Uninstall apps easily with AppZapper

People should really test this before they pay for it. On some applications it works well, but for the apps that put files all over your system, in seemingly non-standard locations-- presumably why people are excited for AppZapper in the first place, like I was when I first read about it-- it doesn't work.

For the "well done" Mac apps, if you want to save yourself some money, Spotlight works just as well as this does, if not better (more on that in a second). But for the complex apps, like Final Cut Pro or Microsoft Office, AZ doesn't work. If you have Entourage, drag it into AppZapper, and see what happens. All it catches (when I tried it) is the program, none of its prefs or support files. On the other hand, do a Spotlight search for "Microsoft Entourage" and you'll get what you're looking for. (You could argue that it's not AppZapper's fault, it's the other developers', if that makes you feel better, but it won't make AppZapper work any better.)

It's a nice idea, and, in terms of UI it's well done, but what it does it doesn't do very well, in my opinion. Buyer beware.

I've found that this is one area where Spotlight really shines (sorry for the pun). Just enter the name of the app you want to ditch into the search field, and pretty much all the .plists and cache files are found, allowing a quick drag-to-the-trash or command-delete to get rid of 'em.

This is one of those things that makes me wonder how have we gotten to version 10.4 without incroporting it into the OS?

No problem for mentioning the application too you TUAW.

Jeff, check out this review, it will help you on that question:

http://www.macsnpods.com/index.php/weblog/comments/appzapper/

...a little late on this one. This little app showed up in my RSS aggregator two days ago. (NetNewsWire... which i just started using and LOVE!)

I checked out the site but can't find the info...

Can this app remove preferences, etc. for applications you removed prior to installing this product?