How to uninstall Easydict on Mac
Before removing Easydict, save and copy your custom dictionaries and translation-service settings to a separate backup, then open the copy. This guide covers the official Mac download; Homebrew-specific removal is separate below.
Removing the app does not revoke translation-service API keys or cancel paid API plans; manage those with each provider if you no longer want them.
Quit and remove the app
Finish current work and quit Easydict. Check Activity Monitor for its process before removing the app in Finder. In Applications, move Easydict.app to the Trash; if you keep it elsewhere, use its actual location. Keep the Trash until your backup has been checked. Official documentation
Check the result
This read-only check searches full process command lines, not disk contents.
pgrep -ifl 'Easydict'
No output with exit status 1 means no matching command line was found. A printed entry needs inspection in Activity Monitor because names can match unrelated processes. An error is not proof of removal. Also check that the app is absent from its original Finder location; a retained data folder or independent component does not mean the app is still installed.
If you installed it with Homebrew
Use the installed cask receipt and uninstall without zap.
brew uninstall --cask easydict
The command removes the cask’s managed application artifacts without running zap. The live cask additionally names these zap targets, which can erase settings, local data or integration files; this is Homebrew’s list, not a vendor data-location claim.
~/Library/Application Support/com.izual.Easydict~/Library/Caches/com.izual.Easydict~/Library/Caches/com.plausiblelabs.crashreporter.data/com.izual.Easydict~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.izual.Easydict~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.izual.Easydict.binarycookies~/Library/Preferences/com.izual.Easydict.plist~/Library/WebKit/com.izual.Easydict
A direct brew uninstall --cask --zap easydict runs its own zap scope without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. Mole uses zap only when the complete scope passes its gate; unchecked or shared paths, paths outside the review boundary, unknown stanzas and unsupported directives suppress it. Selected remnants still use Mole’s deletion path.
What Mole lists
~/Library/Application Support/com.izual.Easydict contains app data and is selected by default when present and not protected; inspect settings and back up wanted data before confirming. Exact-identity preferences, caches and HTTP storage are also normally selected. Removing these local rows does not revoke API keys with translation providers.
These defaults assume “Remove data and settings with apps” is off. Opting in also selects eligible reviewed app data; shared stores and protected data retain individual review or stay locked.
What this test covered
The October 3, 2026 record covers the following test. The official app was first-launched without signing in or extra permissions, then removed using a source-built Mole app. Reviewed paths were absent afterward, with partial first-launch scan coverage. OCR, paid translation services and API credentials were not tested.