It’s taken almost five years to get there, but disk cleanup and shredding tool BleachBit has finally reached version 1.0 with some welcome new features.
The Windows installer and executable are now digitally signed, so users shouldn’t be hassled with "unknown publisher" alerts any more.
New Explorer integration makes it easier to securely delete particular files. Just select and right-click them, choose "Shred with BleachBit", and they’ll disappear forever.
There are new cleaners for Octave and WarZone 2100, while Chrome, Flash and VLC cleaners have all been improved to delete even more junk.
Finally, the Linux build has gained an SQLite3 cleaner, and BleachBit developer Andrew Ziem reports that two further updates will be coming soon: a .deb package for Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander), and an .rpm package for openSUSE 11.4.
BleachBit 1.0 and BleachBit 1.0 Portable are available now.