SD Maid 2/SE - System Cleaner

SD Maid 2/SE - System Cleaner

A trusted assistant for your Android, to keep it clean and tidy.

Matthias Urhahn App Manager System

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Description

<i>SD Maid 2/SE</i> is your Android’s trusted assistant, to keep it clean and tidy.

Nobody is perfect and neither is Android.

* Apps you have already removed leave something behind.
* Logs, crash reports and other files you don't want are constantly being created.
* Your storage is collecting files and folders you don't recognize.
* Duplicate photos in your gallery.

Let’s not go on here… Let SD Maid 2/SE help you!

SD Maid 2/SE is an app and file manager that knows which apps created files on your device. It compares files with installed apps to help you safely free up storage space.

✨ Clean up after uninstalling apps

If apps create files outside their designated folders then files can remain even after uninstalling the apps. The "CorpseFinder" tool finds app remnants, tells you to which app they belonged and helps you delete them.

🔍 Search your device the smart way

Filter for empty folders, temporary files, already installed apps and more. You can even create your own search criteria. The "SystemCleaner" tool automatically searches and deletes files based on various criteria.

🧹 Delete expendable files and hidden caches

Thumbnails, trash bins, offline caches and more: If apps don't clean up after themselves, then this app will. The "AppCleaner" tool finds apps with expendable files.

📦 Manage all of your apps

Get a comprehensive list of all apps installed on your device. Enabled, disabled, user or system app: no app can hide from you. The "AppControl" tool is an app manager that lets you search, sort and control your apps.

📊 What is using all your space

Storage management can be complex with apps, media, system, and other files across device storage, SD cards, and USB devices. "StorageAnalyzer" is a file manager that displays how space is used on your device, simplifying your storage management.

📷 Find duplicate data

Duplicate downloads, photos sent through social media or just similar pictures of the same scene: Over time copies can accumulate. The "Deduplicator" tool finds files that are exactly the same or similar and helps you delete extra copies.

👆 Declutter with a swipe

Pick a folder and go through files one by one with simple swipes to keep, delete, or skip. The "Swiper" tool lets you review all decisions before anything is deleted, and you can save a session to continue later.

🗜️ Save space without deleting photos

Photos can take up a lot of storage, but you don't always want to remove them. The "Media Squeeze" tool compresses your images with adjustable quality settings to free up space while keeping your pictures.

This app is ad-free. Some features require a paid upgrade.

SD Maid 2/SE is the successor to SD Maid 1/Legacy.
Optimized for newer Android versions and focused on cleaning up.

This app has optional features that utilize the AccessibilityService API to automate tedious actions.
Using the AccessibilityService API, this app can click buttons for you to perform operations on multiple apps, e.g. deleting caches.
This app does not use the AccessibilityService API to collect information.

SD Maid 2/SE is a File Manager & Cleaner App.

What’s new (1.7.5-rc0)

Hey 👋
SD Maid 2/SE is actively developed—I'm adding new stuff all the time!
Got ideas? Let me know 😊

🐛 Bug fixes, 🚀 performance boosts, maybe even ✨ new features.

Changelog: https://sdmse.darken.eu/changelog

FYI: It’s just me here, sometimes replies might take a bit. Sorry for that!

Anti-features

Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.

  • NonFreeAssets

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.7.5-rc0 current
22d3272d3409eccf…
2026-06-20 13 MB API 26
1.7.4-rc0
88df002b761d7f01…
2026-06-11 13 MB API 26
1.7.3-rc0
4451ff32770d3120…
2026-05-18 13 MB API 26

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
  • CLEAR_APP_CACHE
  • PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
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  • Full file accessAccess all files on the device.
  • Installed appsSee which apps are installed.
  • permission.GET_INSTALLED_APPS
  • WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • sdmse.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • permission.API_V23

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