Uninstall DeepL on Mac in 2 full ways

Option 1: Manually uninstall DeepL on Mac

If you like doing things the traditional way, this method works, but expect a bit of hands-on cleanup. Dragging the app to Trash won’t remove everything, and leftovers tend to linger and build up over time, taking up storage and slowing your Mac.

That’s why you’ll go step by step to catch every DeepL-related component. Here’s how:

1. Quit DeepL completely

   • Open Activity Monitor → type DeepL in the search bar.
   • Select all processes → click the Stop (X) icon → confirm.

   

2. Remove the main app

   • Open Finder → Applications.
   • Find DeepL.app, right-click → Move to Trash.

   

3. Find and delete DeepL residual files

   • In Finder, press Shift + Cmd + G → type

     ~/Library

     Copy

     → press Return.
   • In the search bar, type

     DeepL

     Copy

     and

     com.linguee

     Copy

     . For better accuracy, when typing those instances, select Name contains in the dropdown and click the Library as a search filter. Then, select all the files associated with DeepL, right-click them and choose Move to Trash.

   

   Note:

   Since Finder won’t show you all the DeepL locations through standard search, you’ll have to find the rest yourself. As an example, below I give you the DeepL-related paths I detected on my Mac. You can use those directories and paste them in the Go to Folder placeholder in Finder, but keep in mind that some folders or files vary from user to user.

   • ~/Library/Application Support/DeepL

     Copy

   • ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator

     Copy

   • ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator.binarycookies

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Application Scripts/group.com.linguee.DeepL

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator.DeepLTranslatorFinderExt

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Containers/DeepL Finder Integration

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.linguee.DeepL

     Copy

   • ~/Library/webKit/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Preferences/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator.plist

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Logs/DeepL-2025-11-18-172902

     Copy

     This file is for your reference only, because it will be unique for each user.

   • ~/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DeepL_D28AA308-DF3C-552C-8F20-E4E5A1F8CE78

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Caches/SentryCrash/DeepL

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Caches/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Caches/com.linguee.DeepLLauncher

     Copy

   • ~/Library/Caches/com.linguee.DeepLUninstall

     Copy

   • /private/var/folders/***/***/***/com.linguee.DeepLCopyTranslator

     Copy

     To locate this one:

     1. Copy /private/var/folders directory, paste it in the Go to Folder box (Shift + Cmd + G), and hit Return.
     2. Type com.linguee in the search box.
     3. Check the search result is for /private/var/folders/.
     4. Delete everything related to DeepL.

   Alternative:

   You can also use Funter by Nektony to find these files faster. Just type ‘DeepL‘ or ‘com.linguee‘ and it will list all matches for quick removal. What’s more, it will allow you to delete those matches from there.

   
4. Empty Trash and restart your Mac

That’s it – DeepL and its service files should now be gone. Manual removal works, but it takes patience, and it’s easy to miss a hidden cache or config file.

Option 2: Uninstall DeepL effortlessly

If you’d rather spend your time doing something useful than combing through Library folders, this is your shortcut.

App Cleaner & Uninstaller does the tough job for you. It finds every file linked to DeepL (and even leftovers from old apps) and deletes them safely. Here’s how it performs:

1. Install App Cleaner & Uninstaller (you’ll get a 2-day free trial to begin with) → launch the tool – it’ll do a full scan of all installed apps and their linked files.
2. In the list or via the search bar, find DeepL.

3. Click Uninstall

   • In the Review window, confirm Remove.
   • If prompted, close running processes or enter your admin password.

   

It’s that easy. The last thing to do is Empty Trash.

Extra feature #1: This tool is helpful even if you trashed the main app, but you are not in the mood for catching all other files yourself. In this case, all you need to do is open the Remaining Files tab → check the box next to DeepL or another app → click Remove.

Extra feature #2: If you are not going to delete DeepL but want to clear its cache, you can do this using App Cleaner & Uninstaller, too. To this regard, locate DeepL in Applications → select it → turn on the Expert Mode → check the Caches box → click Remove.

Extra feature #3: In case you’d like to do a quick fix by resetting the app to its default settings, App Cleaner & Uninstaller gives you that chance in one click. For this, find DeepL in the Applications tab → right-click it → click Reset Application → finish a total reset.