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Czkawka
Czkawka is a cross-platform Rust-based desktop utility that finds duplicates, empty folders, large files, and more to free up disk space, with GUI and CLI interfaces.
Czkawka is a cross-platform desktop utility written in Rust that finds duplicates, cleans junk, and helps reclaim disk space. It offers both GUI and CLI interfaces and bundles multiple file-management tools in one app.
Key Features
- Written in memory-safe Rust with multithreading for speed and reliability
- Cross-platform: Linux, Windows, macOS, and more
- GUI frontends (GTK4 and Slint) and a CLI frontend, plus a core library for reuse
- Multiple tools: Duplicates, Empty Folders, Big Files, Empty Files, Temporary Files, Similar Images, Similar Videos, Same Music, Invalid Symlinks, Broken Files, Bad Extensions
- Exif Remover and Video Optimizer available (experimental features)
- No data collection or internet access; respects user privacy
- Cache support to speed up subsequent scans
- Multilingual with active development and translations
Use Cases
- Free up disk space by removing duplicates and large files
- Clean temporary and junk files to improve system performance
- Audit directories for empty or invalid files and broken links
Limitations and Considerations
- Not listing any service-hosted dependencies or online features; purely local file analysis (no internet access) and experimental tools
Conclusion
Czkawka provides a fast, open-source collection of local-file cleanup and de-duplication tools in a single application. It targets users who want privacy-focused, offline disk-management capabilities with both GUI and CLI access.
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