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Atlas Mode headlines this release: eclean now fully supports AtlasOS. Sign-in moves to the system browser with a redesigned login screen, and optimizer, sign-in, and localization fixes ride along.

Biggest changes

• Added Atlas Mode, full support for AtlasOS. On a supported Atlas installation the Optimizer gains an Atlas tab with all 97 operations from the Atlas 0.5.0 playbook as searchable cards, while eclean optimizations that Atlas manages become read-only "Managed by Atlas" entries so the two never conflict. Every Atlas script is verified against a signed, hash-pinned manifest before and during execution. The full story is in the announcement post.
• Atlas Mode details: an Atlas indicator in the titlebar shows support status and opens an explainer, the Atlas theme is on by default on Atlas installations, and unreviewed Atlas versions get clear guidance instead of silent behavior changes.
• Replaced the in-app password form with browser-based sign-in. Continuing with eclean now opens the website sign-in in your system browser and returns you to the app automatically, using the same hardened loopback flow as OAuth, which is now PKCE-bound as well.
• Redesigned the login screen into a single stacked sign-in group with clearer labels and a hint that sign-in opens in your browser.

Minor changes

• Optimizer per-user tweaks that hit permission-locked registry keys now apply and revert through the broker instead of failing.
• Two-factor sign-in handles single-use codes correctly, so a rejected code clears the input instead of inviting a retry with the same digits, and temporary provider outages during OAuth offer a retry instead of a dead end.
• A broken release now updates itself before anything else in the app is allowed to run.
• Translated the remaining English-only strings across all 13 non-English languages, including Windows 10 end-of-support messaging and the search engine settings, and Atlas Mode ships fully localized.

This release reworks the Uninstaller, adds Optimizer config import and export, and lets you choose your own search engine. Login and cleanup fixes ride along, with lighter background reporting.

Biggest changes

• Redesigned the Uninstaller. Apps now have list, grid, and compact views with a new toolbar, search, filter dropdown, and grouped sections, plus sorting by size, last used, and install date to surface easy wins faster.
• Added Optimizer config import and export. Save your Optimizer tweaks to a shareable .ecleanopt file and apply them on another machine, with a preview that shows exactly how many entries will apply versus be skipped (locked Pro, unchanged, incompatible, invalid) before anything is written.
• Added a Default search engine setting. Choose which engine eclean uses for web lookups: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave Search, Ecosia, Kagi, Startpage, or your own custom HTTPS URL.

Minor changes

• Fixed sign-in for OAuth accounts with MFA enabled.
• Uninstaller detects renamed application executables as leftovers, retains metadata during leftover scans, and improves Microsoft Store (UWP) app detection.
• Junk Cleaner protects Spotify profile state, so approved cleanup no longer signs you out.
• Reduced background reporting.
• Polished app visuals (footer, layout, and spacing) and fixed Optimizer search, filter, and header controls.

The biggest change under the hood since launch is that eclean no longer runs its whole UI as administrator. A reviewed broker service carries the privileged work instead, and startup, the tray, and background usage all benefit.

Biggest changes

• Reworked administrator privileges. eclean now opens as a normal desktop app, with admin-only Windows actions run through a broker service. This fixes startup without making the whole UI run as administrator.
• Reduced background usage when eclean is closed to the tray, by shutting down the WebView instance while the window is closed.
• Fixed tray reopening. Reopening eclean from the tray creates a fresh window, so you no longer need to fully quit the app to get it back.
• Improved launch at login by replacing the old elevated scheduled task with a normal per-user startup entry.
• Routed protected Optimizer, Booster, Junk Cleaner cleanup, and Windows Fixer actions through reviewed broker commands instead of broad app-wide elevation.

Minor changes

• Optimizer reverts restore the exact previous registry values where possible, and unsafe Windows 10 update targets are blocked on unsupported services.
• Booster handles failed Scheduled Task changes correctly, so switches return to the right state when an action fails.
• Cleaner protected cleanup uses scan receipts and item IDs, cleaning approved protected locations while blocking unsafe targets.
• Uninstaller detects MSI apps without normal uninstall strings, including VMware-style entries, and MSI monitoring finishes when Windows Installer confirms removal.
• Your PC storage metrics work better, AMD GPU architecture detection is more accurate, and Sensors update more consistently.
• Added the new Motion setting (System, On, Off) and capped UI scale at 100% to prevent broken layouts.
• Improved refresh busy states, Atlas mode, charts, modals, loading states, pricing copy, subscription checkout, OAuth callback handling, and external auth links.

eclean leaves beta. This release consolidates months of work across every module, with a security hardening pass and broader localization underneath.

Improved

• Optimizer search, filtering, pending change review, history, wording, animations, and incompatible tweak guidance.
• Booster state handling and history behavior for startup apps, services, scheduled tasks, DNS Optimizer, and supported reverts.
• Uninstaller state handling across installed software, Store apps, browser extensions, leftovers, and history.
• Your PC state handling across sensors, system information, CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, network, and degraded states.
• Desktop app stability, release reliability, error reporting, settings, history, caching, path security, and Windows integration.

Fixed

• OS build detection.
• Software Uninstaller can now uninstall chosen games.
• Unsupported GPU behavior, by disabling affected shaders where needed.
• A scan state freeze during Discord checks.
• Cleaner stats, date validation, and category cleaned reporting.
• Large Files deletion safeguards for unsafe or unsupported result types.
• Switch state initialization from checked props.

Security and reliability

• Hardened privileged desktop app operations and resolved an improper access control issue.
• Improved path validity checks for Large Files.
• Improved internal reliability across feature flags, settings, cache, history, the operation journal, startup behavior, tray behavior, lifecycle handling, and Windows integration.
• Modernized internal app foundations and release validation to support a more stable UI build.

Localization

• Improved user-facing terminology across supported languages.
• Updated backend and frontend translation coverage.
• Improved the locale catalog and locale persistence behavior.

Polish and reliability for the features added in 0.2.0. DNS Optimizer is more dependable across more setups, system info is clearer, and startup, cleanup, and uninstall flows run smoother.

• DNS Optimizer is more reliable across more network setups.
• Graphics reporting is clearer, including a better distinction between Adaptive Sync and Dynamic Refresh Rate.
• Quick Optimizer asks before pending changes are discarded.
• Junk Cleaner no longer fails to scan when using a different in-app language.
• Launching at startup now starts eclean in the tray instead of popping the window open.
• Lightweight recovery and uninstall flows are more reliable.

DNS Optimizer and Find Large Files arrive, the two biggest additions since the public beta opened. Polish across startup and dashboard syncing comes with them, plus a few Windows-specific fixes.

New

• DNS Optimizer is now available in the desktop app.
• Find Large Files is now available in the desktop app.

Improved

• Startup, login, 2FA, and OAuth flows are more reliable.
• Home summaries stay in sync better after Optimizer and startup app changes.
• Sleep Study handling is more graceful on unsupported systems.

Removed

• The misleading Sensors degraded banner is gone.

One fix. The Cleaner Quick Actions card on the dashboard no longer claims "Never cleaned" when cleaning history already exists.

This update is mainly about reliability. Startup feels steadier, Cleaner is more responsive, and several Windows-facing tools behave more consistently across more systems.

• Startup, login recovery, and launch-at-startup behavior are more reliable.
• Cleaner feels faster when reviewing results and switching views.
• The Windows installer now uses the proper eclean branding.

First impressions got the attention this time. Onboarding is smoother, startup is more reliable, and several core tools feel more polished day to day.

• Welcome onboarding lets you choose your language, UI scale, launch-at-startup preference, and Discord Rich Presence before you start using the app.
• Cached app data survives restarts more reliably, so system info, dashboard cards, and uninstall results come back consistently.
• Cleaner keeps browser data safe by default and explains browser cleanup warnings more clearly.
• File Shredder lets you select multiple folders at once from the file picker.
• Uninstaller is more reliable for Steam removals, with better tracking when uninstall flows finish.
• Microsoft Store app uninstalling is more stable and loads results more reliably.
• Optimizer hides Windows 11-only tweaks on Windows 10 and checks NTFS and Sleep Study support reliably across different system languages.
• Loading states, empty states, animations, and scrolling feel smoother across more of the app.

Fewer stale sign-in states, Cleaner totals that match their results, and Windows checks that hold up across more systems.

• Sign-in gives clearer messages when your email still needs verification or your account does not have beta access yet.
• Beta sign-up and session refresh handling are more reliable, preventing stale or broken sign-in states.
• Junk Cleaner scans behave more consistently: cancellation is more stable, and the header totals match results accurately.
• Optimizer detects Sleep Study support more accurately and explains unsupported results more clearly.
• NTFS optimization verification is more reliable on systems where different drives report settings differently.
• CPU usage is lower when eclean is opened and minimized to the tray.

The Optimizer explains itself better after this one. Apply outcomes, failures, and pending changes all report accurately, and sign-in errors got the same treatment.

• Sign-in shows an error when your email is not yet verified.
• Optimizer apply results are classified more clearly, so blocked, unsupported, and verification issues are surfaced accurately.
• Optimizer history and toast messages explain failed changes in a more useful way.
• Pending Optimizer changes show reliably after an apply attempt instead of lingering in a stale state.
• Stale pending changes no longer trap you on the home page when restarting the app.
• Junk Cleaner properly reports the found junk files in the top header.

Reliability work across the app, with a few quality-of-life fixes riding along.

• Uninstaller progress and leftover scanning are more reliable.
• Uninstall flows recover more cleanly if the app is closed and reopened mid-process.
• Performance Mode prefers the Atlas power scheme when it is available.
• Optimizer restart prompts clear properly after a reboot.
• Several Optimizer state and modal regressions have been fixed.
• Your PC monitoring pauses while the app is hidden, cutting unnecessary background polling.
• Review submission shows the actual backend error when something goes wrong.
• Status and support links point to the correct pages.
• Unknown RAM manufacturers no longer show awkward fallback text.

The first proper patch of the beta, closing out issues reported in the opening days.

• Cleaner scans handle missing wildcard branches more safely.
• Forgot password now points to the correct reset page.
• The Optimize NTFS tweak now detects correctly.
• Language options persist correctly across app restarts.
• Submitting feedback works again for users who were hitting a permission error.

The eclean public beta preview is live. You can download the app, sign in, and start cleaning, tuning, and monitoring your PC today.

This is a beta, so expect frequent updates while we chase down rough edges. Every release from here on gets an entry on this page.