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Rudy Giuliani, former cybersecurity advisor to the President of the United States and former Mayor of New York City, called BleachBit a "very expensive" tool. Then Trey Gowdy (U.S. Representative) announced that BleachBit deletes emails "so that even God can't read them." Many assumed it must be an expensive enterprise tool. What does it actually cost?
Despite the high-profile uses and mentions, BleachBit has always been free of charge for:
- All users, including personal, governmental, commercial, and educational.
- All computer types, including desktops, laptops, and servers.
- All supported systems: Windows and Linux.
There are no one-time costs and no monthly subscriptions. (Who needs another subscription?)
The application will not ask you to upgrade to BleachBit Pro: all users get all the features.
Downloads require no registration and are anonymous.
BleachBit is also "free as in speech." The source code (software blueprints) is published under the GNU General Public License, so all users can audit it, learn from it, and improve upon it.
Why is BleachBit free?
BleachBit operates as a community project rather than a corporation: volunteers write the code, translate the interface, and answer questions, while donations help cover project costs. If you like BleachBit, please consider contributing your time or skills, or making a donation.
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Last updated: October 2026