Software-update: BleachBit 6.0.4

BleachBit is een programma waarmee rommel op de computer kan worden opgeruimd. Het is daarmee vergelijkbaar met CCleaner van Piriform, maar er zijn ook enkele belangrijke verschillen. Ten eerste is BleachBit open source en verder is er naast een Windows-uitvoering ook een versie voor Linux en een experimentele versie voor macOS. Het programma kan worden gebruikt in meer dan zestig talen, waaronder het Nederlands. Door toevoeging van winapp2.ini, dat het overigens automatisch zelf ophaalt, kan het programma de sporen van ruim 1700 programma's opruimen. Naast gewoon verwijderen is er ook de optie om de ruimte die de bestanden in gebruik namen, diverse keren te overschrijven, zodat terughalen onmogelijk wordt. Andrew Ziem heeft versie 6.0.4 uitgebracht en hierin zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen aangebracht:

All Platforms

This release makes BleachBit faster, safer, and more reliable, with new cleaners for Python, Claude Android Studio, and Gradle; improved cleaning for Claude and browser data; and fixes for crashes, data-loss risks, and startup issues.

Windows

Access to the application menu moved from the application icon on left side to hamburger menu on right side. Windows users get faster and more reliable cleaning, corrected secure wiping, improved network-path and notification support, stronger security protections, a smaller installer, and a smaller installed footprint.

POSIX

POSIX users get new Fish and Zsh cleaners, more reliable clipboard shredding, better handling of missing files and tools, and stronger protections for symlinks, permissions, subprocesses, and downloaded data.

Linux

Linux users get new cleaner and system-detection improvements, more accurate package-manager and memory reports, better Firefox and Chromium support, and fixes for process, swap, and file-handling issues.

macOS

macOS users get a new Safari cleaner and broader early macOS support, including Full Disk Access guidance, native notifications, improved shortcuts, language detection, clipboard handling, and Trash cleaning. Check back soon for an Apple Disk Image (.dmg).

BSD

BSD users get improved FreeBSD support, including dependency installation, portable build scripts, SQL compatibility, and automated FreeBSD testing.

Developers

This update modernizes the CI/CD pipeline by migrating Windows builds and testing from AppVeyor to GitHub Actions (where we already tested Linux). This release adds security scanning. It also improves code security and maintainability through refactoring, cleanup, stronger tests, and removal of legacy code.

Translations

• 60 languages were updated with 790 changes.
• The most active languages were Català (145), Svenska (105), and Қазақ тілі (24).
• This release drops 12 translations that were stale and nearly empty

Versienummer	6.0.4
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows 10, Windows 11
Website	Klocman Software
Download	https://www.bleachbit.org/download
Licentietype	GPL