diff --git a/scripts/package-cleanup/Remove-BrokenPackages.ps1 b/scripts/package-cleanup/Remove-BrokenPackages.ps1
index 3c9fef1..ad93167 100644
--- a/scripts/package-cleanup/Remove-BrokenPackages.ps1
+++ b/scripts/package-cleanup/Remove-BrokenPackages.ps1
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Import-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
 $DRY_RUN = $false
+$USE_WHITELIST = $true
 $REMOVE_HIGHEST_VERSIONS = $false
 #$timeoutSeconds = 60  # Set your desired timeout in seconds
 
@@ -35,6 +36,17 @@ $brokenPackageFileAbsolutePath = $brokenPackagesFiles[0].FullName
 
 $packages = Import-Csv -Path $brokenPackageFileAbsolutePath
 $ignored_packages = Import-Csv -Path $scriptDirectory\ignored_packages.csv
+$whitelist_packages = Import-Csv -Path $scriptDirectory\whitelist_packages.csv
+
+$whitelistDict = @{}
+foreach ($whitelist in $whitelist_packages) {
+    $whitelistDict[$whitelist.package_identifier] = $whitelist.package_identifier
+}
+
+# filter out packages that are not in whitelist
+if($USE_WHITELIST -eq $true) {
+    $packages = $packages | Where-Object { $whitelistDict.ContainsKey($_.package_identifier) }
+}
 
 $successfullPackages = @()
 #$timeoutPackages = @()
diff --git a/scripts/package-cleanup/whitelist_packages.csv b/scripts/package-cleanup/whitelist_packages.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4564346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package-cleanup/whitelist_packages.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package_identifier
+Bin-Huang.Chatbox
+calibre.calibre.portable
+GeoGebra.Classic
+GeoGebra.Geometry
+GeoGebra.GraphingCalculator
+GoHarbor.Harbor
+IurieNistor.GeonkickPlugin
+Jellyfin.Server
+LGUG2Z.komorebi.Nightly
+ArmCord.ArmCord
+Aserto.Topaz
+Bin-Huang.Chatbox
+NagleCode.PacketSender
+RingCentral.RingCentral
+SmartSoft.SmartFTP
+Wondershare.PDFelement.9
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