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☁️ Nimbus Cleaner

Fast, Lightweight, and Modern Windows System Cleaner

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Nimbus Cleaner is a powerful system optimization and cleaning utility built with C# and WinForms. It helps you free up disk space, wipe temporary caches, and keep your Windows machine running smoothly.


📸 Overview

Nimbus Cleaner Main Interface

✨ Features

  • 🧹 Safe & Deep Cleanup: Removes system temp files, log files, prefetch, and application caches without touching personal documents or browser passwords.
  • ⚡ Centralized Engine: Optimized cleaning algorithms with robust error handling and automatic locked-file skipping.
  • 🚀 Smart RAM Booster: Win32 API integrated memory optimization to reclaim standby physical memory safely.
  • 🖱️ Context Menu Integration: Native Windows Shell right-click menu integration for instant file and folder cleaning.
  • 🌍 Multilingual Interface: Fully localized across 14 languages with automatic Windows language detection.
  • 🎨 Modern & Customizable UI: Lightweight Windows Forms interface with dynamic theme presets.
  • 📦 Easy Setup: Comes with a multi-language Inno Setup installer for quick deployment.

🛡️ Windows SmartScreen Notice

Since Nimbus Cleaner is an open-source tool built by an independent developer, it does not currently carry an expensive digital code-signing certificate. As a result, Windows SmartScreen may display a warning on your first launch.

How to launch the application:

  1. Click on More info (Ek bilgi).
  2. Click Run anyway (Yine de çalıştır).

smartscreen-guide


🛠️ Requirements & Compatibility

Requirement Specification
Operating System Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 (x64)
Framework .NET Framework 4.8 or higher
Privileges Administrator rights (for system folder access)

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

  1. Download the latest installer (NimbusCleaner_Setup_v1.3.0-beta.exe) from the Releases page.
  2. Run the setup wizard and follow the instructions.
  3. Launch Nimbus Cleaner from your Desktop or Start Menu.

Building from Source

  1. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/egehansimarikk/Nimbus-Cleaner.git
  2. Open WinCleaner.csproj in Visual Studio 2022.
  3. Build the solution using Release mode (x64).

📝 Configuration & Storage

User preferences (such as selected language and UI theme) are safely stored in:

%AppData%\Roaming\NimbusCleaner\


📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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