Revo Uninstaller

Also known as: Revo Uninstaller Freeware

Freeware Windows uninstaller from Bulgaria's VS Revo Group, on the market since 2007: runs the program's own uninstaller then scans for leftover files, folders, and registry entries in tiered Safe/Moderate/Advanced modes, plus Hunter Mode (drag a crosshair onto a window, tray icon, or shortcut to uninstall or kill), Autorun Manager, junk-file and browser/track cleaners, and secure deletion. The free sibling of Revo Uninstaller Pro.

Platforms

Windows

Interface

Tech stack

Other

Closed source Win32 utility

Features

Dev-junk cleaning

Not a focus

Development

Company team · original author still leads

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VS Revo Group Ltd., founded 2007 by two software engineers; still independent per a 2checkout interview with marketing manager Tihomir Yordanov; ships Revo for Windows and Android.

License

Proprietary

Freeware (closed source); Pro edition is shareware

Price

Free

Free (freeware); Pro edition sold separately (~$24.95/year update subscription)

Launched

2007

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First release

2007

Domain registered

May 30, 2007 (revouninstaller.com)

Last seen alive

Nov 1, 2026

Checks

Mechanical checks derived from the fields above. Each row is one fact; "not yet checked" means exactly that, not a failure. There is no composite score; read them together.

Track record	about 19 years
Source published	No
Release signing	Signed
Security contact	None found
Reproducible builds	Not yet checked
Telemetry	Not yet checked
Runs elevated	Only when needed
Auto-update channel	Unknown
Recent activity	Last seen 2 days ago

Installers are Authenticode-signed (VS Revo Group Ltd.); MS Store listing is the vendor's own
Auto-updater has existed since Freeware v1.40 (Nov 2007, 'supports auto update'); update-channel signing not verified
Admin elevation is requested for uninstall/leftover operations rather than always-on service
No dedicated security contact found; support runs through revouninstaller.com/support

Relations

same author Revo Uninstaller Pro
The paid sibling: Forced Uninstall, real-time installation monitoring, multi-level backups, logs database, and a command-line interface on top of the free engine.
same author Revo Registry Cleaner
VS Revo Group's separate dedicated registry cleaner (free and Pro editions).
same author Revo Uninstaller Mobile
The company's Android uninstaller; the vendor site advertises 'our Android Products' alongside the Windows flagship.

Research notes

One of the genre's originals: VS Revo Group Ltd. was founded in 2007 by two programmers specifically to solve incomplete uninstalls; the free edition's version history runs unbroken from v1.30 (Jul 2007) to 2.7.0 (May 2026).
Hunter Mode is the signature UI: a floating crosshair you drop on any window, tray icon, or shortcut to uninstall, stop autostart, kill the process, or jump to the install folder - present since 2007.
Leftover scanning is deliberately tiered (Safe/Moderate/Advanced), and the leftover view distinguishes bold registry items 'created by the uninstalled program' from merely adjacent keys - deletion safety thinking from before it was fashionable.
Two trains: Freeware 2.x (free, lighter feature set) and Pro 5.x (paid) are maintained on separate version tracks; the Pro line dates to late 2009.
Microsoft Store presence is recent relative to the 2007 desktop history; the classic win32 installer remains the primary channel from revouninstaller.com.

Sources

URL	Role	Status	Checked
www.revouninstaller.com/	homepage	200	2026-11-02
apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpffvd4cmxn8vn	store_listing	403	2026-11-02
www.revouninstaller.com/version-history/	other	200	2026-11-02
www.vsrevogroup.com/	other	200	2026-11-02

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Wrong, stale, or missing something? Flag this listing: corrections reach the site operator, not Revo Uninstaller's developer. Last reviewed Nov 2, 2026.