How to uninstall Netron on Mac
Before removing Netron, save and copy your neural-network model files and their accompanying metadata to a separate backup, then open the copy. This guide covers the official Mac download; Homebrew-specific removal is separate below.
The official Netron README distinguishes the desktop app from the browser viewer and the Python package. Keep model files, including ONNX and TensorFlow files, outside data cleanup. If you also installed the Python package and want it removed, activate its actual environment and use python -m pip uninstall netron; this does not remove the Mac app or your models.
Quit and remove the app
Finish current work and quit Netron. Check Activity Monitor for its process before removing the app in Finder. In Applications, move Netron.app to the Trash; if you keep it elsewhere, use its actual location. Keep the Trash until your backup has been checked. Official documentation
Review local data
The locations below come from the test record or the live cask; their individual treatment is explained below. Open them through Finder’s Go › Go to Folder. Copy wanted contents first; leave them if you want to keep settings or cannot establish ownership. They are optional data removal, not a prerequisite for removing the app.
~/Library/Application Support/Netron
Check the result
This read-only check searches full process command lines, not disk contents.
pgrep -ifl 'Netron'
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 netron
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/Netron~/Library/Preferences/com.lutzroeder.netron.plist~/Library/Saved Application State/com.lutzroeder.netron.savedState
A direct brew uninstall --cask --zap netron 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/Netron is listed for review and is not selected by default. Matching bundle-identity preferences and caches are selected by default unless protected. Its separate Cache, Code Cache and GPUCache children are regenerable rows selected by default. Model files and the independent Python package are not removed by selecting this app.
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 5, 2026 record covers the following test. The official Apple Silicon app was launched and removed using a source-built Mole app; reviewed product paths were absent afterward. No model was opened. Model viewing and the Python package were not tested.