Atelier · My tools
Atelier: every MacNeat tool, one card each
MacNeat's modules follow a natural path: clean, protect, speed up, tidy. But sometimes you know exactly what you want to do: empty the trash on external drives, find local Time Machine snapshots, merge duplicates in your music library. Atelier is the app's toolbox: a grid of cards, one per tool, with instant search and favorites to get straight to the point.
One card per tool
Each tool has its own card: its name, a one-line description and the tint of the module that runs it. One click opens the right module, already set to the tool you asked for. Atelier duplicates nothing: it acts as a living table of contents for the whole app.
| Module | Tools available from Atelier |
|---|---|
| Clarté | System, AI files, Mail attachments, Trash, Time Machine snapshots, Other files |
| Rempart | Malware, Privacy, Permissions |
| Élan | Maintenance tasks, Login items, Background items |
| Catalogue | Uninstaller, Leftovers, App updates |
| Archipel | Duplicates, Similar images, Downloads |
A few tools, however, only exist in Atelier; they are described below.
Favorites: your everyday tools up front
A star on each card lets you add a tool to favorites. Favorites move to the top of the grid and are kept from one session to the next. The counter at the top of the page shows how many tools and favorites you have. If you clear your downloads every week and check login items once a month, those two cards are always within reach.
Instant search
The Search for a tool… field filters the grid as you type, matching both names and descriptions. Search ignores accents, which helps when tool names include accented words, and favorites stay at the top of the results. Typing "memory" brings up, among others, the tool that frees browser memory. If nothing matches, Atelier says so plainly instead of showing an empty grid.
Tools that live only in Atelier
Music library duplicates
This tool reads your library directly from the Music app (title, artist, album, duration, bit rate, play counts, playlists), never from the raw folder. For each group of duplicates, the track you keep receives the total play count, the best rating and the playlist memberships. The library is backed up before any change; without a backup, nothing happens. Simulation mode calculates the report without changing anything. Note: if your library syncs with iCloud, deletions carry over to your other devices. Our guide removing Apple Music duplicates explains the method.
Browser care
Every Chrome tab runs in its own renderer process. The tool lists them with their memory use, preselects the heaviest (over 300 MB, and at least the top three) and closes them after confirmation. The tab stays in the window: just reload the page. An unsent form would be lost, which the confirmation reminds you of.
Screen cleaning mode
A full-screen black display, with keyboard and trackpad disabled while you wipe with a microfiber cloth. To exit, hold ⌘ ⎋ (Command + Escape).
What's coming, and the principles that stay
The Mailbox cleanup card is marked "Soon": the tool is in preparation and makes no connection for now. It will connect to your IMAP server to sort newsletters, old messages and heavy attachments, with credentials kept in the macOS keychain.
- Everything goes through the Trash, and every operation is logged so it can be undone.
- Local processing, on Apple silicon and Intel alike.
- Free scanning, actions with a license (7-day free trial).
To remove an app along with its leftovers, see the Catalogue module as well.