CCleaner versions

Scans and cleans your PC by deleting temporary files and registries
May 24, 2024
6.0
May 4, 2018
Editorial review
rating
Nov 16, 2017
Review
Mar 23, 2016
Feb 24, 2016
Feb 8, 2016
Jan 20, 2016
Oct 27, 2015
Oct 9, 2015
5.9
Aug 25, 2015
5.8
Jul 23, 2015
Review
5.7
Jun 25, 2015
Review
5.6
May 26, 2015
Editorial review
rating
5.5
Feb 13, 2012
Editorial review
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5.4
Mar 25, 2015
Editorial review
rating
5.3
Feb 24, 2015
Editorial review
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5.2
Jan 26, 2015
Editorial review
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5.1
Dec 18, 2014
Editorial review
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5.0
Aug 1, 2014
Editorial review
rating
Nov 5, 2014
Oct 17, 2014
4.9
Mar 10, 2012
4.8
Nov 25, 2013
4.7
Oct 24, 2013
4.6
Sep 25, 2013
4.5
Aug 26, 2013
4.4
Feb 20, 2012
4.3
Jun 25, 2013
4.2
May 27, 2013
4.1
Mar 12, 2012
Review
4.0
Mar 26, 2013
Editorial review
rating
Jan 24, 2013
Jan 24, 2013
Jan 24, 2013
Aug 31, 2012
Jul 31, 2012
Jul 2, 2012
May 30, 2012
May 2, 2012
Dec 27, 2011
3.2
Editorial review
rating
3.1
Nov 25, 2010
Review
3.0
Aug 22, 2011
2.3
Mar 1, 2010
Editorial review
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2.2
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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2.1
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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2.0
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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1.3
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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1.2
Feb 14, 2008
Editorial review
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What's new

v6.0 [May 4, 2018]
Helping you to keep your PC running fast and smooth:
- We’ve rectified the Driver Updater badge counter so it no longer shows the wrong number of drivers to update in some cases.
- We’ve made many quality-of-life improvements to Performance Optimizer:
- We’ve optimized its own performance to use fewer resources.
- We’ve added a notification for made it more obvious when an app requires a restart before it can enter or leave Sleep Mode.
- We’ve made some wording clearer.
- We’ve fixed some visual bugs.
- We’ve fixed an issue that occurred when switching from non-admin to admin in Windows.
- We’ve added better error reporting so our engineers can fix issues more quickly.
Expanding our cleaning:
- We've added cleaning for Microsoft Store installations of:
- Amazon Music, iTunes & Spotify.
- Netflix, Disney+ & VLC Media Player.
- WhatsApp.
- Microsoft To Do.
- Raw Image Extension.
- Trio Office.
Taking the hassle out of PC maintenance:
- We fixed an issue where CCleaner took a long time to load if you have large driver backup files present.
- Software Updater now supports an additional 30 applications; including OpenOffice, Plex Media - Player and CPU-Z.
- Request more apps for Software Updater at ideas.ccleaner.com.
Simplifying the app:
- New caret arrows in Driver Updater show that driver categories can be expanded.
- The Account menu, where you can manage your license and start a free trial, is now easier to find.
Keeping you safe:
- As part of our continued commitment to security, we’ve made various minor security improvements based on testing (penetration testing, static code analysis).
- Updates like these are typical, preventative measures taken by all good software companies.
- One such example is that we've upgraded the version of OpenSSL we use for secure data transfer to the latest one (1.1.1o).

v5.8 [Jul 23, 2015]
- New Browser Plugins section for browser start up management.
- Improved Google Chrome and Opera session cleaning.
- Improved Disk Analyzer file scanning process.
- Improved TeamViewer and PDF Creator cleaning.
- Updated exception handling and reporting architecture.
- Updated various translations.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.7 [Jun 25, 2015]
v5.07.5261 (25 Jun 2015)
- Improved Microsoft Edge (Spartan / IE 12) cleaning.
- Improved Google Chrome Internet Cache and Session cleaning.
- Added Firefox Web Apps start-up management.
- Improved Windows 10 Recycle Bin and Delayed cleaning support.
- Improved Skip UAC functionality for domain accounts.
- Added Adobe Reader DC cleaning.
- Updated various translations.
- Minor GUI Improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.6 [May 26, 2015]
v5.06.5219 (26 May 2015)
- Added Microsoft Edge (Spartan / IE 12) cleaning.
- Improved Firefox session cleaning.
- Improved Google Chrome Download History cleaning.
- Improved system restore detection routine.
- Improved keyboard navigation.
- Updated exception handling and reporting architecture.
- Improved localization and language support.
- Minor GUI Improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.5 [Feb 13, 2012]
Subscriptions
- Added ‘Subscription Management’ button.
- Minor usability improvements to the 'License Information' panel.
General
- Updated a website link to use HTTPS.
- Added new translations for software update notifications.

v5.4 [Mar 25, 2015]
In version 5.04, we've added a feature to ignore new files in your custom cleaning options which is great for the temporary folders of your favorite apps! We've also improved support for smaller screen sizes along with improved user account control skipping functionality.
Along with this we've optimized the algorithm for detecting system restore points!
Change log:
- Added Include items option to ignore newer files
- Improved Opera history cleaning
- Improved Skip UAC functionality
- Optimized system restore detection routine
- Improved small screen size support
- Improved localization and language support
- Minor GUI Improvements
- Minor bug fixes

v5.3 [Feb 24, 2015]
- Improved Edge Cookie cleaning.
- Updated Internet Explorer 10 and 11 History cleaning.
- Updated Thunderbird 52 History cleaning.
- Updated Windows Explorer MRU Cache cleaning.
- Improved SSD detection algorithm.
- Optimized Update Checking process.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.2 [Jan 26, 2015]
v5.02.5101 (26 Jan 2015)
- Improved Firefox Local Storage and Cookie cleaning.
- Improved Google Chrome 64-bit support.
- Improved Firefox Download History analysis and cleaning.
- Optimized Disk Analyzer scanning process.
- Improved detection and cleaning of portable browsers.
- Updated various translations.
- Minor GUI Improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.1 [Dec 18, 2014]
- Improved Microsoft Edge Cache and History cleaning.
- Improved Firefox 46 Session cleaning.
- Optimized detection and cleaning of portable browsers.
- Improved Browser Monitoring functionality (Professional only).
- Improved Unicode support in Startup and Browser Plugin management.
- Improved localization support.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

v5.0 [Aug 1, 2014]
- Improved Microsoft Edge cleaning
- Faster UI and styling improvements
- Improved Windows 10 Registry detection and cleaning
- Improved Internet Explorer 11 DOMStore cleaning
- Optimized 64-bit build architecture for Windows 10
- Improved Paint.NET and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware cleaning
- Improved localization and language support
- Minor bug fixes

v4.0 [Mar 26, 2013]
Improved browser support!

v3.2
- Added support for Windows Server 2012.
- Added Opera plug-in cache cleaning.
- Added benchmarking for Cleaner summary results.
- Improved Startup Tool loading algorithm.
- Improved Drive support in Drive Wiper tool.
- Improved Font Cache cleaning.
- Improved Wildcard behavior in search boxes.
- Improved System Restore discovery.
- Improved Windows 8 identification.
- Added cleaning for Universal Extractor.
- Updated Internet Download Manager cleaning.
- Added Tatar translation.
- Minor GUI improvements and bug fixes.

v3.1 [Nov 25, 2010]
- (Build 1689) fixed bug in Windows Media Player.
- Added wildcard support for Cookie cleaning.
- Improved Google Chrome Saved Form Information cleaning.
- Improved Google Chrome History cleaning for Search Engines.
- Added Hosts history cleaning in Aurora.
- Added Shortcuts history cleaning in Google Chrome Canary.
- Improved JumpList menu to avoid possible UI lock.

v2.3 [Mar 1, 2010]
Added support for Microsoft Office 2010.
Added Opera search field history cleaning.
Added Real Player SP cleaning.
Added "Analyze" and "Clean" context menu options to rule tree parent nodes.
Added "Restore default settings" button to Advanced Options.
Improved Opera favicons cleaning.
Improved support for Media Player Classic.
Improved cleaning of shortcuts on 64-bit machines.
Improve localization support.
Fixed bug with Russian translation.
Minor bug fixes.

v2.2 [Feb 14, 2008]
What's New
[28th May 2009]
CCleaner v2.20
- Added support for Google Chrome recently closed tabs.
- Disabled removal of most recent System restore point.
- Fixed bug with Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View settings.
- Improved uninstaller support for Windows 7.
- Enhanced right-click menu options for Cleaner screen tree.
- Added extra information under title for Options and Tools screens.
- Added right-click menu to Registry screen tree.
- Added support to multi-select items in Include, Exclude
and System Restore screens.
- Added language support for Estonian and Farsi.
- Internal 64-bit improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

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