Czkawka
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| Fact | Czkawka | dupeGuru |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads | The Czkawka GTK 12.0 release is the last, and the project says no new binaries will be provided for that frontend. | The latest release page lists packages for Windows, macOS, Debian, RPM, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu PPA; Windows packages include installer and portable versions. |
| Languages | The project supports multiple translations, including English, Polish and Italian. | The homepage lists English, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Italian, Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian, Brazilian, and Vietnamese as supported languages. |
| License | Czkawka core, CLI and GTK GUI are MIT licensed; Krokiet and Cedinia binaries are distributed under GPL-3.0-only because of their Slint dependency, while project artwork uses CC BY 4.0. | The GitHub repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed. |
| Platforms | The project lists Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, and Android among supported platforms; the Czkawka GTK frontend is superseded by Krokiet. | The homepage lists Windows x64 and x32, Ubuntu x32 and x64, and macOS 10.12+ downloads. |
| Purpose | Czkawka finds duplicates, empty folders, similar images, and other unnecessary files. | dupeGuru is a desktop GUI tool for finding duplicate files on a computer. |
| Support | The maintainer invites users to create issues for bugs and pull requests for fixes; GTK-specific issues and feature requests are generally to be closed. | The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker to report bugs or suggest features. |
Czkawka plans
- FreeFree
dupeGuru plans
- dupeGuruFree
Pick Czkawka if…
Czkawka suits people who want to inspect selected folders for duplicate, empty, or other unnecessary files. It offers both graphical and command-line frontends, plus an Android frontend.
Pick dupeGuru if…
dupeGuru suits people who want to find and review duplicate files across folders on a desktop computer. Its separate music and picture modes may help users working with those collections.