DevTidy

A terminal UI app to clean up development dependencies and build artifacts.

Demo

What it cleans

Default mode

• node_modules (Node.js)
• target (Rust)
• __pycache__, venv (Python)
• build, dist (Build artifacts)
• .gradle (Java)
• deps, _build (Elixir)
• Log files, temp files, and more

Gitignore mode (--gitignore)

• Files and directories matching patterns in .gitignore
• Requires a .gitignore file in the target directory

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install --cask dunkbing/brews/devtidy

Go install

go install github.com/dunkbing/devtidy@latest

Usage

# Scan current directory
devtidy

# Scan specific directory
devtidy /path/to/dir

Controls

• ↑/↓ or k/j - Navigate items
• space - Toggle selection (✓ = selected)
• c - Clean selected items
• / - Filter items
• q - Quit

Safety

Only cleans items you explicitly select. Shows size before cleaning.