What is devshed?

DevShed is a small application for Mac computers, built for software developers who use Apple's Xcode tool to build iOS and Mac apps. Over time, tools like Xcode and other developer utilities quietly fill up a computer's hard drive with cache files, build artifacts, and simulator data that are safe to delete but tedious to find and remove by hand. DevShed scans a Mac's storage using Apple's own system tools to quickly find these leftover files and lets the developer clear them out. The app looks specifically for old build data left behind by Xcode projects that have since been deleted or moved, and it can safely close any open Xcode windows before removing files so nothing gets corrupted mid deletion. It is careful about what it touches: it avoids deleting the core files that a tool called Swift Package Manager needs to avoid re downloading dependencies, and it gives the developer a way to pick and choose which folders to keep even within the categories it targets. Beyond Xcode itself, it can also clear caches from other common developer tools, including Flutter, Homebrew, Carthage, CocoaPods, and the node_modules folders that accumulate in JavaScript projects. It also removes old iOS, watchOS, and tvOS simulator data that piles up after system updates. DevShed can be used either through a menu bar app or through a command line tool for developers who prefer typing commands or want to automate their cleanup routine, showing exactly how much space each category is taking up before anything is deleted. The README states that DevShed runs entirely on the user's own computer, with no tracking, telemetry, or advertising, and that it never looks at or touches a developer's actual source code, only temporary cache files that tools like Xcode can regenerate automatically. It works on recent versions of macOS on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and at the time of writing it is in early access with a signup page for notification at launch.