack.com/t/...
  • 1
    6y
    @rik61072 ok, I think the slacks working. Let's use that instead.
  • 1
    6y
    Really great idea!
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