# BleachBit changelog

> Free disk space and shred files.

- Vendor: BleachBit
- Category: Productivity
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
- Official site: https://www.bleachbit.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit)
- Harvested from: GitHub (bleachbit/bleachbit)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

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.

## Releases

### 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)

### v6.0.1 — v6.0.1 beta

- Date: 2026-06-13
- Version: v6.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v6.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v6.0.1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Windows, Linux

- **security** — Fix Windows security issue that could allow arbitrary file deletion during privileged cleaning
- **added** — Add DNS cache cleaner
- **added** — Add Claude Code cleaner
- **added** — Add Visual Studio Code forks cleaners
- **added** — Add support for multiple Chrome and Edge profiles
- **added** — Add new deep scan options for developer directories like node_modules and venv
- **changed** — Improve file shredding to be safer and faster

We invite you to test BleachBit 6.0.1 beta. The focus is maintenance with bug fixes, translation updates, and safe enhancements. This release fixes a Windows security issue that could allow arbitrary file deletion during privileged cleaning (reported by Zeze with TeamT5). It also adds new cleaners (including a DNS cache cleaner, Claude Code, and Visual Studio Code forks), support for multiple Chrome and Edge profiles, new deep scan options for developer directories like node_modules and venv, and safer, faster file shredding.

📝 See [Full release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-601-beta)
⬇️ See [downloads](https://download.bleachbit.org/beta/6.0.1/)

### v4.7.0 — v4.7.0 stable

- Date: 2026-06-04
- Version: v4.7.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v4.7.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v4.7.0
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

- **added** — New cleaner for the Supermium web browser
- **fixed** — No longer follows symlinks and junctions in the recycle bin
- **changed** — Cleaners updated to be on par with BleachBit 6.0.1

🎉 BleachBit 4.7.0 released!

This is a special release for Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8. Highlights:

- [x] Cleaners on par with BleachBit 6.0.1
- [x]  New cleaner for the Supermium web browser
- [x]  Critical fix: no longer follows symlinks/junctions in the recycle bin
- [x]  24 languages with complete translations
- [x]  Dual-signed installers (SHA-1 for XP, SHA-256 for newer)

Windows 10/11 and Linux users, BleachBit 6.0 is your version.

**📝 [Read full release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-470)** 

##### Download

⬇️ [Download BleachBit 4.7.0 installer .exe](https://download.bleachbit.org/get/BleachBit-4.7.0-setup.exe) 
⬇️ [Download BleachBit 4.7.0 portable .zip](https://download.bleachbit.org/get/BleachBit-4.7.0-portable.zip)

##### Demo


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/96977a7d-4287-447c-ac60-46ce8b80bc42

The video shows BleachBit 4.7.0 running on Windows XP SP3,
    and BleachBit cleans Supermium

### 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.

### v5.1.2 — v5.1.2 beta

- Date: 2026-04-10
- Version: v5.1.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.1.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.1.2
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

- **changed** — Enhanced cleaning for Chromium-based browsers including caches, databases, site data, and session files
- **changed** — Improved Firefox, LibreWolf, and Waterfox cleaning with better handling of storage, permissions, favicons, and snap/Flatpak installations
- **added** — Added Vivaldi browser cleaner
- **fixed** — Fixed GUI deadlock with malformed XML cleaners
- **fixed** — Fixed font check dialog on Windows
- **fixed** — Fixed Unicode errors with invalid filename characters
- **changed** — Improved expert mode tree view
- **added** — Added tooltips for locked preferences
- **added** — Added Windows clipboard shredding for file paths
- **added** — Added Winapp2.ini registry key exclusion support
- **fixed** — Fixed application launch for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language users on Windows

BleachBit 5.1.2 Beta Release Notes

- Enhanced cleaning for Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera) including caches, databases, site data, and session files
- Improved Firefox, LibreWolf, and Waterfox cleaning with better handling of storage, permissions, favicons, and snap/Flatpak installations
- Added Vivaldi browser cleaner
- Fixed GUI issues including deadlock with malformed XML cleaners, font check dialog on Windows, and Unicode errors with invalid filename characters
- Improved expert mode tree view and added tooltips for locked preferences
- Added Windows clipboard shredding for file paths and Winapp2.ini registry key exclusion support
- Fixed application launch for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language users on Windows

See [BleachBit 5.1.2 release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-512-beta)

### v5.1.1 — v5.1.1 beta

- Date: 2026-03-16
- Version: v5.1.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.1.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.1.1
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

- **added** — Accept newline-separated file and folder paths from clipboard via CTRL+V in the main window
- **changed** — Improve chaff generation with faster performance, flexible stop conditions based on file count, size, or free space percentage, stop button, and completion notification
- **added** — Add button to anonymize system information by stripping username, home directory, and Linux environment variables (LOGNAME, USER) before sharing
- **changed** — Improve preferences dialog layout and appearance
- **changed** — Improve dark theme contrast for error log
- **added** — Check Windows font legibility on first run
- **changed** — Adjust internationalization strings to allow translators to adjust order of placeholders

📋 Paste paths via CTRL+V: Accept newline-separated file/folder paths from clipboard in the main window
⚡ Chaff overhaul: Faster generation, flexible stop conditions (file count, size, free space %), stop button, and completion notification
🔒 Anonymize system info: New button strips username, home dir, and Linux env vars (LOGNAME, USER) before sharing
🎨 UI polish: Improved preferences dialog, dark theme error log contrast, and Windows font legibility check on first run
🌐 i18n: Adjust strings for better internationalization, allowing translators to adjust order of placeholders

👉 For more details, [visit the release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-511-beta)

### v5.1.0 — v5.1.0 beta

- Date: 2026-02-20
- Version: v5.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.1.0
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

- **added** — Cookie manager
- **added** — CLI features
- **changed** — Clean more Chromium, Opera, Zen browser
- **changed** — Improve safety and usability
- **changed** — Update UI with sleeker design
- **fixed** — Major Windows and Linux fixes

- Added: Cookie manager
- Safety, usability improvements
- Clean more Chromium, Opera, Zen browser
- Sleeker UI
- CLI features
- Major Windows and Linux fixes

See [BleachBit 5.1.0 release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-510-beta)

### v5.0.2

- Date: 2025-10-20
- Version: v5.0.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.0.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.0.2
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

This release adds font size adjustment, full screen mode, new Linux cleaners, and reliability improvements. 

Read the  [full release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-502).

### v5.0.1 — v5.0.1 beta

- Date: 2025-08-17
- Version: v5.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.0.1
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

BleachBit 5.0.1 beta ready for testing! 🚀
✨ New:

- Zoomable fonts
- F11 full-screen mode
- Clean snap, pacman 🐧

✅ Fixes:

- Firefox vacuum
- Windows Update cleaning
- --debug--log
- Error messages

For more information or to download binaries, see [BleachBit 5.0.1 release notes](https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-501-beta)

### v5.0.0 — v5.0.0 stable

- Date: 2025-05-03
- Version: v5.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit/releases/tag/v5.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bleachbit/releases/v5.0.0
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, Linux

https://www.bleachbit.org/news/bleachbit-500