What changed in BleachBit from 5 to 6

3 releases numbered after v5.1.2 up to and including v6.0.3, stable releases only. v5.1.2 and v6.0.3 are the newest stable releases of 5 and 6 we track; this page follows them as new ones ship.

20 changes across 3 releases

Added 11

v6.0.3

  • Early support for macOS
  • DNF5 interpretation for Fedora and similar
  • Delete top-level log files in the Claude cleaner
  • Remember GUI zoom level
  • New cleaners for Python history, fish shell, and Zsh shell

v6.0.2

  • Add cleaners for VS Code, Codium, Cursor, Windsurf, Devin, Claude Code, Antigravity, Profanity, and DNS cache
  • Add multi-profile support for Chrome/Edge
  • Add AppImage binary for Linux

v6.0.0

  • New cookie manager feature
  • New Vivaldi browser cleaner
  • New Zen browser cleaner
Changed 6

v6.0.3

  • Redesigned CI download page for nightly Windows releases
  • Speed improvements

v6.0.2

  • Shrink the Windows installer by 700KB and installed size by 22MB (47%)

v6.0.0

  • Improved browser cleaning for Chromium
  • Improved browser cleaning for Firefox
  • Numerous interface enhancements
Fixed 1

v6.0.2

  • Many bug fixes and performance improvements across Windows and Linux
Security 2

v6.0.3

  • Important security fixes and hardening

v6.0.2

  • Fix a Windows security issue (CVE-2026-55567) where malicious actors could delete arbitrary files during elevated-privilege cleaning

Original release notes, newest first

The list above is our reading of these notes; the originals from BleachBit are here, one fold per release.

v6.0.3v6.0.3 beta

BleachBit 6.0.3 beta is a maintenance release that includes important security fixes, hardening, bug fixes, performance improvements, and minor enhancements.

Highlights of enhancements and features:

  • Early support for macOS.
  • DNF5 interpretation (for Fedora and similar)
  • Delete top-level log files in the Claude cleaner
  • Remember GUI zoom level
  • New cleaners for Python history, fish shell, Zsh shell
  • Redesigned CI download page for nightly Windows releases
  • Speed improvements
  • Special thanks to XhmikosR for making many of the improvements in this release.

See full release notes

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v6.0.2v6.0.2 stable

⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.2

What's new

BleachBit 6.0.2 is a maintenance release

  • Fixes a Windows security issue (CVE-2026-55567) where malicious actors could delete arbitrary files during elevated-privilege cleaning
  • Adds cleaners for VS Code, Codium, Cursor, Windsurf, Devin, Claude Code, Antigravity, Profanity, and DNS cache
  • Adds multi-profile support for Chrome/Edge + AppImage binary for Linux
  • Shrinks the Windows installer by 700KB and installed size by 22MB (47%)
  • Many bug fixes & performance improvements across Windows and Linux

📝 Read full release notes

Download

⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.2 for Windows ⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.2 for Linux

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v6.0.0v6.0.0 stable

⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.0

What's new

BleachBit 6.0.0 is our biggest release in years, featuring significant new features, deeper browser cleaning, and many usability improvements. Key highlights include a new cookie manager, improved browser cleaning for Chromium and Firefox, new Vivaldi and Zen browser cleaners, and numerous interface enhancements. This release represents months of development work with over 100 improvements and fixes.

📝 Read full release notes

Download

⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.0 for Windows ⬇️ Download BleachBit 6.0.0 for Linux

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/85ebb380-ebe7-4eb6-885c-9b08a450d144

The video shows a brief demo of the new cookie manager feature.

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