Czkawka
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VisitCzkawka vs rmlint
What both publish
| Fact | Czkawka | rmlint |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | rmlint is licensed under GPLv3. |
| Purpose | Czkawka finds duplicates, empty folders, similar images, and other unnecessary files. | rmlint finds duplicate files and other space waste or broken items on a filesystem and offers to remove them. |
| 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 who find bugs, have trouble running rmlint, or want to suggest features to its bug-reporting guidance. |
| Supported systems | Official binaries target Windows, macOS and Linux, with Android provided through the experimental Cedinia frontend. | The project says it runs and compiles under Linux, FreeBSD, Darwin, and Solaris, with Linux as its main target. |
Czkawka plans
- FreeFree
rmlint plans
- rmlintFree
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 rmlint if…
rmlint suits users cleaning up local or mounted filesystems who want several ways to identify redundant or broken items. Linux is its main target, though the project also describes support for macOS and other systems.