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qarmin/czkawka

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/qarmin/czkawka · Fluent · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

88/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 71
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 141.0
  • age_days: 2192
  • days_rel: 35
  • days_push: 35
  • n_releases_24m: 7

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

33012 stars · 1151 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Czkawka is a fast, multiplatform app written in Rust that finds duplicate files, empty folders, similar images, similar videos, similar music, broken files, and other unnecessary data on a computer. It ships with a modern GUI frontend (Krokiet), a legacy GTK4 GUI, a CLI for automation, an Android app, and a reusable core library.

Use cases

  • find and remove duplicate files on my computer
  • locate empty folders to clean up disk space
  • find similar images with different resolutions or watermarks
  • detect visually similar videos
  • find the biggest files taking up disk space
  • remove EXIF metadata from photos
  • find broken or corrupted files
  • automate duplicate file scanning from the command line

When to choose

  • you want a fast, privacy-respecting duplicate finder with no internet access or telemetry
  • you need cross-platform support including Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android
  • you want both a GUI for manual cleanup and a CLI for scripted automation
  • you need advanced tools like similar image/video detection, broken file detection, or EXIF removal in one app

When to avoid

  • you need cloud-based or networked file analysis features
  • you require deep media editing beyond cleanup and optimization tasks
  • you depend on the older GTK4 Czkawka GUI, which is no longer receiving new releases

Facets

application · maturity active

gui cli image-processing video-processing audio-processing file-system developer-tools files developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform cli duplicate-file-finder disk-cleanup similar-image-detection similar-video-detection empty-folder-finder exif-remover broken-file-detector file-optimizer rust privacy-respecting portable linux macos android

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Member repositories

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qarmin/czkawkamain88

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