# BleachBit: what changed from 5 to 6 - Product: BleachBit (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit) - Vendor: BleachBit - Range: changelog entries numbered after v5.1.2 up to and including v6.0.3, stable releases only - Entries below: 3 releases (newest first) - Resolved: 5 is v5.1.2 and 6 is v6.0.3, the newest stable release of each major we track - Carrying security changes: 2 · CVEs mentioned: 1 · Mentioning breaking changes: 0 · Removing or deprecating something: 0 - Page: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/compare/5...6 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. 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The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. ## What changed (20 changes, grouped by kind) ### Added #### v6.0.3 (2026-08-18) - 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 (2026-07-05) - 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 (2026-04-25) - New cookie manager feature - New Vivaldi browser cleaner - New Zen browser cleaner ### Changed #### v6.0.3 (2026-08-18) - Redesigned CI download page for nightly Windows releases - Speed improvements #### v6.0.2 (2026-07-05) - Shrink the Windows installer by 700KB and installed size by 22MB (47%) #### v6.0.0 (2026-04-25) - Improved browser cleaning for Chromium - Improved browser cleaning for Firefox - Numerous interface enhancements ### Fixed #### v6.0.2 (2026-07-05) - Many bug fixes and performance improvements across Windows and Linux ### Security #### v6.0.3 (2026-08-18) - Important security fixes and hardening #### v6.0.2 (2026-07-05) - Fix a Windows security issue (CVE-2026-55567) where malicious actors could delete arbitrary files during elevated-privilege cleaning ## Release notes ### v6.0.3 — v6.0.3 beta - Date: 2026-08-18 - Version: v6.0.3 - Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v6.0.3 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v6.0.3 - Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux - **added** — Early support for macOS - **added** — DNF5 interpretation for Fedora and similar - **added** — Delete top-level log files in the Claude cleaner - **added** — Remember GUI zoom level - **added** — New cleaners for Python history, fish shell, and Zsh shell - **changed** — Redesigned CI download page for nightly Windows releases - **changed** — Speed improvements - **security** — Important security fixes and hardening 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](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-603-beta) ### v6.0.2 — v6.0.2 stable - Date: 2026-07-05 - Version: v6.0.2 - Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v6.0.2 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v6.0.2 - Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux - **security** — Fix a Windows security issue (CVE-2026-55567) where malicious actors could delete arbitrary files during elevated-privilege cleaning - **added** — Add cleaners for VS Code, Codium, Cursor, Windsurf, Devin, Claude Code, Antigravity, Profanity, and DNS cache - **added** — Add multi-profile support for Chrome/Edge - **added** — Add AppImage binary for Linux - **changed** — Shrink the Windows installer by 700KB and installed size by 22MB (47%) - **fixed** — Many bug fixes and performance improvements across Windows and Linux ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.2 ](https://www.bleachbit.org/download) ##### 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](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-602)** ##### Download ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.2 for Windows](https://www.bleachbit.org/download/windows) ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.2 for Linux](https://www.bleachbit.org/download/linux) ### v6.0.0 — v6.0.0 stable - Date: 2026-04-25 - Version: v6.0.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v6.0.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v6.0.0 - Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux - **added** — New cookie manager feature - **added** — New Vivaldi browser cleaner - **added** — New Zen browser cleaner - **changed** — Improved browser cleaning for Chromium - **changed** — Improved browser cleaning for Firefox - **changed** — Numerous interface enhancements ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.0 ](https://www.bleachbit.org/download) ##### 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](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-600)** ##### Download ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.0 for Windows](https://www.bleachbit.org/download/windows) ⬇️ [Download BleachBit 6.0.0 for Linux](https://www.bleachbit.org/download/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.