Systems and methods for managing an application on a computing system are described herein. According to the present subject matter, the system(s) implement the described method(s) for this purpose, where the method(s) include monitoring a user-defined criteria by a managing module for the application. Further, the method includes generating a trigger when a user-defined time-point corresponding to the user-defined criteria is determined. The method also includes performing a user-defined action by the managing module on the application, in response to the trigger generated in accordance with the user-defined criteria. The user-defined includes at least one of an action of deleting the application, an action of moving the application to a location out of the computing system, and an action of de-emphasizing the application.