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ChippyTea vs CUA Spaces

Compare ChippyTea and CUA Spaces - features, pricing, and which is better for your workflow.

What is ChippyTea?

Free, open-source Mac app that finds the build folders, project dependencies and old installers eating your disk, shows you the size of each, and clears only what you approve.

Price: Free

  • Scans the folders you choose for space hogs: build outputs, node_modules and other dependencies, downloads and installers
  • Shows an estimated size for every suggestion before anything is removed
  • Review each item; a cleanup history keeps track of what went
  • Builds and dependencies are removed permanently, downloads and installers go to the Trash
  • A chip counter awards one chip per 100 MB reclaimed
  • No account, no telemetry, nothing deleted on its own; Apple Silicon, macOS 14+
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What is CUA Spaces?

A free early-access desktop environment where AI agents can use full computers, while you watch and work alongside them.

Price: Free

  • Run full desktop Spaces on your Mac, machines you own, or your own cloud
  • Teleport app sessions into a Space after approving the transfer
  • Work alongside agents in a shared desktop with separate cursors
  • Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, Kiro, and OpenClaw through Cua MCP
  • Run macOS virtual machines with Lume or Linux containers with Docker and Podman
  • Free during early access; cloud provider charges may apply
Learn more about CUA Spaces