【AI前沿】The app you need to clean up your computer

TechGadgetsAppsThe app you need to clean up your computerPlus, in this week’s Installer: Dungeon Crawler Carl is back, an underwater adventure game, smart glasses, and much more.Plus, in this week’s Installer: Dungeon Crawler Carl is back, an underwater adventure game, smart glasses, and much more.byDavid PierceMay 16, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCLinkShareGiftIf you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.See our ethics statement.Image: David Pierce / The VergeDavid Pierceis editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.Hi, friends! Welcome toInstallerNo. 128, your guide to the best andVerge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry this one’s so Mac-heavy, and also you can read all the old editions at theInstallerhomepage.)This week, I’ve been reading aboutDavid Attenboroughandscreenwriters-turned-AI-trainersandtheSubway Takesguy, listening to a lot ofProductivity FM’s mixeswhile I work, finally writingmy vibe-coding opus, testing the Poppy AI assistant (and giving it more of my data than I frankly should have), tracking my pathetic step counts with the new Fitbit Air, buying more ofThe Atlantic’s summer reading listthan I will ever plausibly read, watching a lot ofMaxinomicsvideos afterthe one on quartzwent viral, drowning in the nostalgia of my all-timeSpotify Wrapped playlist,and switching browsers for the first time in forever. More on that next week.I also have for you a couple of really useful Mac utilities, a new book in the Installerverse’s favorite series, a new tool for managing the fediverse, and much more. Let’s get into it.(As always, the best part ofInstalleris your ideas and tips. What are you reading / watching / playing / listening to / cutting into nifty shapes this week? Tell me everything:[email protected]. And if you know someone else who might enjoyInstaller, forward it to them and tell them tosubscribe here.)The DropMole.I’ve been following this Mac app’s development for a while, and I’m a big fan. It does a great job of hunting down huge files, un-needed apps, memory-hungry processes, and other things mucking up your computer, without being overzealous about it (or constantly trying to upcharge you). For $9, I can’t recommend it enough.A Parade of Horribles.Dungeon Crawler Carl is back! I’m still catching up on the series, but I’m confident the eighth book in the story brings even more chaos to Carl and Donut. DCC is maybe the most-recommended thing in the history ofInstaller, so this book is huge news. I can’t wait.The Twelve South PowerClip.I am a big proponent of always carrying a giant backup battery, but I’m oddly charmed by this tiny $40 dongle that isn’t designed to fully charge your phone but rather to keep it from dying. Clever that it can also act as a USB-C cable, too.Bartender Pro.Bartender has always been a classic power-user Mac app for cleaning up your menu bar. For $15 a year, Bartender Pro doeswaymore: It adds a bunch of small utilities, like audio controls and your calendar, to the notch in your Mac’s screen. (Or just the middle of your menu bar.) My favorite? Zero-click AirDrop from my computer to my phone, just by dragging a file.Subnautica 2.This underwater adventure game became one of the biggest titles on Steamliterally overnight, which is very funny given how many reviews say the game (which is, in fairness, in early access!) is full of bugs and weirdness. Doesn’t seem to be stopping anybody.Indigo.A Bluesky app, and a Mastodon app, combined into a single timeline in a way that looks and feels great. (The same developers also make a lovely app calledCroissantfor posting to both services.) Apps like this are the reason I’m still so excited about the fediverse.“We aren’t ready for Meta glasses.”Terrific Christophe video about the cultural state of smart glasses — which my colleague Vee Songhas also covered a lot— and why these devices are genuinely both thrilling and horrifying. And maybe here to stay either way.Snapseed 4.0.Google just did something I never thought it would again: It made an extremely cool app. It’s exactly the kind of photo editing app that’s hard to find these days: It has a lot of features but a simple, straightforward set of controls. The new look definitely won’t be for everyone, but I dig it.The Punisher: One Last Kill.Yeah, this Disney Plus special has gone viral for bad reasons, likea confusing VFX shotandsome audio issues, but I’m always here for a gritty superhero story, and this one seems to execute the genre really well.Screen shareToday,Joanna Sterngets the most important professional accomplishment of her life. No, not the Emmy she won, or her fabulous book,I Am Not a Robot,that just came out this week and you 100 percent need to buy and read several times. Not evenNew Things, her new media company / newsletter / YouTube channel. None of that. Today, Joanna Stern becomes the first-eve