# qarmin/czkawka

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.

Repository: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/czkawka
Language: Fluent
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: duplicates, rust, cleaner, similar-images, similar-music, multiplatform, similar-videos, optimization, optimizer
Last push: 2026-07-29T16:35:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2192, "days_push": 35, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 141.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 33012, forks 1151 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.996779+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, cli, image-processing, video-processing, audio-processing, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: files, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: 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

## Member repositories
- qarmin/czkawka (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.996779+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:28:59.026899+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.996779+00:00, sha 7041557fd7cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.