Who should use orphans?

orphans is an open-source project built for developers and system administrators.

Does orphans have a free plan?

Yes — orphans is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does orphans run on?

orphans runs on the command line.

Is orphans still active?

The GitHub repository shows 224 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to orphans?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.

orphans is developed by ado11231.

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orphans

Name: orphans
Author: ado11231

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orphans is an open-source CLI utility that scans your system for installed packages across various package managers and identifies which ones are orphaned and safe to remove. It helps developers and system administrators keep their environments clean and efficient.

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Overview

5 features

orphans sits in PulseGate's CLI tools & terminal category. It focuses on identifying and safely removing unused or orphaned packages from a system. It is built as an open-source project for developers and system administrators. orphans is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the command line.

It is developed by ado11231, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 224 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are package listing, orphaned package detection, and safe removal suggestions.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Package listing
Orphaned package detection
Safe removal suggestions
Multi-package manager support
CLI interface

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 1Active maintenance

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed15 Jul · 09:11 UTC
orphans verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about orphans

What does orphans do?: Orphans focuses on identifying and safely removing unused or orphaned packages from a system. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who should use orphans?: orphans is an open-source project built for developers and system administrators.
Does orphans have a free plan?: Yes — orphans is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does orphans run on?: orphans runs on the command line.
Is orphans still active?: The GitHub repository shows 224 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to orphans?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.isaac-acp applyr cosmo-cli
Who makes orphans?: orphans is developed by ado11231.
When did orphans launch?: orphans first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 1
License: MIT
First seen: 15 Jul 2026
Built for: developers and system administrators
Model: Open source
Solves: Identifying and safely removing unused or orphaned packages from a system.

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GitHub: ado11231/orphans
PyPI: orphans

Developer

ado11231

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Stars: 1
Forks: 0
Open issues: 5
Last commit: 15 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 224
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 15 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 15 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: orphans-pypi-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 15 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 15 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/orphans

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