Onyx for Mac
Mac Apps
Since 2003, Titanium Software has been issuing its free system
maintenance and tweaking utility, Onyx for every major release of macOS.
Currently there is a mature version of Sonoma and a beta version of
Sequoia, although you can still download versions going all the way back
to Jaguar, Mac OS 10.2.
The current version of Onyx features a whole suite of features:
- Verify The Structure of the System Files
- Run Miscellaneous Maintenance and Cleaning Tasks
- Configure Parameters in The Finder, Dock, Safari, And Some Apple Applications
- Delete Caches
- Remove Certain Problematic Folders and Files
- Rebuild Various Databases and Indexes
A few other things you can do include:
- Delete old media libraries and Xcode files
- Access all of the UNIX man files on your system
- Granular wake, sleep and shut down controls
- Provide easy access to hidden system utilities like Directory Utility and Wireless Diagnostics
- Change the visibility of files, folder and applications
- See status and toggle security tools like Gatekeeper and Firewall
- Advanced file finding
- Info and reports on hardware, memory, volumes and software
Onyx is signed by Titanium Software and notarized by Apple. It is available for downloading from the developer's website.