Note: This article refers to an older version of Washing Machine (2.0). It is not applicable to later versions of Washing Machine (10.8 or higher)
Not every application on your computer records your traces while you browse the Internet. Some leave traces on your Mac in a few categories, while others don't track you at all. As of this writing, Washing Machine can clean items from the following Categories in the following applications.
Web Browsers
Unless noted, Washing Machine can clean all five categories of items (Bookmarks, Caches, Cookies, Download Histories, and Browsing Histories).
| Application | Description |
| Camino | Free web browser similar to Firefox. |
| Chrome | Free web browser from Google. Cookies cannot be edited for Chrome. |
| Firefox | Popular, free web browser. |
| Flock | Free web browser with special features for social networking. |
| iCab | Web browser with some unique features. |
| OmniWeb | Web browser. |
| Opera (version 6) | Web browser. Washing Machine cannot clean bookmarks or download histories. |
| Opera (version 9 and later) | Web browser. |
| Safari | Web browser included with Mac OS X. |
| Shiira | Web browser. |
Note: several browsers and RSS readers may use Safari's Cookies file. This is the case for Shiira and NetNewsWire, and is also the case for other Internet programs that use Apple's WebKit, the framework used by Safari and other programs that display web pages.
Other Internet Programs
Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.
| Application | Description |
| App Store | Apple's program for purchasing Mac OS X applications. Washing Machine manages cookies and caches. |
| BumperCar | Internet access controller "for kids", with a colorful, built-in web browser. |
| Echofon | Twitter client. |
| Google Earth | 3-D map program. |
| Email program included with Mac OS X. | |
| NetNewsWire | RSS news reader. |
| NewsRack | RSS news reader. |
| Postino | RSS news reader, with support for audio and video podcasts. |
| Reeder | RSS news reader. |
| Shrook | RSS news reader. |
| Official Twitter client. | |
| Twitterific | Twitter client. |
| Vienna | RSS news reader. |
| Xtorrent | Search program with features of a web browser, RSS reader, and peer-to-peer (P2P) client. |
Development
Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.
| Application | Description |
| Coda | Multi-modal web site creation tool. |
| TextMate | Text editor designed for programmers. |
| Xcode | Integrated development environment (IDE) for Mac OS X programmers. |
Multimedia
Washing Machine can clean categories of these programs as noted.
| Application | Description |
| Aperture | Photo management program. Washing Machine cleans the program's caches. |
| Flash | Web browser plug-in used to view animations and videos. Washing Machine cleans the program's caches and cookies. |
| Front Row | Interface for viewing digital photos or video or listening to music, included with Mac OS X. Washing Machine cleans Front Row's caches only. |
| iTunes | Music application for downloading, managing and listening to music. Washing Machine cleans iTunes' cookies only. |
| Spotify | Music streaming program that uses a peer-to-peer system. Washing machine cleans the program's caches only. |
System Utilities
Washing Machine can clean caches of these programs.
| Application | Description |
| Dashboard | Mac OS X system utility for viewing widgets, small programs that float above other windows. |
| Help Viewer | Program that's launched when you choose the Help menu from within most applications. |
| Java | Environment that runs whenever a program written in the Java language is launched. |
| QuickTime | System for viewing and listening to multimedia files. |
| Software Update | Mac OS X program that ensures you have the latest versions of Apple software. |
| System Preferences | Set of Mac OS X utilities to control such matters as screen display, network settings, and printer settings. |
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