Duplicate Cleaner
Duplicate Cleaner finds duplicate files on Windows computers and network drives, including documents, photos, music and video.
What Duplicate Cleaner is
Duplicate Cleaner finds duplicate files on Windows computers and network drives, including documents, photos, music and video. Its Regular, Image, Audio and Video modes use different comparison methods, including content, file attributes and media details. Image Mode can identify exact, similar, rotated or flipped pictures and use image tags. Audio Mode compares similar-sounding or exact audio and tags, while Video Mode can match frames, thumbnails, soundtracks and metadata. Users can preview files and then delete, move, copy, rename or link selected items. Safety options include protected folders, exclusions, avoiding system files and checking whether all duplicates in a group are marked for removal. Scans can cover local and network locations and portable devices; Pro can scan inside ZIP and other archive formats. Duplicate Cleaner Free costs nothing for personal and home use only, not commercial use. The Pro 5 download includes a seven-day trial. The current download supports Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7 and requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or greater.
Good
- Separate modes cover regular files and media.
- Image mode can match rotated or flipped pictures.
- Files can be previewed before action.
- Safety options include protected folders and exclusions.
- Can scan portable media devices.
Watch out
- Free plan is not for commercial use.
- Archive scanning requires Pro.
- Requires Windows and .NET Framework 4.7.2 or greater.
- Current download supports Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7.
Who it suits
Duplicate Cleaner suits Windows users sorting duplicate files across local or network drives, including media collections. It may also help users scanning portable devices, while archive scanning requires Pro.
Verdict
Duplicate Cleaner offers several ways to identify and handle duplicate files, with protections for reviewing selections before acting. Check the Windows and .NET requirements, and note that commercial use and archive scanning require more than the free plan.
Plans and prices
From Duplicate Cleaner's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Duplicate Cleaner Free | Free | basic functionality · personal/home use only · not for commercial use |
| Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5 | — | perpetual version 5 license · Windows 10 or 11 · technical support by ticket and forum |
| Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5 Site License | — | single site · unlimited installations · includes version 5 updates |
The facts
Each one read from Duplicate Cleaner's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive scanning
- Pro can scan inside ZIP files and other archive formats including RAR, GZ, TAR, BZ2, TGZ, 7Z and JAR.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Audio matching
- Audio Mode can match similar sounding audio, exact audio data and audio tags across popular audio formats.checked 30 Sep 2026
- File actions
- Duplicate Cleaner can delete, move, copy, rename, shortcut, symbolically link or hard-link selected files.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Image matching
- Image Mode can match similar, exact, rotated or flipped images and can use image tags.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The application does not collect or transmit users' personally identifiable information.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Duplicate Cleaner finds and removes duplicate files from computers or network drives, including documents, photos, music and video.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Requirements
- The current download is for Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8 or 7 and requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or greater.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Safety
- Safety features include protecting folders, avoiding system files and folders, and checking whether all duplicates in a group are marked for removal.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scan modes
- The product provides Regular, Image, Audio and Video scan modes for finding duplicate files.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- DigitalVolcano provides technical support through Freshdesk tickets, an online manual and a discussion forum.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Video matching
- Video Mode can match similar video frames, thumbnails, soundtracks, exact data and video metadata tags.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 23 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- United Kingdomchecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Portable devices
- The application can scan portable media devices such as smartphones and MP3 players.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5 download includes a 7-day free trial.checked 30 Sep 2026
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