MacKeeper Review 2025: Is It Good Enough for Your Mac?

Our Score
8.0
GOOD
#11 out of 70 antiviruses
#11 out of 70 antiviruses
Katarina Glamoslija
Katarina Glamoslija Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
Updated on: August 24, 2025
Fact-checked by Kate Davidson
Katarina Glamoslija
Katarina Glamoslija
Updated on August 24, 2025 Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
Fact-checked by Kate Davidson

MacKeeper Review: Quick Expert Summary

MacKeeper Products & Pricing

12-month plan for 3 Macs
$71.52 / year
12-month plan for 1 Mac
$57.12 / year
1-month plan for 1 Mac
$10.95 / month
About the Author
Katarina Glamoslija
Katarina Glamoslija
Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

About the Author

Katarina Glamoslija is the former Lead Cybersecurity Editor at SafetyDetectives. She has more than a decade of experience researching, testing, and reviewing cybersecurity products and investigating best practices for online safety and data protection. Before joining SafetyDetectives, she led several tech websites, including one about antiviruses and another about VPNs. She also worked as a freelance writer and editor for tech, medical, and business publications. Outside of work, she can be found traveling (and writing about it on her small travel blog), playing with her cats, and binge-watching crime dramas.

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MacKeeper User Reviews

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Based on 133 reviews in 6 languages 8.2
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Britney
Britney
United States
9.0
Nice app
Mac User
Very useful app! I love Duplicates Finder as I'm a photographer and have a lot of photocopies on the Mac. Also, VPN is really helpful. I'd prefer to pay less but usually wait for their sales and buy a subscription with a discount.
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Vicky Britney
It's great to hear you found MacKeeper useful.
Kurac tinabijem
Kurac tinabijem
Australia
1.0
I Hate this software.
Mac User
It's so annoying that i cannot use it anymore. Million times every day is poping up stupid question if i want to do this and that. Its just rubish. And another thing i don't understand is why we have option to choose subscription 1 month or 1 year if they are charging automaticly once month expired. If i choose 1month subscription that mens i want subscription for one month only!!!! and not even hour more.
All in all, try to go with other softwares...because this one is really with covid-19
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Den Kurac tinabijem
So, why don't you cancel app notifications in macOS notifications center if pop-ups annoying you?
And I tell you a shocking truth - any subscription service, like Spotify or Netflix will also charge you automatically after 31 da...Show More
John
John
United States
10.0
Great deal!
Mac User
I've got a license on 3 Macs for $89. Great deal for security software!
Recommended!
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Vicky John
Thanks for the feedback!
Andy
Andy
Ukraine
8.0
ok
Mac User
Surprised with such a big amount of haters here. I purchased 1 year plan, here is my first impressions:
Cons
- what is most annoying - you can't hide chat bar, and customer support "very strive to help you" inside the app from the first launch.
- pricy subscriprion
- u can't disable mackeeper app from login items
- stopad extension not available for Firefox
I don't have any issues with annoying popups. In the latest macOS you can allow or disallow notifications for any installed app, so I disabled notifications in macOS for Mackeeper.

Pros
- I asked support in a chat which antivirus mackeeper used, here is the answer "MacKeeper uses Avira's Secure Anti-Virus API (SAVAPI), the official interface for Avira’s anti-malware scanning en...Show More
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Vicky Andy
Thanks a lot for the detailed review. Btw, you can hide chat via clicking on the green headphones.
Tina
Tina
Singapore
2.0
Get Alternatives
Mac User
I suggest finding other alternatives to mackeeper that doesnt spamvertise your mac after your subscription expires and gives your a headach just to unistall it. It also injects this malware called turbomac, it pops up on chrome and safari and can bypass adblockers. The turbomac problem was solved after i got rid of mackeeper on my mac. If you want to, you may go ahead and pay for the unnecessary features without ads, but overall i jest dont recommend it, seems untrustable.
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Vicky Tina
Hi! Could you send me the email you use as MacKeeper login here: vicky@mackeeper.com? I want to investigate this issue. Could you clarify where and when did you download MacKeeper?
Also please note that MacKeeper successfully pas...Show More
madda
madda
Germany
2.0
They did not solve my problem and aggressively tried to sell me unnecessary products.
Mac User
They did not solve my problem and aggressively tried to sell me unnecessary products, making me think my computer is broken. I would like to upload the screenshots if i could
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Vicky madda
Hi! Could you send me the email you use as MacKeeper login here: vicky@mackeeper.com? I want to investigate this issue. Vicky.
odile
odile
France
1.0
never subscribe to this company
Mac User
Detailed user review regarding mac keeper: first the software is useless, second they suck every data from your computer and take control of it, third it slows down your computer, fourth they keep on charging you with subscription once you have cancelled subscription, last but not least they keep record of all your data including credit card and the only way to stop them is to renew your credit card ! At last they instal many programs everywhere on your computer so that when you want to get rid of them, you simply can't. Never subscribe to this product.
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Vicky odile
Hi Odile!
We don't suck any data from your computer and of course, we don't have control of it. What makes you think that?
Also, you are protected with our EULA and Refund Policy, you can easily find them on the mackeeper.com. ...Show More
penelope
penelope
United States
1.0
Don't buy it!
Mac User
It's a scam. It really screwed up my iMac. MacKeeper's StopAd facility prevented me from opening the links in an email to read the rest of an email. Had to uninstall it so I could see the rest of the email.

MacKeeper also prevents me from opening a photo I had previously saved to my desktop. Had been able to open it and see the photo before installing MacKeeper. Now get a message from Google saying I need special app in order to see it. Can't find an app that works. Didn't have this problem until installing MacKeeper. When I complained to MacKeeper, its tech support claimed MacKeeper hadn't caused this problem. Their support wanted to charge extra to fix this. I refused to pay, so still have this problem, unless uninstalling MacKeeper...Show More
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Vicky penelope
Hi! Could you send me the email you use as MacKeeper login here: vicky@mackeeper.com? I want to investigate this issue. Vicky.
Jon
Jon
New Zealand
1.0
Agreed - Its a SCAM
Mac User
Have been a Premium customer for a few years now without a problem.
Talking to MacKeeper about the big jump in annual subscription and did agreeing to pay the fee again in November after real heavy marketing push and online system check. Since then my Mac has slowed down and is now a brick so what ever they did was done to system behind the senses to force me to get it remotely repaired at some astronomical fee they wanted to change me. Lucky I terminated the call and connection but as I say since then my Mac has become a brick.
DONT TOUCH THEM
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Vicky Jon
Hi Jon! I'm sorry to hear that. Please provide me with your email, I want to investigate this issue.
vicky@kromtech.com.
Vicky from Mackeeper.
qerij2oriughb
qerij2oriughb
Singapore
1.0
THIS SUCKS
Mac User
It does not work this is a scam because I bought a new Mac and then it deterred malware
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Vicky qerij2oriughb
Hi! Could you send me the email you use as MacKeeper login here: vicky@mackeeper.com? I want to investigate this issue. Vicky.
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