How to uninstall Filmora on Mac
Before removing Filmora, save each project and copy its project file plus linked source video, audio and image files to a place you control. Open a copy and check that the media relinks correctly. Exported videos are separate from editable projects; retaining only the rendered video does not preserve the editing timeline.
The recorded test used the official Mac package.
Remove the app
The vendor’s Mac guide directs users to move the Filmora app from Applications to Trash. Quit Filmora first, then move Wondershare Filmora Mac.app. Leave project and media folders in Documents, Movies or external storage alone. Do not remove the shared Wondershare parent: other products may use it.
Review local data
The path below was observed in the recorded test. In Finder, use Go › Go to Folder to inspect it. Do not remove its parent directory or another product’s data.
| Location | Decision |
|---|---|
~/Library/Application Support/Wondershare Filmora Mac |
This 119 MB display-name support folder appeared in the recorded run and was selected. Inspect local project state before removal. |
The tested package uses bundle ID com.wondershare.filmoramacos. Review only files that actually appear on this Mac. A missing path needs no cleanup.
Check what remains
Run these read-only commands after quitting the app:
pgrep -il 'Filmora'
ls -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Wondershare Filmora Mac"
No process output means there is no matching process running now; it does not prove every helper is gone. A listed process needs its owner checked. If ls prints the path, that item remains and needs review. “No such file or directory” means this path is absent; a permission error means its state was not established.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The current wondershare-filmora cask manages Wondershare Filmora Mac.app and declares no separate ordinary uninstall step. Remove the managed app without zap after quitting and verifying backups:
brew uninstall --cask wondershare-filmora
Its zap list includes ~/Library/Application Support/Wondershare Filmora 10, the shared ~/Library/Application Support/wondershare and /Users/Shared/wondershare.plist, installer data under com.wondershare.Installer, and the cask’s com.wondershare.filmoramac cache, HTTP storage, preferences and saved state. These names differ from the tested package’s com.wondershare.filmoramacos identity and observed support folder. Keep other Wondershare products’ shared data and inspect actual ownership. A direct --zap processes that entire list independently of Mole’s checkboxes; Mole suppresses zap for unchecked, shared or unverifiable targets and handles selected remnants separately. This route was not tested.
What Mole lists
Mole lists the Filmora display-name support folder as a review row. It starts unchecked with Remove data and settings with apps off; turning it on can preselect eligible app-owned data. Back up wanted local state and uncheck the row to retain it. Exact bundle-ID caches and crash reports can be selected when found. The application’s first launch crashed in the test, so do not extrapolate from that folder to a used installation.
What this test covered
The official DMG package was installed on September 20, 2026. Gatekeeper rejected the unsigned app; first launch wrote support files and then crashed. With review rows selected, the 119 MB support folder and three crash reports went to Trash. No successful editing session or project was tested.