Tideline
macOS application manager
The application manager macOS lacks. It lists installed apps, surfaces every component attributable to one of them, shows the removal plan before asking for confirmation, and stays on the safe side.
Preparing distribution
signing and notarization pending
- Distribution channels
- 2Distribution channels
- Release baseline
- v1.0.0Release baseline
Removal scope
The scope the product targets is more than the app bundle:
One application
The application bundle
User data
Machine-wide support files
Background services
Helper tools
Installer records
Privacy-decision reset where macOS permits it
The safety model
The differentiator is not aggression; it is reversibility.
Every match is classified by identity confidence: Verified Identity or Review Match.
Every item is labelled by removal scope: Current User, Requires Administrator, or informational System Record.
Candidate files are shown with their path and size; nothing happens without confirmation.
The Trash is preferred over permanent deletion wherever possible.
Low-confidence or shared files are never removed automatically.
The protected TCC database is never touched; privacy cleanup is an explicit, optional reset.
Installer receipts are read-only records, never cleanup candidates.
Distribution
- Mac App Store
- The sandboxed channel; removal through App Management only.
- Developer ID
- A notarized DMG, with a narrow admin-escalation fallback.