AppZapper

Infobox Software
name = AppZapper



caption = AppZapper uninstalling itself.
developer = AppZapper Collaborators, Austin Sarner and Brian Ball
latest_release_version = 1.8.0
latest_release_date = December 11, 2006
operating_system = Mac OS X
genre = Uninstaller
license = Shareware
website = [http://www.appzapper.com/ www.appzapper.com]

AppZapper is an application for Apple's Mac OS X developed by Austin Sarner and Brian Ball.

The software is an uninstall utility which extends the method of uninstalling in Mac OS X, which is dragging the application one wants to uninstall to the trash. By dragging and dropping an application to uninstall in AppZapper, the application searches for additional files residing in directories other than that of the original application, such as preference files and package receipts, the user is then able to select unwanted files and delete them.

Apart from the core functionality of AppZapper, other features of the application include a safety system which protects system files and user designated applications from being deleted and a log of uninstalled applications.

AppZapper is available as Shareware, which will block itself after "zapping" five applications.

References

* [http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2006/06/appzapper/index.php 'Zap unwanted apps'] , Macworld, June 13, 2006

External links

* [http://appzapper.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.glennwolsey.com/?p=35 Interview: AppZapper developer Austin Sarner] , "Glenn Wolsey", 2006-07-26